Michael Nunn (dancer)
Michael Nunn OBE (born 1967) is a British ballet dancer, choreographer, and a television and film director/producer.
Early life
[edit]Michael Nunn was born in London in 1967,[1] the son of a builder.[2]
Career
[edit]Dancer
[edit]Nunn joined the Royal Ballet in 1987, and was promoted to first soloist in 1997.[3] His first big break was when Kenneth MacMillan chose him to dance the male lead, Crown Prince Rudolf, in Mayerling,[1] a role originally created on David Wall.
In 2001, together with principal dancer William Trevitt, he left to found the modern dance groups, BalletBoyz and George Piper Dances.[3]
Choreographer
[edit]Nunn now works as a choreographer with BalletBoyz and George Piper Dances.[3]
Producer
[edit]A 90-minute abridgment of Kenneth Macmillan's ballet Romeo and Juliet was produced by Nunn and William Trevitt for BBC television and broadcast in 2020 on PBS.[4]
Director
[edit]Personal life
[edit]He is married,[2] and lives in Kew Gardens, London.[1] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to Dance.[5]
Nunn is an ambassador for Borne, a medical research charity looking into the causes of premature birth.[6] In March 2019, Nunn hosted Borne to Dance with Darcey Bussell at the Royal Opera House to raise money for premature birth research.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Hanman, Natalie (20 February 2007). "Portrait of the artist: Michael Nunn, dancer". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- 1 2 Greenstreet, Rosanna (9 March 2002). "My first home: Michael Nunn". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Michael Nunn". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Romeo and Juliet | About | Great Performances". PBS.
- ↑ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 11.
- ↑ "Our Patrons and Ambassadors". Borne. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "Darcey Bussell and Michael Nunn host spectacular evening of dance in aid of Borne". Borne. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
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