Australian dancer Calvin Richardson is a First Soloist of The Royal Ballet. He trained at The Royal Ballet Upper School, joined the Company in 2014, was promoted to First Artist in 2017, Soloist in 2018 and First Soloist in 2021. Richardson grew up in Traralgon and started dancing aged five. Australian dancer and creative, Calvin Richardson, is a Soloist of The Royal Ballet. He trained at The Royal Ballet Upper School and joined as an artist of the Company in 2014, was promoted to First Artist in 2017 and Soloist in 2018. Richardson began his dance studies with an initial base in various styles before specializing in ballet.
Calvin Richardson in Obsidian Tear, The Royal Ballet © 201… Flickr
Interviewed by David Bain Zoom video conference, Wed 01st September, 2021 Calvin grew up in a small town two hours east of Melbourne. He started dancing when he was five years old, and it was one of those classic Billy Elliot stories. Australian dancer, Royal Ballet soloist, Calvin Richardson, performs his original choreography of Saint-Saens classic, 'The Dying Swan', accompanied by #TaitAwardees Rosemary Tuck, piano. And in the ballet's second run in this 2021/22 season, principal dancer Alexander Campbell and first soloist Calvin Richardson get a chance to dance Romeo. Both have performed in Romeo and Juliet before, Campbell as Mercutio (pictured top) and Richardson as Benvolio, but for each of them this will be their first crack at the lead role. 2.1K 128K views 4 years ago Sarah Lamb, Calvin Richardson and artists of The Royal Ballet in Wayne McGregor's Yugen. Our Bernstein Celebration DVD is now available.
Calvin Richardson in The Cellist, The Royal Ballet ©2020 R… Flickr
Calvin Richardson, so deliciously camp as the unwanted suitor in Don Q, showed his versatility as the reptilian Ulysses. Melissa Hamilton brought a sexual charge to McGregor's chilly acrobatics. Ashley Dean, Joseph Sissens, Kristen McNally and Calvin Richardson perform Crystal Pite's 'The Statement', part of The Royal Ballet's 21st Century Choreographers mixed programme. Watch the clip below! Joseph Sissens, Calvin Richardson, Ashley Dean and Kristen McNally fill each gesture with infinite meaning. McNally is already a principal; the promotion of the other three to different ranks. The most surprising debut is from Calvin Richardson, a 24-year-old Royal Ballet soloist who boldly throws together a lucky dip of styles in Something Borrowed: vogue, street, catwalk strut,.
Calvin Richardson and Fumi Kaneko in Asphodel Meadows, The Royal Ballet — Photos — Royal Opera House
239 10K views 2 years ago Discover the young choreographic talent of The Royal Ballet in a fresh exploration of dance today. Calvin Richardson and Marcelino Sambé perform Sambé's draft work. Four dancers (Joseph Sissens, Kristen McNally, Calvin Richardson and Ashley Dean, all strong) gather round a boardroom table in a world of unfathomable bureaucracy and shady crisis management,.
The world-class dancers of The Royal Ballet company. Principals. Matthew Ball. William Bracewell. Alexander Campbell. Reece Clarke.. Calvin Richardson. Joseph Sissens. Valentino Zucchetti. Soloists. Lukas B. Brændsrød. Mica Bradbury. Annette Buvoli.. Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation, a charitable company limited by guarantee. In Tonight's Historic LGBTQ+ Ballet, Dancer Calvin Royal III Finally Sees Himself Onstage By Lilah Ramzi November 23, 2020 João Menegussi and Calvin Royal III Photo: Courtesy of Matador.
Sarah Lamb and Calvin Richardson in Yugen, The Royal Ballet — Photos — Royal Opera House
Calvin Richardson, 24, Royal Ballet Soloist. Photography Paul Phung. A thought-provoking blend of high fashion, art and culture brought to you by the creators of Another Man Magazine. The closing solo by Calvin Richardson was sublime and put the finishing gloss on a work unquestionably in the top drawer of McGregor's many pieces for The Royal Ballet. Anna Thorvaldsdottir's abstract score (I found imagery of rocket launches and spin dryers) seemed to fit the Herrera aesthetic very well, although not really my 'cup of.
