Claire Calvert

Claire Calvert
as the Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty (Royal Opera House, 2017)

Claire Louise Calvert (born 1988) is an English ballet dancer and is a first soloist at the Royal Ballet. She is known for the roles such as the Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Lescaut's Mistress in Manon, and more recently Hermione in The Winter's Tale and the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker.[1][2][3][4]

Life and Career

Calvert was born and grew up in Bath.[5] She joined the Junior Associates of the Royal Ballet in Bristol at the age of 8, and in 1999 (at the age of 11) moved on to the Royal Ballet Lower School at White Lodge, where she was coached by Darcey Bussell.[6][7][8][9] Calvert graduated the Royal Ballet School in 2007 and simultaneously joined the Royal Ballet company. She was promoted to First Soloist at the end of the 2015–2016 season.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Jennings, Interview by Luke (2016-04-10). "Claire Calvert: When I was little I wasn't saying 'Mummy I want to be a ballerina'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  2. ↑ "25 to Watch: The Royal Ballet's Claire Calvert | Bella Figura". www.bellafigura.fr. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  3. ↑ "An Interview with Royal Ballet First Artist Claire Calvert". The Ballet Bag. 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  4. ↑ "The Life And Style of Claire Calvert | Liberty London". www.libertylondon.com. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  5. ↑ FM, Player, ITWE Ep020 Claire Calvert, retrieved 2016-12-27
  6. ↑ Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "The ballerina". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  7. ↑ "Cupcakes & Conversation with Claire Calvert, Artist, The Royal Ballet". Ballet News. 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  8. ↑ KatchKadeem (2016-12-27). "Claire Calvert: This Royal Ballerina will wear 'Blobs' for her Sugar Plum Début". KatchKadeem. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  9. ↑ "YOU cover story: Meet talent GB". Mail Online. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  10. ↑ "Boodles Journal – Behind the Scenes of 'Pas de Deux' and The Royal Ballet". Boodles Journal. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  11. ↑ "Claire Calvert — People — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
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