Francesca Hayward

Francesca Hayward
Born July 1992
Nairobi, Kenya
Nationality British
Occupation Dancer
Height 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)

Francesca Hayward (born July 1992) is an English ballerina and a principal dancer in the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London.

Early life

Francesca Hayward was born in 1992 in Nairobi, Kenya, the daughter of an English father and Kenyan mother. At the age of two she moved to Worthing in West Sussex to live with her grandparents where she immediately gained her passion for ballet.[1] When she was young she danced at Le Serve School of Ballet and Theatre Dance in Worthing until her teacher, Valerie Le Serve, encouraged her to audition to White Lodge (the junior section of the Royal Ballet School). [2][3] After being a Junior Associate from the age of nine she entered the School at the age of 11 in 2003 and progressed to the Royal Ballet Upper School in 2008. [4]

Awards

Whilst a student at The Royal Ballet School, Hayward won the 2009 Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance and the 2010 Young British Dancer of the Year Award. She was also awarded the silver medal and Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Genee International Ballet Competition. Hayward won the Best Emerging Artist and the Grishko Award for Best Female Dancer at the Critics Circle National Dance Awards in 2016.[2]

Career

During her training Hayward was recognised as an exceptional dancer and after joining the Royal Ballet in 2010 she was increasingly cast in important roles in major ballets.[5][6][7] She rapidly moved through the ranks at Covent Garden being promoted to First Artist in 2013, Soloist in 2014, First Soloist in 2015 and Principal in 2016.[2] Intense interest was shown by ballet critics as Hayward's on-stage career progressed.[8][1][9]

In 2012 Hayward danced a pas de deux from The Flower Festival in Genzano with fellow Royal Ballet dancer James Hay at the Erik Bruhn Competition in Canada.[2] She danced Clara for the first time in The Nutcracker at Covent Garden in 2012.[10]


Hayward's major roles on the Covent Garden Stage are given in chronological order in the following Table.

Ballet (Principal) Choreographer Role, Debut Date and Reference
The Nutcracker Sir Peter Wright (after Lev Ivanov) Clara (December 2012)[10]
A Month in the Country Sir Frederick Ashton Vera (June2013)[2]
Manon Sir Kenneth MacMillan Manon (October 2014)[11]
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Christopher Wheeldon Alice (December 2014)[12]
Romeo and Juliet Sir Kenneth MacMIllan Juliet (October 2015)[13]
Rhapsody Sir Frederick Ashton Lead Female Principal (January 2016)[14]
The Winter's Tale Christopher Wheeldon Perdita (April 2016)[15]
The Invitation Sir Kenneth MacMIllan The Girl (May 2016)[16]
Frankenstein Liam Scarlett Justine (May 2016)
La Fille Mal Gardée Sir Frederick Ashton Lise (October 2016)[17]
The Nutcracker Sir Peter Wright(after Lev Ivanov) The Sugar Plum Fairy (December 2016)[18]
The Sleeping Beauty Marius Petipa Aurora (February 2017)[19]
Mayerling Sir Kenneth MacMillan Princess Stephanie (May 2017)[20]
Tarantella George Balanchine The Girl (May 2017)[21]
The Dream Sir Frederick Ashton Titania (June 2017)[22]
Giselle Sir Peter Wright Giselle (February 2018)[23][24]

Amongst other roles Francesca Hayward has danced are Princess Florine and Fairy of the Songbird (Sleeping Beauty) and Rose Fairy (The Nutcracker.) and she danced in Robert Binet's immersive work, The Dreamers Ever Leave You in collaboration with the National Ballet of Canada at The Printworks in London in October 2017.[25] She starred in a BBC documentary film Dancing the Nutcraker:Inside the Royal Ballet which was first shown on Christmas Day 2016

DVDs

Francesca Hayward can be seen dancing in

  • The Nutcracker Opus Arte (2017) Clara

References

  1. 1 2 Mackrell, Judith (19 October 2014). "Francesca Hayward: the next great British ballerina?" – via The Guardian.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Francesca Hayward — People — Royal Opera House". roh.org.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Francesca Hayward: I want to move people – someone crying is brilliant". standard.co.uk. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Ballet Association". www.balletassociation.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Francesca Hayward: The Royal Ballet's Next Crown Jewel". 29 January 2016.
  6. ↑ http://.theargus.co.uk/magazine/celebratingsussex/14141479.Worthing_ballerina_Francesca_Hayward_as_Clara_in_The_Nutcracker/
  7. ↑ "A firefly among moths". 10 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Francesca Hayward: meet the Royal Ballet's diminutive star-in-waiting".
  9. ↑ "Interview with The Royal Ballet's hot couple: Francesca Hayward and Alexander Campbell". gramilano.
  10. 1 2 "Ballet: Performance details". Rohcollections.org.uk. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Royal Opera House, London — review". Financial Times. (Subscription required (help)).
  13. ↑ Mackrell, Judith (25 October 2015). "Romeo and Juliet review – expressive intelligence of Francesca Hayward's giddy heroine". The Guardian.
  14. ↑
  15. ↑
  16. ↑ Monahan, Mark (29 May 2016). "The Invitation is a fearless return to the heart of darkness - Royal Ballet mixed bill review" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  17. ↑
  18. ↑
  19. ↑ Mark Monahan (2017-02-17). "Francesca Hayward and Alexander Campbell rise to the occasion - The Sleeping Beauty, Royal Ballet, review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  20. ↑
  21. ↑ "Symphonic Dances, Royal Ballet review - a truly interesting creation - The Arts Desk". www.theartsdesk.com.
  22. ↑
  23. ↑ Mark Monahan https://www.telegraph.co.uk/dance/what-to-see/francesca-hayward-ravishing-giselle-royal-opera-house-review/
  24. ↑
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