Greg Horsman

Greg Horsman is an Australian dancer, choreographer & teacher. He was born in Victoria, studied ballet in Geelong, Victoria, Australia with Peter Dickinson as a child before training at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (V.C.A.S.S.) with Anne Woolliams. Whilst at V.C.A.S.S. he was a guest artist with the Philippine Ballet Theatre in Manila and with the North Queensland Ballet (Now known as Dancenorth).

In 1982 he gained a place with the Australian Ballet, and was promoted to Principal Artiust in 1987. He has danced all the major roles in classical ballet and was part of Rudolph Nureyev's farewell tour. During his time with the Australian Ballet he was also guest artist with the Boston Ballet and The Kirov Ballet. He joined the English National Ballet as a Senior Principal Artist in 1994.[1]

He has performed in China, Russia, U.S.A., Greece, Japan, Philippines and the United Kingdom. After retiring from dancing in 1999, he took up the position of artistic director of Ballet Central at Central School of Ballet in London, a training school founded by Christopher Gable,[2] and was also Ballet Master of the English National Ballet.[3] Ballet Master of Northern Ballet, The Royal Scottish Ballet and The Royal New Zealand Ballet. In 2011 Greg Horsman's production of The Sleeping Beauty (ballet) with The Royal New Zealand Ballet won wide acclaim.

Greg Horsman was appointed Ballet Master of The Queensland Ballet by new Artistic Director Li Cunxin in 2013 and continues to be in demand as a guest teacher.[4]In 2014 The Queensland Ballet performed Greg Horsman's Coppelia. In 2015 The West Australian Ballet performed Horsman's Coppelia and The Queensland Ballet staged Horsman's The Sleeping Beauty (ballet) to wide acclaim. In 2016 The Queensland Ballet performed Horsman's Verdi Variations. In 2018 The Queensland Ballet premiered Horsman's La Bayadere.

Greg Horsman is a multiple Green Room Awards winner and a Mo Awards winner.

Considered one of Australia's finest ever classical dancers and along with his former wife Lisa Pavane was one of the most loved dance partnerships on stage.

He was married to the Australian ballet dancer Lisa Pavane, also a Senior Principal Dancer at the ENB.[5]and has one daughter.

References

  1. ↑ The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia: Opera, dance, music. By Ann Atkinson, Linsay Knight, Margaret McPhee St Leonards, NSW, Australia : Allen & Unwin, 1996. ISBN 978-1-86448-005-4, p. 113 Google Books
  2. ↑ The Herald - Glasgow (UK), 11 May 2000 link
  3. ↑ ballet magazine, Sept. Oct. 2004
  4. ↑ Australia's Entertainers, Margot Veitch
  5. ↑ Cline, Sally. Couples: Scenes from the Inside. Woodstock, N.Y.: Overlook Press, 1999. G Books
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