Gemma Bond

Gemma Bond
Gemma Bond
Born	20 July 1982; Bedfordshire, England
Nationality	English
Education	Royal Ballet School
Known for	Ballet

Gemma Bond is an English ballet dancer and member of the corps de ballet with American Ballet Theatre (ABT).

Biography

Bond was born in Bedfordshire, England. She received her early training in dance at the Sylvia Bebb School of Dance in Bedford,[1] before entering professional training at the Royal Ballet School.[2] Whilst training at the school, she danced the role of Zulme in Giselle in the school's annual performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Bond was contracted to The Royal Ballet in 2000 as a member of the corps de ballet, later being promoted to First Artist in 2003. Bond remained with the Royal Ballet until 2008, when she was invited to join American Ballet Theatre, where she now dances as a member of the corps de ballet.[1] In 2013 she worked with the New York Theater Ballet to choreograph Silent Titles.[2]

Selected Repertoire

Created Roles

Siren Song - a ballet choreographed by Poppy Ben David, for the Royal Ballet's New Works season

Royal Ballet

Olga in Onegin, choreographed by John Cranko
Princess Stephanie in Mayerling, choreographed by Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Clara in The Nutcracker, choreographed by Sir Peter Wright
Fairy of the Song Bird in The Sleeping Beauty
Marie in Anastasia
Swan Lake, dancing the role of a Cygnet
La Sylphide, dancing the role of a Sylphide

American Ballet Theatre

Fairy of Charity in The Sleeping Beauty
Italian Princess in Swan Lake, also dancing the role of a Cygnet
Effie in La Sylphide

References

"ABT biography for Gemma Bond". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
Kourlas, Gia (15 March 2013). "A Ballerina Makes Her Own Moves". New York Times. New York, United States. Retrieved 18 March 2013.

Reviews

Mackrell, Judith (11 December 2007). "Dance review: The Nutcracker / Royal Opera House, London". The Guardian.

External links

Bain, David (2 April 2003). "Interview with Gemma Bond & Bethany Keating: First Artists, The Royal Ballet". The Ballet Association.
Royal Ballet's First Artist Gemma Bond dressed in her costume for the Balanchine Ballet, Jewels (photograph)

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[ABT_Bio-1] "ABT biography for Gemma Bond". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 27 April 2010.

[Kourlas-2] Kourlas, Gia (15 March 2013). "A Ballerina Makes Her Own Moves". New York Times. New York, United States. Retrieved 18 March 2013.