Darcey Bussell Biography (1969-)

Full name, Darcey Andrea Bussell; born April 27, 1969, in London, England; daughter of Philip Michael and Andrea Pemberton (maiden name, Williams) Bussell; married Angus Forbes, 1997; children: Phoebe Olivia. Addresses: Contact: Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Floral St., Covent Garden, London WC2E7QA, England; c/o NYC Ballet, Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Ballet dancer
Birth Details: April 27, 1969; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Principal dancer, Concerto, Royal Ballet School, London, 1986
Myrtha, Giselle, Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet, London, 1987
Lilac Fairy, The Sleeping Beauty, Royal Ballet, London, 1988
Principal dancer, The Spirit of Fugue, Royal Ballet, 1988
Princess Rose, The Prince of the Pagodas, Royal Ballet, 1989
Gamzatti, La bayadere, Royal Ballet, 1989
Principal dancer, Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, Royal Ballet,1989
Principal dancer, Requiem, Royal Ballet, 1989
Odette/Odile, Swan Lake, Royal Ballet, 1990
Principal dancer, Laurencia, Royal Ballet, 1990
Principal dancer, Farewell (later incorporated into Winter Dreams), Royal Ballet, 1990
Bethena Waltz, Elite Syncopations, Royal Ballet, 1990
Title role, Raymonda, Royal Ballet, 1990-1991
Principal dancer, Song of the Earth, Royal Ballet, 1990
Principal dancer, Bloodlines, Royal Ballet, 1990
Sugar Plum Fairy, The Nutcracker, Royal Ballet, 1990
Aria I, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Royal Ballet, 1990

Masha, Winter Dreams, Royal Ballet, 1991
Rag Mazurka, Les biches, Royal Ballet, 1991
Pas de deux, Agon, Royal Ballet, 1991
Principal dancer, Present Histories, Royal Ballet, 1991
Second Movement, Symphony in C, Royal Ballet, 1991
Principal dancer, Monotones, Royal Ballet, 1992
Principal dancer, In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, Royal Ballet,1992
Title role, Manon, Royal Ballet, 1992
Hermann Schmerman, 1993
Princess Aurora, The Sleeping Beauty, Royal Ballet, 1993
Mistress Truth-on-Toe, Mr. Worldly Wise, 1995
Push Comes to Shove, Dances with Death, 1996
Kschessinska, Anastasia, 1996
La bayadere, Kirov Ballet and Australian Ballet, 1998
Also appeared as Winter Fairy, Cinderella; Lady Mary, Enigma Variations; principal dancer, Galanteries; Harlot, Romeo and Juliet; second solo, La bayadere; Mitzi Caspar, Mayerling; principal dancer, Pursuit; Terpsichore, Apollo; Siren, ProdigalSon; Prostitute, La ronde; Black Queen, Checkmate; Sacred Love, Les illuminations; in Rubies, Royal Ballet; Duo concertant; Serenade and Ballet Imperial; Pavane pour une infante defunte; Amores; Towards Poetry.
Major Tours
Nikiya, La bayadere, Royal Ballet, Japanese cities, 1992
Film Appearances
Annabel, True Blue, 1996
A Profile of `The Red Shoes,' 2000
Television Appearances
Specials
Pas de deux, "Agon," Ballanchine Celebration, PBS, 1993
Episodic
"Celebrity Vicar," The Vicar of Dibley, BBC1, 1998
Clive Anderson All Talk, BBC1, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Directory of Ballet, St. James Press, 1993

Periodicals

Dance and Dancers, February, 1989
Dance Magazine, September, 1994
Dancing Times, April, 1992

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