Darcey Bussell was born in London in 1969 and studied
at the Royal Ballet School. She joined SWRB, 1987, and moved to The
Royal Ballet as a Soloist, 1988. She was promoted to First Soloist,
then Principal, 1989. Bussell won the Prix de Lausanne, 1986 and was
awarded an OBE in 1995.
Bussell created Princess Rose (Prince of the Pagodas), Masha (Winter
Dreams), Mistress Truth-on-Toe (Mr Worldly Wise) and roles in The Spirit
of Fugue, Bloodlines, Dances with Death, Pavane pour une infante défunte
and Towards Poetry. |