Joseph Caleyis an English ballet dancer. He joined theBirmingham Royal Balletand became a principal dancer in 2011. He left in 2017 to join theEnglish National Balletand was promoted to lead principal months later. Caley joinedthe Australian Balletin 2022 as a principal artist.
Joseph Caley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hull,England |
| Education | The Royal Ballet School |
| Occupation | ballet dancer |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Career | |
| Current group | English National Ballet |
| Former groups | Birmingham Royal Ballet |
Early life
editCaley was born inHull.[1]He started dancing when his mother sent him to the same dance school his sister went, and had two afternoon sessions per week.[2]He was then sent to audition for theRoyal Ballet Lower Schooland was accepted. He later progressed to the Upper School.[2]
Career
editIn his second year at the Royal Ballet Upper School, Caley was invited byBirmingham Royal Ballet's then-artistic directorDavid Bintleyto join the company, but the school's director at the timeGailene Stockconvinced him to have one more year of training,[2]before he joined the company in 2005, and became a principal dancer in 2011.[1]Among the ballets he danced lead roles in areGiselle,Swan Lake,The Sleeping Beauty,The NutcrackerandCinderella.[1]
In July 2017, Caley announced that he would join the London-basedEnglish National Balletas a principal for "diversity of repertoire."[2]In the first few months in the company, the roles he danced included Romeo in Nureyev'sRomeo and Juliet,James inLa Sylphide,The Man inSong of the Earth.[3]In December that year, his promotion to lead principal was announced at backstage, following a performance ofThe Nutcracker,in which he danced The Nephew. The promotion was effective the following month.[3]One of the lead roles he had danced since was Des Grieux inManon.[4]
He made an appearance with the Birmingham Royal Ballet in June 2018.[5]Other guest appearances he made includesMiyako Yoshida's Stars Dancer Ballet in Japan,The Australian Ballet,and at the opening ofHull UK City of Culture 2017.[3]
In 2022, Caley left the English National Ballet to join the Australian Ballet as a principal artist.[6]
References
edit- ^abc"Joseph Caley is to join English National Ballet as Principal".Gramilano.3 July 2017.
- ^abcd"Interview with Joseph Caley, English National Ballet's new Principal Dancer".Gramilano.22 October 2017.
- ^abc"Joseph Caley promoted to Lead Principal of English National Ballet".Gramilano.17 December 2017.
- ^Levene, Louise (18 January 2019)."Manon, London Coliseum, review — every step has been fine-tuned".Financial Times.
- ^Guerreino, Tess (16 June 2018)."BRB, Polarity and Proximity Review".Cultural Whisperer.
- ^"English National Ballet announces promotions and new company members".Gramilano.31 May 2022.