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Mayara Magri (dancer)

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Mayara Magri
Mayara Magri, 'Concerto' by Kenneth MacMillan
Born (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 30)
Brazil
OccupationBallet dancer
Career
Current groupThe Royal Ballet
DancesBallet

Mayara Magri is a Brazilian ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer at The Royal Ballet.[1] Her promotion to principal dancer took effect in September 2021.[2]

Early life and training

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Magri was born and raised in Brazil. When she was eight, she received a scholarship to train at Petite Danse School in Rio de Janeiro.[3] When she was sixteen, she won the Senior Age Division of the Youth America Grand Prix and the Prix de Lausanne Scholarship and Audience Prize in 2011.[1][4] Though her teachers encouraged her to train in the United States,[2] she chose to go to The Royal Ballet School in London. Magri, who was trained in the Vaganova method, had to adjust to British ballet.

Career

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In 2012, at age 17, Magri was offered a contract to join the company.[5] She was named First artist in 2015, Soloist in 2016, First Soloist in 2018 and Principal Dancer in 2021.[6] She has danced roles such as Kitri in Don Quixote, Gamzatti in La Bayadere, Mitzi Caspar in Mayerling and Lescaut's Mistress in Manon.[1] In June 2020, in the first series of performance since the Royal Opera House's closure due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, which was broadcast online, Magri and Matthew Ball performed an extract from Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour, after learning the pas de deux in five days.[7]

Personal life

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As of 2023, Magri lived off Holloway Road, north London, with her partner, fellow Royal Ballet principal Matthew Ball.[8]

Selected repertoire

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Magri's repertoire with The Royal Ballet includes:[1]

Created roles

  • Multiverse
  • Corybantic Games
  • The Illustrated ‘Farewell’
  • Rosaura in Like Water for Chocolate

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mayara Magri". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Mayara Magri conquista o Royal Ballet" [Mayara Magri charms the Royal Ballet]. Revista Amarello (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  3. ^ Marini, Eduardo (2022-08-07). "Conheça Mayara Magri, a carioca de origem humilde que virou bailarina principal do Royal Ballet de Londres" [Meet Mayara Magri, Rio de Janeiro-natural, from humble beginnings to principal dancer at the Royal Ballet in London]. R7.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  4. ^ "Interview: Mayara Magri, First Soloist, The Royal Ballet". DanceTabs. 10 November 2018.
  5. ^ "In Conversation with Mayara Magri, First Soloist of the Royal Ballet". The Strand Magazine. 15 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Mayara Magri conquista o Royal Ballet" [Mayara Magri charms the Royal Ballet]. Revista Amarello (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  7. ^ Parry, Jann (July 1, 2020). "Royal Opera House/Royal Ballet – Live from Covent Garden: Third Concert (27 June)". DanceTabs.
  8. ^ https://www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/kate-mossman-interview/2023/12/the-nutcracker-matthew-ball-interview-ballet