Mayara Magri (dancer)
Mayara Magri | |
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 Mayara Magri, 'Concerto' by Kenneth MacMillan | |
| Born | 1994 (age 29–30) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Career | |
| Current group | The Royal Ballet |
| Dances | Ballet |
Mayara Magri (born 1994) 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
[edit]Magri was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3] When she was eight, she received a scholarship to train at Petite Danse School in Rio de Janeiro.[4] 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][5] 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
[edit]In 2012, at age 17, Magri was offered a contract to join the company.[6] She was named First artist in 2015, Soloist in 2016, First Soloist in 2018 and Principal Dancer in 2021.[2] 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
[edit]As of 2023, Magri lived off Holloway Road, north London, with her partner, fellow Royal Ballet principal Matthew Ball.[8]
Selected repertoire
[edit]Magri's repertoire with The Royal Ballet includes:[1]
- Swanilda in Coppélia
- Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
- Kitri and Mercedes in Don Quixote
- Myrtha in Giselle
- Gypsy Girl in The Two Pigeons
- Lilac Fairy, Florestan’s Sister, Fairy of the Enchanted Garden and Fairy of the Woodland Glade in The Sleeping Beauty
- Tatiana in Anastasia
- Sugar Plum Fairy, Rose Fairy and Vivandière in The Nutcracker
- Handmaiden in Apollo
- Pas de trois in Swan Lake
- Mitzi Caspar in Mayerling
- Gamzatti in La Bayadere
- Lescaut's Mistress in Manon
- ‘Rubies’ from Jewels
- Woolf Works
- Within the Golden Hour
- Monotones I
- Symphonic Variations
- After the Rain
Created roles
- Multiverse
- Corybantic Games
- The Illustrated ‘Farewell’
- Rosaura in Like Water for Chocolate
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Mayara Magri". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mayara Magri conquista o Royal Ballet" [Mayara Magri charms the Royal Ballet]. Revista Amarello (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 July 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Laubacher, Kyra (21 November 2023). "Mayara Magri's Intellect, Resolve, and Versatility Have Powered Her High-Flying Career". Dance Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Marini, Eduardo (7 August 2022). "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 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Interview: Mayara Magri, First Soloist, The Royal Ballet". DanceTabs. 10 November 2018.
- ^ "In Conversation with Mayara Magri, First Soloist of the Royal Ballet". The Strand Magazine. 15 February 2019.
- ^ Parry, Jann (1 July 2020). "Royal Opera House/Royal Ballet – Live from Covent Garden: Third Concert (27 June)". DanceTabs.
- ^ Mossman, Kate (7 December 2023). "Matthew Ball's cerebral ballet".