Stephen Jefferies (born 24 June 1951) is a retired ballet dancer, artistic director and choreographer. He was a senior principal dancer for

The Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in ...

and The

National Ballet of Canada The National Ballet of Canada is a Canadian ballet company that was founded in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, with Celia Franca as the first artistic director. A company of 70 dancers with its own orchestra, the National Ballet has been led since 2022 ...

. Jefferies was named artistic director of the

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in 1996 and the Suzhou Ballet Theatre in 2006, before becoming a Governor of

Birmingham Royal Ballet Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) is one of the five major ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside The Royal Ballet, the English National Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish Ballet. Founded as the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet, the company ...

and the

Royal Ballet School The Royal Ballet School is a British school of classical ballet training founded in 1926 by the Anglo-Irish ballerina and choreographer Ninette de Valois. The school's aim is to train and educate outstanding classical ballet dancers, especially ...

in 2017. He is also an international ballet competition judge and advisor. He married Rashna Homji in 1972 and has two children.

Roles created

For

Principal dancer in Adieu (Bintley) Principal dancer in Dances of Albion (Tetley) Esenin in Isadora (MacMillan) Principal dancer in L’Invitation au voyage (Corder) Principal dancer in Consort Lessons (Bintley) Drum Major in Different Drummer (MacMillan) Dr. Frankenstein in Frankenstein, the Modern Prometheus (Eagling) Hapi in The Songs of Horus (Bintley) Brazilian Woolly Monkey in ‘Still life’ at the Penguin Café (Bintley) Uranus in The Planets (Bintley) Title role in Cyrano (Bintley) The Steward in The Grand Tour (Layton) Principal dancer in St. Thomas’ Wake (Drew) Servant / Young Chap in O.W. (Layton) Principal Dancer in Ballade (MacMillan) Harlequin in The Poltroon (MacMillan) Eitenne in Sword of Alsace (Drew) Principal dancer in Unfamiliar Playground (Bruce) A Brother in Shukumei (J. Carter) Dr. Coppélius in Coppélia (new production; Wright after Petipa, Cecchetti.) The Ghost in El Amor Brujo (Wright) Zeus in Pandora (Morse) The Ringmaster / Jack the Ripper in Lulu (J. Carter) For

The National Ballet of Canada The National Ballet of Canada is a Canadian ballet company that was founded in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, with Celia Franca as the first artistic director. A company of 70 dancers with its own orchestra, the National Ballet has been led since 2022 ...

Principal Dancer in A Party (Kudelka) Morris in Washington Square (Kudelka)

Guest performances

Romeo in John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet, with Marcia Haydee and Natalia Makarova; Dalal Achcar’s Something Special, with Marcia Haydee, Rio de Janeiro Edmonton Commonwealth Festival, with Lynn Seymour in Canada PACT Ballet in South Africa Two World Festivals of Dance, with Lesley Collier and

Alessandra Ferri Alessandra Ferri OMRI (born 6 May 1963) is an Italian prima ballerina. She danced with the Royal Ballet (1980–1984), American Ballet Theatre (1985–2007) and La Scala Theatre Ballet (1992–2007) and as an international guest artist, before t ...

, Tokyo Japan Created principal role in Bolero (Okomota), Fukuoka, Japan

Stuttgart Ballet Stuttgart Ballet is a leading German ballet company. Dating back to 1609, then the court ballet of the dukes of Württemberg, the modern company was founded by John Cranko and is known for full-length narrative ballets. The company received the L ...

: Prince Albrecht in Giselle, with Yoko Morishita Pas de deux with

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for video & television productions "(Esmerelda)," Italy Anna, a feature film with Silvia Seidel in Germany, where he starred as himself Created mime role of Yukinojo in the world première of Minoru Miki’s An Actor’s Revenge at The Old Vic, London Lead role in Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s

Song and Dance ''Song and Dance'' is a musical comprising two acts, one told entirely in "Song" and one entirely in "Dance", tied together by a unifying love story. The "Song" act is ''Tell Me on a Sunday'', with lyrics by Don Black and music by Andrew Ll ...

at The Palace Theatre, in the West End, London

Works Choreographed

Voyages for the Suzhou Science and Cultural Arts Centre, 2008 Suzie Wong (

) Legend of the Great Archer (

) The Sleeping Beauty (

) Tango Ballet Tango (

) The Nutcracker (

) Swan Lake (

) The Magic Toyshop for

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, based on a novel by Angela Carter Mes Souvenirs for a charity gala, organized by Leslie Edwards, at the

London Coliseum The London Coliseum (also known as the Coliseum Theatre) is a theatre in St Martin's Lane, Westminster, built as one of London's largest and most luxurious "family" variety theatres. Opened on 24 December 1904 as the London Coliseum Theatre ...

, later taken into the

London City Ballet London City Ballet was a British ballet company founded in 1978. Diana, Princess of Wales Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife ...

’s repertoire Bits and Pieces for a workshop for The

, later televised in Canada, co-choreographed with Rashna Homji

Nominations and Awards

Nominated for the most outstanding performance for the

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for Sons of Horos (Bintley) Nominated for the most outstanding performance for the

for title role in Cyrano(Bintley) Voted dancer of the year in 1984, by

Dance and Dancers ''Dance and Dancers'' was a magazine about ballet. The magazine was founded in 1950 by publisher Philip Dosse and editor Peter Williams (dance critic), Peter Williams. John Percival edited the magazine from 1951 to 1995. The publishing company, ...

Magazine

Other

In 1982, he produced a charity gala at

Sadlers Wells Theatre Sadler's Wells Theatre is a performing arts venue in Clerkenwell, London, England located on Rosebery Avenue next to New River Head. The present-day theatre is the sixth on the site since 1683. It consists of two performance spaces: a 1,500-seat ...

in aid of mentally handicapped children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jefferies, Stephen British male ballet dancers Living people 1951 births Nationality missing Principal dancers of The Royal Ballet National Ballet of Canada principal dancers