English National Ballet announces promotions, joiners and leavers
- Ikuko
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English National Ballet (London, the United Kingdom) announced the promotions, joiners and leavers for the 2026-2027 season on 3rd June 2026.
Promotions
Julia Conway to Principal
Minju Kang and Noam Durand to First Soloist.
Chloe Keneally, Shunhei Fuchiyama and Jose María Lorca Menchón to Soloist.
Anna Ciriano, Lucinda Strachan and William Simmons to First Artist.
Joiners
Gustavo Carvalho joins as First Soloist from Deutsche Oper Am Rhein.
Jaime Almaraz Baizán joins as an Artist of the Company from Paris Opera Junior Ballet.
Henry Burgess and Antonio Cortese join as Artists of the Company from The Royal Ballet School.
Haru Yokoo joins as an Artist of the Company from the English National Ballet School Graduate Artists Programme
Guest Artists
Ksenia Ovsyanick (former English National Ballet Soloist and Staatsballett Berlin Principal) will perform in Romeo and Juliet as Associate Guest Artist
Paris Opera Ballet Étoile Hugo Marchand will guest in Romeo and Juliet
Davi Ramos, Principal Artist with The Australian Ballet, will perform in The Nutcracker as Associate Guest Artists
Leavers
First Soloist Precious Adams joined The Australian Ballet as Senior Artist in mid season
Soloist Francesca Velicu joined London City Ballet in mid season
First Artist Isabelle Brouwers left to become Artistic Director of Yorkshire Ballet Seminars in mid season
Soloist Paulo Rodrigues de Oliveira and Artist of the Company Nathaniel Ritter-Magot to leave at the end of the season