Sarah Lamb
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Sarah Lamb is a principal ballet dancer in the Royal Ballet, London
, England
. Born in Boston
, Massachusetts
, USA, she trained with Madame Tatiana Legat at Boston Ballet
School. She was awarded a Gold Medal in 1998 by U.S. President Bill Clinton
after being named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. With Legat's coaching she won three silver medals in 1999 at the International Ballet Competition in Nagoya, Japan
, the Sixth NY IBC in 2000, and the USA IBC
in 2002.
She joined Boston Ballet
in 1998, was promoted to soloist
in 2001 and principal
in 2003. She joined The Royal Ballet in August 2004 and was promoted to principal in 2006.
), Juliet (Romeo and Juliet
), Princess Aurora and Princess Florine (The Sleeping Beauty), Lise (La Fille mal gardée
), Sylphide (La Sylphide
), Sugar Plum Fairy, (The Nutcracker
), Marie Larisch (Mayerling
), Olga (Onegin
), Thaïs pas de deux, Masha (Winter Dreams), In the Middle Somewhat Elevated, Voluntaries, Polyphonia, The Grey Area, Afternoon of a Faun, Chroma, Infra, Tanglewood, Sylvia, Stop Time Rag Girl (Elite Syncopations), white girl and blue girl (Les Patineurs), Fin du Jour and Alice (Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland
).
Royal Ballet, London
The Royal Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the four major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in 1931 by Dame Ninette de Valois, it became the resident ballet...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Born in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, USA, she trained with Madame Tatiana Legat at Boston Ballet
Boston Ballet
Boston Ballet, founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams, was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. Boston Ballet’s national and international reputation developed under the leadership of Artistic Directors Violette Verdy , Bruce Marks , and Anna-Marie Holmes...
School. She was awarded a Gold Medal in 1998 by U.S. President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
after being named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. With Legat's coaching she won three silver medals in 1999 at the International Ballet Competition in Nagoya, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, the Sixth NY IBC in 2000, and the USA IBC
USA International Ballet Competition
The USA International Ballet Competition, or USA IBC, is one of the world's top competitions for ballet. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this competition is attended by dancers from all over the world to represent their country for bronze, silver, or gold medals in a variety of categories of...
in 2002.
She joined Boston Ballet
Boston Ballet
Boston Ballet, founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams, was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. Boston Ballet’s national and international reputation developed under the leadership of Artistic Directors Violette Verdy , Bruce Marks , and Anna-Marie Holmes...
in 1998, was promoted to soloist
Soloist (ballet)
In ballet, a soloist is a dancer in a ballet company above the corps de ballet but below principal dancer....
in 2001 and principal
Principal dancer
A principal dancer is a dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company....
in 2003. She joined The Royal Ballet in August 2004 and was promoted to principal in 2006.
Biography
The second of three children, all girls, born to Kathleen and John Lamb, Sarah grew up in Boston and Brookline. She started dancing almost as soon as she could walk. Before she was ten years old, she was training in the Boston Ballet School and chosen to star in the annual major professional production of The Nutcracker as Clara. Years later, she starred in the adult roles with other young Claras, on the same stage. She married fellow dancer Patrick Thornberry in 2005 and they reside in London.Career and repertory
Odette/Odile (Swan LakeSwan Lake
Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger...
), Juliet (Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)
Romeo and Juliet is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It is one of the most enduringly popular ballets...
), Princess Aurora and Princess Florine (The Sleeping Beauty), Lise (La Fille mal gardée
La Fille Mal Gardée
La Fille mal gardée is a comic ballet presented in two acts, inspired by Pierre-Antoine Baudouin's 1789 painting, La réprimande/Une jeune fille querellée par sa mère...
), Sylphide (La Sylphide
La Sylphide
La Sylphide is one of the world's oldest surviving romantic ballets. There were two versions of the ballet; the version choreographed by the Danish balletmaster August Bournonville is the only version known to have survived....
), Sugar Plum Fairy, (The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It was given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St...
), Marie Larisch (Mayerling
Mayerling (ballet)
Mayerling is a ballet created in 1978 by Kenneth MacMillan for the Royal Ballet, London.- Synopsis :Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria is forced into a marriage of state with Princess Stéphanie of Belgium; Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich, the mistress of whom he is tiring, introduces him to the...
), Olga (Onegin
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin.It is a classic of Russian literature, and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes . It was published in serial form between 1825 and 1832...
), Thaïs pas de deux, Masha (Winter Dreams), In the Middle Somewhat Elevated, Voluntaries, Polyphonia, The Grey Area, Afternoon of a Faun, Chroma, Infra, Tanglewood, Sylvia, Stop Time Rag Girl (Elite Syncopations), white girl and blue girl (Les Patineurs), Fin du Jour and Alice (Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (ballet)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a ballet by Christopher Wheeldon with a scenario by Nicholas Wright. It was commissioned by The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, and the National Ballet of Canada and had its premiere Monday, February 28th, 2011...
).
External links
- Bloch advertising
- A Conversation with Sarah Lamb -- 2005 interview; photos and detailed discussion of dance technique.
- http://www.artsjournal.com/tobias/archives/2006/07/beautiful_dream.shtml
- http://www.ericantoniou.com/img/gallery_01/pix/4_Sarah_Lamb_Principal%20_Dancer_Royal_Ballet.jpg
- http://www.boston.com/jobs/globe/articles/113003_pivot.html
- http://www.fletchersibthorp.com/cork_street_2007.htm
