Earlier this month, the ballet world awoke to reports of the unexpected passing of the British choreographer Liam Scarlett. He had just turned 35; shortly afterward, his family put out a statement confirming “the tragic, untimely death of our beloved Liam,” and asking that the public respect their privacy. Social media didn’t tread quite so […]
Over the weekend, news broke that 35-year-old choreographer Liam Scarlett, a former artist in residence at The Royal Ballet, died suddenly at his home in England. “It is with great sadness that we announce the tragic, untimely death of our beloved Liam,” Scarlett’s family said in a brief statement. “At this difficult time for all […]
The Royal Ballet announced yesterday that it has ended its association with the choreographer Liam Scarlett. Scarlett, who has served as the company’s artist in residence since 2012, had been under investigation for sexual misconduct against Royal Ballet School students. However, in a brief statement released yesterday, The Royal Ballet said that the independent investigation, […]
Yesterday The Times of London reported that Royal Ballet artist in residence Liam Scarlett has been suspended from the company since last August, following allegations of inappropriate behavior with students. The company brought in the employment firm Linda Harvey Associates to conduct an independent investigation, which is still underway. No findings have yet been made […]
The Royal Ballet’s new artist-in-residence, Liam Scarlett, has been generating buzz on both sides of the Atlantic for the last few years. His latest work, Hummingbird, will have its world premiere next week at San Francisco Ballet to Philip Glass’s Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Dance Magazine is giving a pair of tickets to […]
British choreographer Liam Scarlett talks about how he approaches the pas de deux, with footage of The Promise, performed by the Royal Ballet’s Laura Morera and Bennet Gartside.
The British choreographer is something of a prodigy. Liam Scarlett, an unfailingly polite guy, creates work that’s anything but just “nice.” The 25-year-old Royal Ballet dancer stunned critics with his first work for the Royal Opera House mainstage, Asphodel Meadows, in 2010. It was so successful that the company performed it again the […]
Liam Scarlett defies all the clichés about “genius at work” and “artistic temperament.” Constructing an intimate pas de deux for American Ballet Theatre’s Hee Seo and Marcelo Gomes last fall, he conceived quietly attentive lifts and intricate steps with the cool deliberation of a mason laying bricks. The dancers, joined by the second cast’s Isabella […]
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