Esteban Berlanga
Birthplace
Albacete, Spain
Training
Conservatorio Professional de Musica y Danza de Albacete, Real Conservatorio Professional de Danza de Madrid
Previous companies
Europa Danse, 2003-2005
Joined in: 2006, Soloist 2009
Favourite roles
Jardi Tancat, Nacho Duato, Paso Mezzo, Ohad Naharin, Sous Le Soleil Exactement, Tony Fabre
Favourite productions
Three Preludes, A Million Kisses to my Skin and Daylightby David Dawson and Swan Lake in-the-round
Would love to dance
Remansos by Nacho Duato
Career highlights
El Día de la Creación, Goyo Montero, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake at the London Coliseum and Des Grieux in Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, and creating Faun(e) by David Dawson and Albrecht in Giselle
Other
First prize in Castilla–La Mancha competition in 2006. Roles created by Goyo Montero El Día de la Creación and Anacrusa. Benois de la Danse Award Nominee 2010
Favourite costume
Reindeer in Michael Corder’s production of The Snow Queen
Anaïs Chalendard
Birthplace
Le Coteau, France
Training
École Nationale Supérieure de Danse de Marseille
Previous companies
Deutsch Oper 1999, Staatsoper Berlin 2000, Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe 2003
English National Ballet
Joined in 2008, First Soloist 2009
Favourite roles
Juliet, title role in Giselle
Created roles
Title roles in Terence Kohler’s Anna Karenina, Ray Barra’s Carmen, Gamzatti in Terence Kohler’s bayadère
Career highlights
Dancing Juliet in Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo & Juliet; joining English National Ballet and a guest appearance in Carlos Acosta’s show at The Lowry; appearing as Odette/Odile in Derek Deane’s Swan Lake, London Coliseum August 2012
Other info
Winner of the 2010 Emerging Dancer Award. In 2011 performed the leading roles in Roland Petit’s Le Jeune Homme et la Mort.
Crystal Costa
Birthplace
Vancouver, Canada
Training
In Vancouver with Heidi Zolty and Ania Storoszczuk-Smeets and The National Ballet School in Toronto
Previous Company
Hong Kong Ballet as Principal dancer
English National Ballet
Joined in 2007, First Soloist 2008
Favourite roles
Giselle, Liù inTurandot, Valencienne in The Merry Widow
Favourite productions
Giselle and Coppélia
Other
Won the Peter Dwyer Award for Most Promising Dancer.
Roles created include: Natalie Weir’s Turandot and Madama Butterfly.
Choreographed her first short work Mirror for Hong Kong Ballet’s choreographic workshop in 2007.
Winner of the 2010 People’s Choice Award
Would love to dance
Tatiana in Onegin
Adela Ramírez
Birthplace
Barcelona, Spain
Training
Pastora Martos School, Joan Magriña School, English National Ballet School,
Paris Opera Ballet School
Previous Companies
London City Ballet, Vienna Staatsoper Ballet
English National Ballet
Joined in 1998, First Artist 2003, Soloist 2004, First Soloist 2008
Favourite roles
Trois Gnossiennes, Odette/Odile, Stepsister in Corder’s Cinderella, Le Corsaire, Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker
Would love to dance
the title role inGiselle
Career highlight
Dancing Gerda in The Snow Queen with Juan Rodriguez as Kay
Fabian Reimair
Birthplace
Vienna, Austria
Training
Vienna State Opera Ballet School, Marico Besobrasova in Monte Carlo
Previous Company
Vienna State Opera
English National Ballet
Joined in 2002, Soloist 2003, First Soloist 2007
Favourite roles
Albrecht in Giselle, Tybalt in Romeo & Juliet
Favourite production
Romeo & Juliet
Career highlights
Dancing Lescaut in Manon and performing as Rothbart at Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium
Would love to dance
Romeo
Favourite costume
Tybalt in Romeo & Juliet
