Senior Principal dancer*
Read an interview with Agnes and her partner and husband Thomas Edur about taking on the roles of Manon and Des Grieux in this Autumn's touring production of
Manon.
Birthplace
Estonia
Training
Estonian State Ballet School, Bolshoi Ballet School
Previous Companies
Estonia Opera Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet
English National Ballet
Joined 1990, Principal Dancer
Favourite roles
Juliet in
Romeo & Juliet, title roles in
Giselle and
Sphinx
Career highlight
Creating title role in Deane's
Giselle, Aurora in Hynd's
The Sleeping Beauty, McGregor's
2 Human and winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance 2004
Other info
Best Couple Prize, International Ballet Competition 1990, Third Class Order of the White Star Estonia, one of Dance International Magazine's Dancers of the Year 2000 and 2001, Unique Partnership Award - Critics' Circle 2002 with Thomas Edur, Patron of British Ballet Organisation 2004, nominated for Benois de la Dance 2004
“..she’s incapable of anything other than full – blooded facial and physical acting…”
The Telegraph
*Principal Guest Artist
Agnes will be performing the roles of Aurora in
The Sleeping Beauty and the title role in
Manon
The Sleeping Beauty - Princess Aurora
Oxford New Theatre
Agnes Oaks and Thomas Edur – 15, 17 October 7.30pm
Southampton Mayflower
Agnes Oaks and Thomas Edur – 30 October 7.30pm
Liverpool Empire
Agnes Oaks and Thomas Edur – 30 November 2.30pm
London Coliseum
Agnes Oaks and Thomas Edur - 6 December 7.30pm, 14 December 2.30pm
Manon - Manon
Bristol Hippodrome
Agnes Oaks**, Thomas Edur**, Dmitri Gruzdyev** – 22, 24 October 7.30pm
Southampton Mayflower
Agnes Oaks, Thomas Edur, Fabian Reimair – 6 November 7.30pm
Manchester Palace
Agnes Oaks, Thomas Edur, Fabian Reimair – 12 November 7.30pm
London Coliseum
Agnes Oaks, Thomas Edur, Dmitri Gruzdyev - 2 January 7.30pm
Agnes Oaks, Thomas Edur, Fabian Reimair - 7 January 7.30pm
** Indicates debut in role
