Nominations are in for the 23rd National Dance Awards

English National Ballet dancers in Playlist (EP) for The Forsythe Evening © Laurent Liotardo

23 April 2023

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We are delighted to receive six nominations at the 23rd National Dance Awards. The Awards celebrate works performed in the UK between 1 January and 31 December.

We have received nominations in the following categories:

BEST MALE DANCER
William Bracewell (The Royal Ballet)
Jeffrey Cirio (English National Ballet)
Francesco Gabriele Frola (English National Ballet)
Jonathan Goddard (Freelance artist)
Brandon Lawrence (Birmingham Royal Ballet)

BEST FEMALE DANCER
(Sponsored by Tendu)
Francesca Hayward (The Royal Ballet)
Momoko Hirata (Birmingham Royal Ballet)
Fumi Kaneko (The Royal Ballet)
Katja Khaniukova (English National Ballet)
Laura Morera (The Royal Ballet)

STEF STEFANOU AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING COMPANY
Birmingham Royal Ballet
English National Ballet
Nederlands Dans Theater 2 (NDT2)
Scottish Ballet
The Royal Ballet

BEST CLASSICAL CHOREOGRAPHY
(Sponsored by The Ballet Association)
William Forsythe for The Forsythe Evening (English National Ballet)
Jess and Morgs for Coppélia (Scottish Ballet)
Crystal Pite for Light of Passage (The Royal Ballet)
Alexei Ratmansky for Giselle (The United Ballet of Ukraine)
Christopher Wheeldon for Like Water for Chocolate (The Royal Ballet)

EMERGING ARTIST AWARD
(Sponsored by The L&M Trust)
Musa Motha (Dancer, Rambert)
Jake Roxander (Dancer, ABT Studio Company/ABT)
Beatrice Parma (Soloist, Birmingham Royal Ballet)
tyroneisaacstuart (Dancer and Musical Artist)
Rhys Antoni Yeomans (First Artist, English National Ballet)

A huge congratulations to all of this year’s nominees!

The winners will be announced at a live ceremony at the Coronet Theatre, London on Monday 5 June 2023. Follow the National Dance Awards on Twitter for more.