Stina Quagebeur
Birthplace
Sint-Lievens-Houtem, Belgium
Age started dancing
Six
Training
Ingrid Lootvoet, Royal Ballet School, English National Ballet School
English National Ballet
Joined 2004, First Artist 2016
Favourite production
Akram Khan’s Giselle
Career highlights
Creating the role of Myrtha in Akram Khan’s Giselle, Dust at the Barbican Theatre and the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury and William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated at Sadler’s Wells
Created works
A room in New York (2015), Vera (2014), Domna (2013) and Conformity (2011) all created as part of English National Ballet’s Choreographic workshops. In 2012 The Death of Carlos and Ramon was produced for Tate Britain’s Picasso and Modern British Art exhibition and in 2010 Design Perspectives formed part of the Diaghilev exhibition at the V&A
Other info
Alongside her dancing career choreography plays an important part of her professional life. In 2014 she was awarded and selected to go to New York by the Breaking Glass Project for her work Vera. The world premiere of Nora at Sadler’s Wells on 4 April 2019 marked Stina’s first work for the Company on the main stage
Explore
Stina Quagebeur, Georgia Bould and Amber Hunt talk about the demands and rewards of being one of the swans in Swan Lake.
Hear from dancers Crystal Costa, Amber Hunt and Stina Quagebeur on the importance of arms in Swan Lake.
ImageNora rehearsal images
VideoSwan Lake: the demands and rewards of being a swan
VideoThe arm movement of Swan Lake
VideoShe Persisted: A look at female choreographers
ImageLest We Forget in rehearsals
ImageThe Sleeping Beauty production images
ImageRehearsal Photography: Akram Khan's Giselle
ImageRehearsal Photography: Akram Khan's Giselle
ImageProduction Photography: Akram Khan's Giselle
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