Anthony Dowell
Acting
Born: 1943-02-16
Biography
Sir Anthony James Dowell CBE (born February 16, 1943) is a retired British ballet dancer and a former artistic director of the Royal Ballet from 1986–2001. He is widely recognized as one of the great danseurs nobles of the twentieth century. Dowell was born in London and trained with June Hampshire before entering The Royal Ballet School aged ten. In 1960 he graduated into the Covent Garden Opera Ballet, transferring to The Royal Ballet the following year. He was promoted to Principal in 1966.
🎬 Movies (20)
The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
2023
Choreographer
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
2020
Choreographer
The Sleeping Beauty
2017
Creative Consultant
Darcey's Ballet Heroes
2015
Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake
2015
Director
Swan Lake
2009
Director
Frederick Ashton's Tales of Beatrix Potter
2008
Production Director
The Sleeping Beauty
2006
Choreographer
The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet
2001
Drosselmeyer
Peter and the Wolf
1997
Grandfather
The Sleeping Beauty
1994
Carabosse
The Prince of the Pagodas
1990
The Emperor
The Nutcracker
1985
Sugar Plum Fairy's Prince
Swan Lake
1982
Prince Siegfried
Ashton: The Dream
1978
Oberon
The Beatles Forever
1977
Self
Valentino
1977
Vaslav Nijinsky
A Month in the Country
1976
Beliaev
Cinderella
1970
The Prince
Romeo and Juliet
1966
Benvolio
