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Sylvie Guillem
Principal Dancer
Born February 25, 1965 in Paris, France (61 years old)
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Sylvie Guillem is a French ballet dancer. Guillem was the top-ranking female dancer with the Paris Opera Ballet from 1984 to 1989, before becoming a principal guest artist with the Royal Ballet in London. She has performed contemporary dance as an Associate Artist of London's Sadler's Wells Theatre. Her most notable performances have included those in Giselle and in Rudolf Nureyev's stagings of Swan Lake and Don Quixote. In November 2014, she announced her retirement from the stage in 2015.
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Career Trajectory
Guillem rose from the Paris Opéra Ballet's ranks to become principal dancer by her early twenties, commanding the classical canon with technical brilliance and dramatic intensity. Her 1989 move to the Royal Ballet marked a decisive turn toward artistic risk-taking, as she pursued collaborations with cutting-edge choreographers and expanded her repertoire into demanding contemporary work. Over four decades, she established herself as one of ballet's most intellectually engaged and fearless interpreters, equally at home in Swan Lake and in the challenging, boundary-pushing creations of Forsythe and Preljocaj.
Career Highlight
Principal Dancer, Paris Opéra Ballet (1984–1989) and Royal Ballet (1989–2015); created roles in major contemporary works including Forsythe's In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated and Preljocaj's Boléro
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- 1965 · Paris, France
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