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Principal Dancer
Tamara Rojo CBE is a Spanish ballet dancer. She was the English National Ballet's artistic director and a lead principal dancer with the company between 2012 and 2022. She was previously a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet. She became the artistic director of San Francisco Ballet in late 2022.
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Rojo rose through the ranks of classical ballet to become a principal dancer of the Royal Ballet, where she distinguished herself through her technical brilliance and dramatic sensitivity across a wide repertoire spanning from the Romantic classics to cutting-edge contemporary work. Her partnership with leading male dancers and her willingness to inhabit roles with psychological depth—from the tragic Giselle to the fiery Kitri—established her as one of her generation's most complete interpreters. Transitioning into artistic leadership, she has brought the same intelligence and vision to institutional roles, most notably at English National Ballet and San Francisco Ballet, where she has championed new work, expanded the classical canon, and advocated for a more inclusive and dynamic vision of ballet's future.
Artistic Director of English National Ballet (2019–2023), where she elevated the company's artistic profile and championed equity initiatives; currently Artistic Director of San Francisco Ballet
King Juan Carlos University
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