Daniel Jones (dancer)
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Daniel Jones is an English dancer, choreographer and film producer who has been a member of the English National Ballet
since 1992. He produced and choreographed Men in Tights, a documentary about a group of ship builders from Newcastle-upon-Tyne who were given the opportunity to perform a Ballet for the very first time in their lives in front of their friends and family, broadcast in 2003. Jones has his own company, Soloist Limited. Career highlights include creating a role in Mauro Bigonzetti
's Symphonic Dances and performing Tybalt
at the Rod Laver Arena
in Melbourne
, Australia
.
Daniel Jones was twice awarded the Kenneth MacMillan
prize for choreography. Between October 2002 and April 2009 he wrote a blog at the Ballet.co web site.
English National Ballet
English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin and based at Markova House in South Kensington, London, England. Along with the Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Scottish Ballet, it is one of the four major ballet companies in Great...
since 1992. He produced and choreographed Men in Tights, a documentary about a group of ship builders from Newcastle-upon-Tyne who were given the opportunity to perform a Ballet for the very first time in their lives in front of their friends and family, broadcast in 2003. Jones has his own company, Soloist Limited. Career highlights include creating a role in Mauro Bigonzetti
Mauro Bigonzetti
Mauro Bigonzetti is an internationally acclaimed choreographer of contemporary ballet. Born in Rome in 1960, Bigonzetti trained at the ballet school of Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and entered their company in 1979. In 1983 he joined the Reggio Emilia company Aterballetto, renowned for its...
's Symphonic Dances and performing Tybalt
Tybalt
Tybalt is a fictional character and the main antagonist in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. He is Lady Capulet's nephew, Juliet's hot-tempered cousin and Romeo's rival. Tybalt shares the same name as the character Tibert/Tybalt the "Prince of Cats" in Reynard the Fox, a point of...
at the Rod Laver Arena
Rod Laver Arena
Rod Laver Arena is a tennis stadium that is part of the Melbourne Park complex located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and has been the main venue for the Australian Open in tennis since 1988, replacing the ageing Kooyong Stadium...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Daniel Jones was twice awarded the Kenneth MacMillan
Kenneth MacMillan
Sir Kenneth MacMillan was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He was artistic director of the Royal Ballet in London between 1970 and 1977.-Early years:...
prize for choreography. Between October 2002 and April 2009 he wrote a blog at the Ballet.co web site.