Michael Nunn OBE (born 1967) is a British ballet dancer, choreographer, and a television and film director/producer.
Michael Nunn was born in London in 1967, [1] the son of a builder. [2]
Nunn joined the Royal Ballet in 1987, and was promoted to first soloist in 1997. [3] His first big break was when Kenneth MacMillan chose him to dance the male lead, Crown Prince Rudolf, in Mayerling, [1] a role originally created on David Wall.
In 2001, together with principal dancer William Trevitt, he left to found the modern dance groups, BalletBoyz and George Piper Dances. [3]
Nunn now works as a choreographer with BalletBoyz and George Piper Dances. [3]
A 90-minute abridgment of Kenneth Macmillan's ballet Romeo and Juliet was produced by Michael Nunn and William Trevitt for BBC television and broadcast in 2020 on PBS. [4]
He is married, [2] and lives in Kew Gardens, London. [1]
Nunn is an ambassador for Borne, a medical research charity looking into the causes of premature birth. [5] In March 2019, Nunn hosted Borne to Dance with Darcey Bussell at the Royal Opera House to raise money for premature birth research. [6]
Michael Nunn OBE (born 1967) is a British ballet dancer, choreographer, and a television and film director/producer.
Michael Nunn was born in London in 1967, [1] the son of a builder. [2]
Nunn joined the Royal Ballet in 1987, and was promoted to first soloist in 1997. [3] His first big break was when Kenneth MacMillan chose him to dance the male lead, Crown Prince Rudolf, in Mayerling, [1] a role originally created on David Wall.
In 2001, together with principal dancer William Trevitt, he left to found the modern dance groups, BalletBoyz and George Piper Dances. [3]
Nunn now works as a choreographer with BalletBoyz and George Piper Dances. [3]
A 90-minute abridgment of Kenneth Macmillan's ballet Romeo and Juliet was produced by Michael Nunn and William Trevitt for BBC television and broadcast in 2020 on PBS. [4]
He is married, [2] and lives in Kew Gardens, London. [1]
Nunn is an ambassador for Borne, a medical research charity looking into the causes of premature birth. [5] In March 2019, Nunn hosted Borne to Dance with Darcey Bussell at the Royal Opera House to raise money for premature birth research. [6]