Isabelle Brouwers

Birthplace
Bonn, Germany (Nationality British) 

Training
Royal Ballet Lower School and English National Ballet School

English National Ballet
Joined 2014, First Artist 2017

Previous companies
Appeared in child roles in both Swan Lake and The Nutcracker with The Royal Ballet

Role would love to dance
Giselle in Akram Khan’s Giselle, Carmen, Kitri in Don Quixote

Awards
Youth America Grand Prix in 2007; Genée International Ballet Competition Silver Medal 2013 and second place Young British Dancer of the Year 2013. Nominated for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 Emerging Dancer Final

Favourite roles
Myrtha (classical and Akram Khan version), Carmen

Career highlights
Being accepted into the Company and performing the Corsaire pas de deux at La Fenice, Venice shortly after. Dancing at the Palais Garnier (Paris Opéra) in June 2016 – competing in Emerging Dancer 2015, 2016, 2017 and working with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui in 2017 and performing Pina Bausch’s Rite of Spring at Sadler’s Wells. Further highlights include working closely with Akram Khan for the creation of Giselle and being given the chance to perform Myrtha internationally

Other info
Has lived in Europe, South East Asia and Mexico but now considers London her new home plus speaks five languages!