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Emma Hawes

Lead Principal
The company Dancers Emma Hawes
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Birthplace
Delaware, Ohio, USA

Training
BalletMet Dance Academy, Columbus Ohio; Canada’s National Ballet School

Previous Companies
National Ballet of Canada

English National Ballet
Joined in 2018 as First Soloist, promoted to Principal 2022, Lead Principal 2023.

Repertoire
Roles with the Company have included Manon and Lescaut’s Mistress in Manon (MacMillan), Odette/Odile in Derek Deane’s Swan Lake and Swan Lake in-the-round, Cinderella in Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella, Raymonda in Tamara Rojo’s Raymonda, Gulnare in Le Corsaire, Clara/Sugar Plum Fairy in Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker, Balanchine’s Theme and Variations, Forsythe’s Blake Works I and Playlist (EP), David Dawson’s Four Last Songs.

Other info
In 2012 she represented The National Ballet of Canada in The Tenth International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize and received the Audience Choice Award for Favourite Female Competitor. Created roles include corps de ballet in Alexei Ratmansky’s Romeo and Juliet, 2011; original cast of Robert Binet’s Unearth, 2012; pas de deux of Guillaume Côté’s Enkeli, 2012; original cast of Robert Binet’s Terra Incognita, 2016; original cast of James Kudelka’s Dark Night’s Bright Day, 2013; original cast of Robert Binet’s The Dreamers Ever Leave You, 2016 and the Pas De Trois in Nikolaj Hubbe’s Swan Lake, 2015. Previously Emma was a competitive swimmer until age 12 and is a certified lifeguard.

Upcoming performances

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In Pictures: David Dawson's Four Last Songs
Our Voices: Teaser | English National Ballet
Our Voices: Teaser
Cinderella in-the-round: Stepsisters (extract) | English National Ballet
Stepsisters Edwina and Clementine (danced by Emma Hawes and Katja Khaniukova) in Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella in-the-round.
Cinderella in-the-round: Stepsisters (extract)
Aitor Arrieta as Creautre and Emily Suzuki as Marie in Creature by Akram Khan © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: Creature
English National Ballet dancers in Blake Works I for The Forsythe Evening © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: Blake Works I
Blake Works I: I Hope My Life (extract) | English National Ballet
Emma Hawes and Artists of English National Ballet performing William Forsythe's Blake Works I, set to music by James Blake.
Blake Works I: I Hope My Life (extract)
Rhys Antoni Yeomans and Georgia Bould in Arielle Smith's Joly Folly as part of ENB's Reunion © Laurent Liotardo
On Stage: Reunion at Sadler's Wells
Raymonda: Rehearsal Insight | English National Ballet
Loipa Araújo leads this short insight into Raymonda. Featuring dancers Emma Hawes, Aitor Arrieta and Fernando Carratalá Coloma, with Julia Richter on piano.
Raymonda: Rehearsal Insight
Emma Hawes & Aitor Arrieta in Blake Works I for The Forsythe Evening © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: THE FORSYTHE EVENING
Blake Works I: I Hope My Life (extract) | English National Ballet
Emma Hawes and Artists of English National Ballet performing William Forsythe's Blake Works I, set to music by James Blake.
Blake Works I: I Hope My Life (extract)
Angela Wood and Daniel McCormick in rehearsal for Playlist (EP) © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: THE FORSYTHE EVENING in Rehearsals
Alison McWhinney and Isaac Hernández in rehearsals for Yuri Possokhov's Senseless Kindness © Laurent Liotardo
In rehearsals: Yuri Possokhov's Senseless Kindness
Cinderella in-the-round at the Royal Albert Hall © Ian Gavan
In Pictures: Cinderella in-the-round
Cinderella: Teaser | English National Ballet
A romantic moment during the photoshoot for Cinderella in-the-round with dancers Emma Hawes and Francesco Gabriele Frola.
Cinderella in-the-round: Teaser
Isaac Hernandez and Jurgita Dronina in rehearsals for Manon © Laurent Liotardo.
Manon rehearsal images
Our Voices: David Dawson's Four Last Songs, Production Images