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Julia Conway

First Soloist
The company Dancers Julia Conway
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Birthplace
London, UK

Training
Originally with Olga Semenova and Young Dancers Academy, further training with Magaly Suárez, Ayako Yamada, Isabelle Guérin and Royal Ballet Upper School

English National Ballet
Joined 2017, promoted to First Artist 2019, Junior Soloist 2020, Soloist 2022, First Soloist 2023. Notable and leading roles with the Company include Princess Florine in Kenneth MacMillan’s Sleeping Beauty, the Pas de Trois in Derek Deane’s Swan Lake, Stepsister Clementine in Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella, Clara/Sugar Plum Fairy in Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker, Gulnare in Le Corsaire and roles in Arielle Smith’s Jolly Folly and William Forsythe’s Blake Works I and Playlist (EP). Winner of English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer 2019.

Previous companies
Appeared in The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty with The Royal Ballet

Role would love to dance
Everything!

Other info
World Ballet Competition, First place 2014; Youth American Grand Prix; First place in Classical and Contemporary (2015) Paris.

Upcoming performances

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Erina Takahashi and James Streeter in Akram Khan’s Giselle © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: Akram Khan's Giselle
English National Ballet in Nutcracker © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: Nutcracker
Raymonda: Henriette Act 2 variation (extract) | English National Ballet
Julia Conway as free-spirited Henriette, Raymonda's close friend and confidante, in Tamara Rojo's Raymonda.
Raymonda: Henriette Act 2 variation (extract)
Take Five Blues: In Rehearsal | English National Ballet
Take Five Blues: In Rehearsal
The Sleeping Beauty: Jewels (extract) | English National Ballet
Anjuli Hudson, Carolyne Galvao, Julia Conway, Alison McWhinney and Daniel McCormick perform an excerpt from Sir Kenneth MacMillan's The Sleeping Beauty at English National Ballet's 70th Anniversary Gala
The Sleeping Beauty: Jewels 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
Grand Pas Classique (extract) | English National Ballet
Julia Conway and Aitor Arrieta performing Victor Gzovsky's Grand Pas Classique for Emerging Dancer: A Celebration.
Grand Pas Classique (extract)
Emerging Dancer: A Celebration – Mentorship in the Competition | English National Ballet
Hear from Julia Conway and Shiori Kase on the value of having mentors for Emerging Dancer.
The Value of Mentorship with Emerging Dancer
Emma Hawes & Aitor Arrieta in Blake Works I for The Forsythe Evening © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: THE FORSYTHE EVENING
Raymonda: Trailer | English National Ballet
Raymonda: Trailer
English National Ballet dancers in Tamara Rojo's Raymonda © Johan Persson
In Pictures: Raymonda
Francesco Gabriele Frola as Conrad in Le Corsaire © Laurent Liotardo
Le Corsaire Production Photography
Julia Conway and dancers of English National Ballet in rehearsals for Harald Lander's Etudes ahead of our 70th Anniversary Gala © Laurent Liotardo.
In rehearsal: 70th Anniversary Gala
Julia Conway: Untitled Code | English National Ballet
Emerging Dancer 2019 winner Julia Conway performing Untitled Code, choreographed by Miguel Altunaga with music by Kid Cudi (The Resurrection of Scott Mescudi).
Julia Conway: Untitled Code
Flames of Paris pas de deux: Julia Conway and Rentaro Nakaaki | English National Ballet
Julia Conway and Rentaro Nakaaki performing the pas de deux from Flames of Paris at Emerging Dancer 2019.
Julia Conway and Rentaro Nakaaki: Flames of Paris pas de deux
Julia Conway and Rentaro Nakaaki performing the Flames of Paris pas de deux for Emerging Dancer 2019 © Laurent Liotardo.
Emerging Dancer 2019: production images
The six finalists of Emerging Dancer 2019 © Laurent Liotardo, post production by Nik Pate
Meet the finalists of Emerging Dancer 2019
Julia Conway: Emerging Dancer 2019 Winner | English National Ballet
Julia Conway: Emerging Dancer 2019 Winner
Emerging Dancer 2019: Trailer | English National Ballet
Emerging Dancer 2019: trailer
Alina Cojocaru as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty © Laurent Liotardo.
The Sleeping Beauty production images
Jurgita Dronina and Isaac Hernandez in rehearsals for The Sleeping Beauty © Laurent Liotardo
The Sleeping Beauty rehearsal images
Aaron Robison in rehearsals for La Sylphide © Laurent Liotardo
La Sylphide rehearsal images
Akram Khan's Giselle, October 2023, Production Gallery