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Ken Saruhashi

First Soloist
The company Dancers Ken Saruhashi
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Birthplace
Hokkaido, Japan

Training
Harumi Shimoda Ballet School; English National Ballet School

English National Ballet
Joined 2011, promoted First Artist 2014, Junior Soloist 2016, Soloist 2017, First Soloist 2019.

Repertoire
Ali and Lankendem in Le Corsaire, Prince Siegfried in Derek Deane’s Swan Lake, Albrecht in Mary Skeaping’s Giselle, Hilarion in Akram Khan’s Giselle, Nephew/Prince in Eagling’s Nutcracker, Mercutio in Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet, The Messenger of Death in MacMillan’s Song of the Earth and Bluebird and Prince Désiré in MacMillan’s Sleeping Beauty, Lescaut in MacMillan’s Manon and Benjamin in Wheeldon’s Cinderella. Other repertoire includes Harald Lander’s Etudes, the Mazurka from Serge Lifar’s Suite en blanc, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, John Neumeier’s Spring and Fall, Aszure Barton’s Fantastic Beings, Hans van Manen’s Adagio Hammerklavier, Pina Bausch’s Rite of Spring and William Forsythe’s Playlist (Track 1, 2)

Other info
Ken was a finalist in the 2013 and 2014 Emerging Dancer competitions

Upcoming performances

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Akram Khan's Giselle: Ceremony (Extract)
Take Five Blues: In Rehearsal | English National Ballet
Take Five Blues: In Rehearsal
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
Playlist (Track 1, 2): William Forsythe's Electrifying Work | English National Ballet
Find out what it's like performing William Forsythe's playful and groovy work Playlist (Track 1, 2).
Playlist (Track 1, 2): On dancing William Forsythe's electrifying work
Emma Hawes & Aitor Arrieta in Blake Works I for The Forsythe Evening © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: THE FORSYTHE EVENING
English National Ballet dancer Erik Woolhouse in Playlist (Track 1, 2) by William Forsythe © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: Playlist (Track 1, 2)
Francesco Gabriele Frola as Conrad in Le Corsaire © Laurent Liotardo
Le Corsaire Production Photography
Isaac Hernandez and Jurgita Dronina in rehearsals for Manon © Laurent Liotardo.
Manon rehearsal images
Akram Khan's Giselle: Ceremony (Extract)