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Matthew Astley

First Artist
The company Dancers Matthew Astley
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Birthplace
Wolverhampton, UK

Training
Royal Ballet School

English National Ballet
Joined 2017. First Artist 2022. Finalist of Emerging Dancer 2022.

Previous companies
Demi Soloist – Ballet du Capitole (2012-2017) and The Nutcracker with Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2012

Career highlight
Dancing in William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude and working with Oleg Vinogradov performing in Paquita (pas de trois)

Other info
Winner of the Phyllis Bedells Bursary, 2009 – Royal Academy of Dance

Upcoming performances

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Take Five Blues: In Rehearsal | English National Ballet
Take Five Blues: In Rehearsal
Angela Wood in Take Five Blues by Stina Quagebeur part of Reunion © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: Take Five Blues
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
Artists of English National Ballet rehearsing Stina Quagebeur's Take Five Blues © Laurent Liotardo
In rehearsals: Stina Quagebeur's Take Five Blues
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
Ek / Forsythe / Quagebeur, November 2022, Take Five Blues rehearsal trailer