"At 31, Ball is riding the crest of a career that seems to have gone pretty smoothly so far. Growing up in Liverpool, he didn't get much stick for being into ballet as a kid (the worst comments came from another girl in his ballet class). Joining the Royal Ballet School at 11, he graduated straight into the Royal Ballet company and was promoted each year, making it to the top rank of principal in 2018."
"He has loved getting his teeth into meaty dramatic roles, especially the psychological turmoil of Kenneth MacMillan's ballets: the suicidal Crown Prince Rudolf in Mayerling or the doomed poet Des Grieux in Manon. As a guest star he was smouldering as The Stranger in Matthew Bourne's popular Swan Lake and made a virtuoso cameo, spinning in a Paul Smith suit, in the recent Quadrophenia ballet."
Matthew Ball is a 31-year-old principal with the Royal Ballet who joined the Royal Ballet School at age 11 and progressed into the company, reaching principal rank in 2018. He combines tall, athletic physique with finely angled features and piercing eyes that suit princely and dramatic partnering roles. He favors psychologically intense parts, notably Kenneth MacMillan ballets such as Mayerling and Manon, portraying tormented characters. He has also guest-starred in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake and performed a notable cameo in the Quadrophenia ballet. He frequently appears at international galas and often partners with fellow principal Mayara Magri.
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