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Jan 1, 1997 · When Mayerling (set to the swooning music of Liszt) premiered at the Royal in 1978, David Wall was Rudolf and Lynn Seymour was Vetsera. When the ballet was last done at the Met, there was no Wall or Seymour. Instead, Adam Cooper, a then-promoted Royal Ballet principal, portrayed Rudolf while Gillian Revie danced Vetsera.
Adam Cooper (born 22 July 1971) is an English dancer. He works as both a performer and choreographer in musical theatre, and has choreographed and/or starred in award-winning shows such as On Your Toes, Singin' in the Rain and Grand Hotel.
Adam was born on 22nd July 1971 in Tooting, London. He started tap dancing at the age of 5 and ballet at 7, training at the Jean Winkler School of Dance in Tooting. At age 11 he continued his training at Arts Educational School London where he also studied Modern Dance, Jazz, Acting, Singing, Music, Contemporary, Character Dance and Stage Fighting.
Sep 23, 2022 · Mayerling tells a story which entwines the historical complexities of 19th-century geopolitics and court politics alike, against the backdrop of centuries of Habsburg history. But it is deeply, movingly effective as a ballet because it is mood-driven above all.
Dec 9, 2020 · Irek Mukhamedov played the Russian ballet dancer and Sarah Wildor, Adam’s wife, played opposite him. He explained that he had had to work on a range of styles including jazz, and tap which he hadn’t done since he was 16. “It was a baptism of fire, definitely, but it worked out really well.”
Jun 25, 2024 · Five questions with Adam Cooper of 'A Chorus Line'. The acclaimed dancer and choreographer has starred in everything from Singin' in the Rain and The Nutcracker, to The Magic Flute, and now he returns to A Chorus Line.
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Dance critic Ismene Brown interviews Adam Cooper, legendary as the Swan in Matthew Bourne’s world hit Swan Lake, about his high-achieving and wide-ranging ca...
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