Shiori Kase is promoted to Lead Principal, Aitor Arrieta is promoted to Principal, Emma Hawes is promoted to Principal.
Photo by © Ian Gavan
Shiori Kase joined English National Ballet in 2009 and was promoted to Principal in 2016. She has performed in numerous lead roles including Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Clara/Sugar Plum Fairy in Nutcracker, Medora in Le Corsaire and the title role in Cinderella. She received critical and audience acclaim for her opening night performance in the title role of Raymonda earlier this week. She received English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer Award in 2011.
Since joining English National Ballet in 2016, Aitor Arrieta has been promoted to First Soloist and been the joint winner of 2017’s Emerging Dancer Award. He has performed in lead roles including John de Bryan in Raymonda, Albrecht in Akram Khan’s Giselle, Nephew/Prince in Nutcracker, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, Des Grieux in Manon and Prince Guillaume in Cinderella.
Emma Hawes joined English National Ballet in 2018 and has danced lead roles including Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Gulnare in Le Corsaire, Clara/Sugar Plum Fairy in Nutcracker and the title roles in Manon, Cinderella and, most recently, Raymonda.
