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BalletBoyz or Ballet Boyz are a London-based all-male dance company.

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BalletBoyz was founded in 1999 by Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, both principal dancers with The Royal Ballet. [1] BalletBoyz was originally called George Piper Dances.

Productions

TitleYearType
Deluxe2020Stage
Them/Us2019Stage
Fourteen Days2017Stage
Life.2016Stage
Young Men2015Stage
The Murmuring/Mesmerics2014Stage
Serpent/Fallen2013Stage
Torsion/Alpha/Void2010Stage
BalletBoyz: Greatest Hits2008Stage
Darcey Bussell - Farewell2007Stage
RFH Gala: Ballet for the People2007Stage
Encore2007Stage
Naked2005Stage
Rise and Fall2004Stage
Pointless2001Stage

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References

  1. Mackrell, Judith. "When the Ballet Boyz became Dadz". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. "Productions". balletboyz. Retrieved 27 December 2021.