Jeffrey Cirio

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Jeffrey Cirio
Born1991 (age 31–32)
Pennsylvania, USA
Occupation Ballet Dancer
Career
Current group English National Ballet
Former groups Boston Ballet
American Ballet Theatre

Jeffrey Cirio (born 1991) is an American ballet dancer. He joined the Boston Ballet in 2009, and was promoted to principal dancer in 2012. In 2015, he moved to the American Ballet Theatre as a soloist, and was promoted to principal dancer the following year. In 2018, he joined the English National Ballet as a principal dancer. He will return to Boston Ballet in the 2022/23 season.

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Early life

Cirio was raised in Philadelphia. His father immigrated to the US from the Philippines as a child; his mother is of Irish and German descent. When he was seven, his family moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania as his sister, Lia, was training at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Cirio himself started ballet training there two years later, and was homeschooled. The Cirios later moved to Boston when Lia became an apprentice at the Boston Ballet. [1] Cirio also trained at the Boston Ballet, and Orlando Ballet School. [2]

Career

Cirio joined the corps de ballet of Boston Ballet in 2009, and was promoted to Principal at the company in 2012. [2] In 2015, he left Boston Ballet to join the American Ballet Theatre as a Soloist. He debuted his first full-length role during the Metropolitan Opera House season as Colas in La fille mal gardée . Cirio's promotion to Principal Dancer at ABT was announced by Kevin McKenzie in July 2016, [3] making him the first Filipino-American male principal in the company's history. [1]

In 2018, Cirio joined the English National Ballet as a lead principal dancer, after spending four months with the company as a guest artist. [4]

In 2022, it was announced that Cirio would return to Boston Ballet in the 2022-23 season but would make guest appearances in May prior to his official return. [5]

Cirio and his sister, Lia, also a Principal Dancer at Boston Ballet, established an artistic collective called Cirio Collective in 2015. [6]

Selected repertoire

Cirio's repertoire with the Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and English National Ballet includes: [2] [7]

Created roles

  • After You
  • Her Notes
  • Playlist (Track 1, 2)
  • Torvald in Nora

Awards

Awards: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Meet the Ex-Sneakerhead in the American Ballet Theatre". The Cut. 26 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jeffrey Cirio". English National Ballet. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "A Fast Leap by Jeffrey Cirio to Principal at American Ballet Theater". The New York Times. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jeffrey Cirio on Joining English National Ballet, Plus His Advice for Dancers Contemplating a Career Abroad". Pointe Magazine. 1 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Campbell, Karen (February 2, 2022). "Jeffrey Cirio returns to Boston Ballet". Boston Globe.
  6. ↑ "Bio". Cirio Collective. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Jrffrey Cirio". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018.
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