Critics' Circle National Dance Awards 2014 Winners

Published: 27 January 2015
Reporter: Vera Liber

Critics' Circle National Dance Awards
  • Outstanding Male Performance (Modern): Jonathan Goddard in the title role as Dracula for Mark Bruce Company
  • Outstanding Female Performance (Modern): Wendy Houstoun for Pact with Pointlessness
  • Best Modern Choreography: Akram Khan for Dust by English National Ballet
  • Outstanding Female Performance (Classical): Natalia Osipova in the title role as Giselle for The Royal Ballet
  • Outstanding Male Performance (Classical): Xander Parish in the title role as Apollo for the Mariinsky Ballet
  • Best Classical Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon for The Winter’s Tale by The Royal Ballet
  • Grishko Award for Emerging Artist: Francesca Hayward of the Royal Ballet
  • Best Independent Company: Mark Bruce Company
  • Stef Stefanou Award for Outstanding Company: English National Ballet
  • The Dancing Times Award for Best Male Dancer: Jonathan Goddard
  • Grishko Award for Best Female Dancer: Natalia Osipova
  • De Valois Award for Outstanding Achievement: Carlos Acosta CBE 
  • Jane Attenborough Dance UK Industry Award: Frank Doran MP, Secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Dance

The Chairman of the Awards committee, Graham Watts OBE, said: "these awards are a celebration of brilliance amongst the rich diversity of dance forms we enjoy in the UK, both from home-based companies and the many touring ensembles from overseas, several of whom have been recognised in this year’s nominations.

"The 383 recommendations from British dance critics for companies, choreographers and performers seen in 2014 easily represented a new record, which must say something about the ever-increasing spread of excellence in dance.’"

Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of English National Ballet, said: “I am absolutely thrilled with our success at this year’s National Dance Awards. It is core to my artistic vision for English National Ballet to continue to honour the classics, and create the classics of the future with productions such as Lest We Forget.

"Receiving these awards means so much to the entire Company, and is a testament to how hard-working everyone at English National Ballet is.”

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