Edward
Watson
- Height 180cm
- Chest 98.5cm
- Waist 79cm
- Shoe 43.5
- Hair Red
- Eyes Blue
- Pronouns He/Him/His
This power house Artist is currently a Principal of The Royal Ballet and is globally celebrated as one of the world’s most distinctive male dancers of our generation, to date, the longest serving Principal at The Royal Ballet. He has had an astonishing career, winning an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance for his performance as Gregor Sama in Arthur Pita’s Metamorphosis - Prix Benois de la Danse for his performance in Christopher Wheeldon, The Winter’s Tale and awarded an MBE in 2015 for his services to dance. Ed has had more roles created on him than any other dancer in The Royal Ballet, a huge accolade in itself! His many role creations for Wayne McGregor include, Symbiont(s), Qualia, Chroma, Infra, Limen, Carbon Life, Raven Girl, Tetractys, Woolf Works, Obsidian Tear and Multiverse. Outside of his life on stage, Ed has engaged in many collaborations including with fashion houses, editorials and runways, as well as high-profile photographers including, Nick Knight, Nadav Kandar, Anthony Crickmay, Kosmas Pavlos and Rick Guest; with whom he created the special edition folio entitled, ‘Edward Watson, Portrait of A Dancer’, which captured and honoured Edward’s 30 years in dance.
This power house Artist is currently a Principal of The Royal Ballet and is globally celebrated as one of the world’s most distinctive male dancers of our generation, to date, the longest serving Principal at The Royal Ballet. He has had an astonishing career, winning an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance for his performance as Gregor Sama in Arthur Pita’s Metamorphosis - Prix Benois de la Danse for his performance in Christopher Wheeldon, The Winter’s Tale and awarded an MBE in 2015 for his services to dance. Ed has had more roles created on him than any other dancer in The Royal Ballet, a huge accolade in itself! His many role creations for Wayne McGregor include, Symbiont(s), Qualia, Chroma, Infra, Limen, Carbon Life, Raven Girl, Tetractys, Woolf Works, Obsidian Tear and Multiverse. Outside of his life on stage, Ed has engaged in many collaborations including with fashion houses, editorials and runways, as well as high-profile photographers including, Nick Knight, Nadav Kandar, Anthony Crickmay, Kosmas Pavlos and Rick Guest; with whom he created the special edition folio entitled, ‘Edward Watson, Portrait of A Dancer’, which captured and honoured Edward’s 30 years in dance.