Laura’s husband Justin Meissner has organised them. It is partly the fault of the choreography, reworked by Carlos Acosta in 2013 after Marius Petipa’s 1869 ballet. The seed of doubt, though, had been sown. She became First Artist in 1998, Soloist in 1999, First Soloist in 2002 and Principal Dancer in 2007. RB teachers, performers and staff take British ballet to places that want to learn more about it. A Principal with hardly what could be called principal profile, she has been a constant joy in everything she does: speedy, musical, intelligent and dramatic, she embodies the old Royal Ballet virtues which made the company an ensemble of world renown in years past. Laura Morera as his firebrand lover Mercedes is underpowered. Laura Morera appears to inspire younger colleagues in the company: the young Principal Matthew Ball recently quoted her by name in an interview with The Times. Bennet Gartside and Steven McRae in Symphony in C. Bennet Gartside in Romeo and Juliet. @sheinofficial 15%code: SCSWc. I have never been this close before to a Royal Ballet principal. Laura Morera is an initially proud and somewhat haughty Titania—a suitably headstrong character to Alexander Campbell’s dignified Oberon. Morera joined The Royal Ballet after she graduated from the school. Some roles never came her way, though: she regrets not having been given Juliet; and still hopes against all hope to be cast as Natalia Petrovna in Ashton’s A Month In The Country, a complex, passionate role in which I strongly feel she would excel. Laura Morera as his firebrand lover Mercedes is underpowered. That was an important moment in her development as a dancer: ‘I’d never seen the Royal Ballet (…) and I just remember arriving in this theatre, and the smell of the theatre, sometimes even now it takes me right back to that moment…, “And then in Act I just watching the dancing (…) and they were such amazing dancers at the time, and there were these beautiful costumes – I’d never seen anything like it! © Dave Morgan, courtesy the Royal Opera House. There are moments … In Winter Dreams Masha has key relationships with her sisters, her dull husband and, centrally, Colonel Vershinin, with whom she has a passionate, but doomed love affair. This is from the 2016 revival at the ROH. You were wonderful. Her interpretation of the sassy Lise in Ashton’s La Fille Mal Gardée earned her Outstanding Female Performance (Classical) in the 2015 Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards. The frustration and uncertainly, the sense that the powers that be at the company felt the way she looked was a hindrance, led to a catastrophic loss of self-worth. She graduated in 1995. Interviewed by David Bain Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, October 04 2012 Laura and Ricardo were involved in a gala in Japan over the summer. “I think he opens himself up sometimes to extreme criticism, but you’ve got to admire the fact that he doesn’t take the easy route. Laura Morera as The Wife and Bennet Gartside as The Husband in The Concert, The Royal Ballet. Curvy&hair model. Hi guys!!! Laura Morera & Ricardo Cervera Principal & First Soloist, The Royal Ballet. THE CONCERT by Chopin ; Laura Morera as the Wife ; Bennet Gartside as the Husband ; Choreography by Robbins ; Set designed by Steinberg ; Costumes designed by Sharaff ; Lighting designed by Tipton and Dickert ; The Royal Ballet ; at the Royal Opera House ; Covent Garden, London, UK ; 18 December 2018 ; Credit: Nigel Norrington / Performing Arts Images ; www.Performing Arts Images.com 62. The squirrels didn’t talk to each other, because she was new to the company, and he was a Soloist and at that time “it was very hierarchical”; but from unpromising beginnings love grew: “He’s just amazing. Frankenstein, Federico Bonelli as Victor, Laura Morera as Elizabeth (c) ROH 2016 Bill Cooper, Laura Morera: Being “The Best Possible Version of Myself”. And watching their footwork, it was so beautiful (…) I was mesmerised, and I just remember thinking, ‘OK I want to be part of this!’”. I went there for 10 days, then I came back, and then went there for 10 days again. Final @MissItalia & @missuniverseitaly in2011. In The Dream, Laura Morera danced the difficult upper body choreography fluently, and Chi Cao had so much dignity as Oberon, ... Ashley Page’s Room of Cooks was enchanting, with its dark and haunting absurd dramatic rendition of a wife, husband and lover – hers. The brief Ross Stretton directorship of the Royal Ballet (2001-2002) was traumatic for the company as a whole and for Laura, too, even though she felt he appreciated her talent. Entree - Laura Morera, Alexander Campbell, Marianela Nuñez, Thiago Soares, Yuhui Choe, Ricardo Cervera by DanceTabs Variation 1 - Yuhui choe by DanceTabs 1 “I feel I’m having a second wind.”. [3][4] She won the 2015 Critics' Circle National Dance Award for her performance as Lise in Ashton's La Fille mal gardée. They’ve been involved with similar events for about six years now. Her favourite choreographers: “Ashton, MacMillan, Scarlett.” No hesitation. Laura Morera Principal, The Royal Ballet. moreralaurax@hotmail.com. She was so extraordinarily good as the temptress gypsy in The Two Pigeons, yet here, in a similar role, she is subdued. His successor, Monica Mason, did eventually promote her to Principal in 2007. And he gave me a few first nights, I did Fille with Vadim [Muntagirov] in a first night.”. Laura Morera dances with Vadim Muntagirov in La Fille Mal Gardée . And a part of it she became, her rare and exquisite musicality, intelligence, versatility and unstinting professionalism making her an asset for the company. alison 57 posts. Not a loud, histrionic, tempestuous sort of passion; rather an un-showy, slow-burning, internalised passion that brings an intense charge to all her dramatic roles. 430 Followers, 280 Following, 653 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Laura morera (@laurensens) “I made myself quite ill from feeling so sad and frustrated and miserable, and I went to a healing retreat in Thailand. Laura Morera. KIss. Matthew Ball in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake . After completing her six-month training with the Royal Ballet School, Cojocaru was offered a contract to join The Royal Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet. Just seen this lady in a streaming of Ashton’s Enigma (Elgar). Morera was born in Madrid. Not a loud, histrionic, tempestuous sort of passion; rather an un-showy, slow-burning, internalised passion that brings an intense charge to all her dramatic roles. We’ve been together for 23 years now and the love definitely grows each day… Justin is the love of my life.”. Another young colleague, William Bracewell, told Ballet Position one of the attractions of joining the Royal Ballet was the opportunity to share the stage with dancers he deeply admired, like Laura Morera. She laughs: “Well, no, because I was in a squirrel outfit for Tales of Beatrix Potter and he was also a squirrel!”. Find the perfect Laura Gut stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Richard LH 33 posts. 2nda a @misscurvyssima 2019. She was so extraordinarily good as the temptress gypsy in The Two Pigeons, yet here, in a similar role, she is subdued. 126. Laura Moreira. Her talent earned her an invitation to apply for the Royal Ballet School aged 11; and she has lived the best part of her life in the UK, as witnessed by her barely-accented spoken English. Laura Morera was the stand- out dancer for me. Tristram Kenton. Thank you! Grand Duchess Anastasia was the youngest daughter of the last Russian Tsar. Vivienne Westwood celebrates her 80th birthday with husband Andreas Kronthaler, 55, as they attend a short film screening on the iconic Piccadilly Lights in the city centre … “One of the people there said, ‘when you first arrived, you looked dead in the eyes.’, “And then I came back and suddenly I didn’t hate myself, I didn’t feel inadequate, I knew my value, and all I could be was the best version of myself.”. There is palpable passion in Laura Morera. Interviewed by David Bain Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, November 27 2019. Hasty luego. I was curious to find out more about how Laura and Justin came together at The Royal Ballet – was it love as first sight? [3], Morera's repertoire with the Royal Ballet includes:[1], Morera at the curtain call of MacMillan's, "Interview – Laura Morera – Principal, The Royal Ballet", "Laura Morera & Vadim Muntagirov – Royal Ballet Principals, on La Fille mal gardée", "2015 National Dance Awards – Winners Announced", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laura_Morera&oldid=993683176, People educated at the Royal Ballet School, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Mary Vetsera, Mitzi Caspar and Marie Larisch in, This page was last edited on 11 December 2020, at 22:46. Her dancing. (Click image for larger version) Laura has become a real ambassador for English ballet. I just watched The Nutcracker on DVD from 2009(?). Her husband, former Royal Ballet dancer Justin Meissner: “He’s the love of my life” Her favourite choreographers: “Ashton, MacMillan, Scarlett.” No hesitation. “We [dancers] definitely have input [in his work] and I love that about Liam, his trust; and you just keep growing in those roles (…) Age of Anxiety was such a difficult piece for him because [WH Auden’s poem] is not a perfect piece of literature (…). [1] She started going to London to attend Royal Academy of Dance's summer programme when she was seven, and when she was 10, she auditioned for The Royal Ballet School by dancing a solo from Paquita in pointe shoes. “I will always be grateful to Monica, she didn’t have to do it (…) but I felt like what sometimes was being said of the type of dancer that I was wasn’t quite reflected in the casting, and one thing I never wanted was to be a Principal that people don’t understand why they’re Principals because they’re not doing any roles.”. Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Laura Morera talks to Ballet Position about the ups and downs of her life in ballet. For a while her progress was smooth: promoted to First Artist three years after joining the company, Soloist the year after, and First Soloist in 2002. Replies 612; Created Aug 24; Last Reply Nov 15; Top Posters In This Topic. And in Quizas … You can tell when Laura Morera really cares about something (or someone) because her speech, normally soft and thoughtful, gains a certain urgency. Laura Morera is one of The Royal Ballet’s unsung heroines. She said that the first time round she should have done just one show, but Sarah Lamb was off following a bad accident and Monica Mason asked if she would do her shows with … “I just felt inadequate and small, I felt like I didn’t belong in this ballet world, but I knew I had something in me that went beyond how you’re meant to look as a ballet dancer (…). 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