DancersLukas B. Brændsrød
First Soloist
Lukas B. Brændsrød
Classical BalletNeoclassical BalletMixed Repertoire
Training
- Norwegian National Ballet School
- The Royal Ballet Upper School (first Norwegian male student)
Repertoire
- Roles in Wayne McGregor's Qualia
- First Norwegian male to reach First Soloist at an international company
Promotions
- 2015Aud Jebsen Young Dancer
- 2016Artist
- 2019First Artist
- 2022Soloist
- 2024First Soloist
Awards
- 2013Lynn Seymour Award (2nd prize) — Royal Ballet School
- 2014Ursula Moreton Choreographic Award (1st prize) — Royal Ballet School
- 2015Ninette de Valois Prize (most outstanding male graduate) — The Royal Ballet School
- 2024Opera and Ballet Prize (16th recipient) — Shipowner Tom Wilhelmsen Foundation
Biography
Lukas B. Brændsrød is a Norwegian First Soloist of The Royal Ballet, the first Norwegian male dancer to reach that rank at an international company. He trained at the Norwegian National Ballet School before becoming the first Norwegian boy to attend The Royal Ballet Upper School, graduating in 2015 as the most outstanding male student — an honour recognised by the Ninette de Valois Prize.
Brændsrød began his professional life as a breakdancer before committing to classical ballet in his teens, a background that informs his dynamic physicality and spatial intelligence. He has built a wide classical and contemporary repertoire since joining the Royal Ballet in 2015 and was promoted to First Soloist in 2024.
