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DancersOlivia Cowley
Soloist

Olivia Cowley

Classical BalletNeoclassical BalletMixed Repertoire

Training

  • Local dance class, Aylesbury
  • The Royal Ballet Upper School (from age 16)

Repertoire

  • Created role in Wayne McGregor's Raven Girl
  • Created role in Wayne McGregor's The Dante Project
  • Roles across the classical canon

Promotions

  • 2003Artist
  • 2009First Artist
  • 2013Soloist

Awards

    Biography

    Olivia Cowley is a British Soloist of The Royal Ballet, joining the company in 2003 after training at The Royal Ballet Upper School from the age of 16. She began dancing locally in Aylesbury and worked steadily through the ranks, earning a place at the Upper School based on her natural talent.

    Cowley has performed across the full range of the company's classical and contemporary repertoire for over two decades, and has created roles in several major Wayne McGregor productions including Raven Girl, The Dante Project, Multiverse, Carbon Life, and Acis and Galatea.

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