Alban Lendorf


Alban Lendorf is a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, and actor, who was a principal with the Royal Danish Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre. He was also a guest artist with the English National Ballet and the Stanislavski Ballet.
He transitioned to acting following his retirement from dance at the age of 29.
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Education

Lendorf was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1989. He was trained at the Royal Danish Ballet School, which follows the Bournonville method.

Dancing career

Lendorf became an apprentice at the Royal Danish Ballet in 2006 upon graduation from the school, and in 2008 he joined the corps de ballet. He was appointed soloist in 2010, and was promoted to principal dancer in April 2011 at the age of 21.
He danced with the American Ballet Theatre from 2013, first as an exchange artist, then as a guest principal, before joining the company as a principal in 2015.
He left the RDB in 2018 and the ABT in 2019, and ended his dancing career following a knee injury. He remains involved with the RDB as a choreographer and teacher.

Repertoire

Principal parts at the Royal Danish Ballet:
Soloist parts at the Royal Danish Ballet: Blue bird in Christopher Wheeldons Sleeping Beauty, Pas de sept in A Folk Tale, soloist in Etudes, Harlekin in La Sonnambula, soloist in Symphony in C, Dances at a Gathering, Other Dances, Donizetti Variations, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, young gypsy in Don Quixote, soloist in Les Gentilhommes, Les Lutins and The Jockey Dance.

Premieres

  • Jago in Othello by Louise MidjordEidolon by Kim BrandstupAn Elegy for Us by Iain RoweBournonville Variations by Thomas Lund.

Acting career

Lendorf started acting in the 2010s, and turned to an acting career following his retirement from dancing.

Principal awards, grants and scholarships