Stephen Jefferies (dancer)
Stephen Jefferies is a retired ballet dancer, artistic director and choreographer. He was a senior principal dancer for The Royal Ballet and The National Ballet of Canada.
Jefferies was named artistic director of the Hong Kong Ballet in 1996 and the Suzhou Ballet Theatre in 2006, before becoming a Governor of The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Royal Ballet School in 2017.
He is also an international ballet competition judge and advisor.
He appeared in the world premiere of Minoru Miki's An Actor's Revenge by the English Music Theatre at the Old Vic in London, 1979, as the mime version of Yukinojo.
He married Rashna Homji in 1972 and has two children.
Roles created
For The Royal BalletPrincipal dancer in Adieu
Principal dancer in Dances of Albion
Esenin in Isadora
Principal dancer in L’Invitation au voyage
Principal dancer in Consort Lessons
Drum Major in Different Drummer
Dr. Frankenstein in Frankenstein, the Modern Prometheus
Hapi in The Songs of Horus
Brazilian Woolly Monkey in ‘Still life’ at the Penguin Café
Uranus in The Planets
Title role in Cyrano
The Steward in The Grand Tour
Principal dancer in St. Thomas’ Wake
Servant / Young Chap in O.W.
Principal Dancer in Ballade
Harlequin in The Poltroon
Eitenne in Sword of Alsace
Principal dancer in Unfamiliar Playground
A Brother in Shukumei
Dr. Coppélius in Coppélia
The Ghost in El amor brujo
Zeus in Pandora
The Ringmaster / Jack the Ripper in Lulu
For The National Ballet of Canada
Principal Dancer in A Party
Morris in ''Washington Square''
Guest performances
Romeo in John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet, with Marcia Haydee and Natalia Makarova;Dalal Achcar’s Something Special, with Marcia Haydee, Rio de Janeiro
Edmonton Commonwealth Festival, with Lynn Seymour in Canada
PACT Ballet in South Africa
Two World Festivals of Dance, with Lesley Collier and Alessandra Ferri, Tokyo Japan
Created principal role in Bolero, Fukuoka, Japan
Stuttgart Ballet: Prince Albrecht in Giselle, with Yoko Morishita
Pas de deux with Carla Fracci for video & television productions "," Italy
Anna, a feature film with Silvia Seidel in Germany, where he starred as himself
Created mime role of Yukinojo in the world première of Minoru Miki’s An Actor’s Revenge at The Old Vic, London
Lead role in Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Song and Dance at The Palace Theatre, in the West End, London
Works Choreographed
Voyages for the Suzhou Science and Cultural Arts Centre, 2008Suzie Wong
Legend of the Great Archer
The Sleeping Beauty
Tango Ballet Tango
The Nutcracker
Swan Lake
The Magic Toyshop for Granada Television, based on a novel by Angela Carter
Mes Souvenirs for a charity gala, organized by Leslie Edwards, at the London Coliseum, later taken into the London City Ballet’s repertoire
Bits and Pieces for a workshop for The National Ballet of Canada, later televised in Canada, co-choreographed with Rashna Homji
Nominations and awards
Nominated for the most outstanding performance for the Laurence Olivier awards for Sons of HorosNominated for the most outstanding performance for the Laurence Olivier awards for title role in Cyrano
Voted dancer of the year in 1984, by Dance and Dancers Magazine