James Barton
Artistic
Born in England, James danced soloist and principal roles with Birmingham Royal Ballet, toured internationally with the company and created roles in works by David Bintley, Gillian Lynne and Jessica Lang. In 2017, he was an original cast member of Christopher Wheeldon’s ‘An American in Paris’ and was a featured dancer in ‘Bob Fosse: It’s Showtime’ for Sky Arts television.
In 2019 he joined the Artistic Team at Scottish Ballet, staging works by Kenneth Macmillan, David Dawson, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Cayetano Soto, Gene Kelly and Christopher Hampson (amongst others) and assisted Jessica Lang with her creation for The Royal Ballet in 2024.
He joined Queensland Ballet as Ballet Master in September of 2024.
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