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    Iain Mackay calls it a day after 20-year-long ballet career

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    By Birmingham Eastside on January 19, 2018 Art, BCU, Culture, Dance, Features, News

    Birmingham Royal Ballet‘s principal dancer, Iain Mackay will perform for the last time this evening at Symphony Hall.

    Beauty and the Beast; Nao Sakuma as Belle and Iain Mackay as the Beast. Photo: Roy Smiljanic

     

    Romeo and Juliet: Jenna Roberts as Juliet and Iain Mackay as Romeo. Photo : Roy Smiljanic

     

    Romeo and Juliet:  Jenna Roberts as Juliet and Iain Mackay as Romeo. Photo: Roy Smiljanic

     

    After a career spanning almost two decades, retiring danseur will take up a new job as the artistic director of the Yorkshire Summer Ballet School. 

    Mackay held the highest rank of Principal Dancer, with some memorable roles performed nationally and internationally.

    He recently founded Open Door Dance, an initiative that aids creative collaborations with the aim of taking high quality dance performances to fresh audiences and venues.

    The Scottish artist is also the Male Dance Ambassador for the Royal Academy of Dance.

    Merde on your final performance with @BRB tomorrow @iainmackaydance! We're sure that you will continue to inspire young dancers in your new role @InfoYBSS #RADProjectB

    — Royal Academy of Dance (@RADheadquarters) January 19, 2018

    Mackay’s swan song will be the world premiere of Khachaturian’s Spartacus with the 37-year-old playing the eponymous role and Jenna Roberts essaying Phrygia. The pair have enjoyed several successful collaborations in the past including their stellar performances in Romeo and Juliet and will perform some a few other classics together tonight.

    A very generous friend commissioned Gordon King to paint this to mark my retirement. Pretty amazing!! pic.twitter.com/2W4MahqFw9

    — IAIN MACKAY (@iainmackaydance) January 19, 2018

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