Martin Vedel - Ballet Master
Born in Greenland, with Danish nationality, Martin Vedel trained
at the Royal Danish Ballet School and danced with the Royal Danish
Ballet from 1988-2000, rising to the rank of Soloist. In 2000 he
became a Principal with the Béjart Ballet in Lausanne, Switzerland,
under the directorship of Maurice Béjart and Gil Roman. As a
dancer, his repertoire included works by Bournonville and
Balanchine as well as classics such asSwan Lake,The Sleeping
Beauty,Don Quixoteand Frederick Ashton'sRomeo and Juliet. His
contemporary roles included works by William Forsythe, John
Neumeier, Maurice Béjart and Jiří Kylián as well as recent
creations by Kim Brandstrup and Liam Scarlett.
While at the Béjart Ballet he began to teach the company, and on
his retirement from dancing in 2010 he became a guest teacher for
English National Ballet, working with Wayne Eagling on his new
production ofThe Nutcrackerand assisting with principal coaching
for productions ofRomeo and JulietandManon.
From 2011-12 he was Ballet Master at the Royal Ballet of
Flanders, where he taught company class and coached a wide range of
ballets including John Cranko'sOnegin, Marcia Haydée's production
ofThe Sleeping Beautyand works by William Forsythe and Christopher
Wheeldon.
Martin joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet as Ballet Master in
January 2013.