Darcey Bussell
(1969-), Ballet dancerDarcey Andrea Bussell
Sitter in 9 portraits
Selected by Sir Kenneth MacMillan to dance the leading role in his new ballet, The Prince of the Pagodas, Bussell became the Royal Ballet's youngest ever Principal Dancer, aged 20. She was voted dancer of the year in 1990. Her classical repertoire includes Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. After the birth of her second daughter in 2004 she made a great return with the New York City Ballet, resuming her Principal role with the Royal Ballet for the 2005 season. After retiring as a ballerina in June 2007, she has created a series of children's books about ballet. She is President of the Royal Academy of Dance and a judge on the BBC television programme Strictly Come Dancing.
by Jillian Edelstein
bromide print, 1993
NPG P553
by Allen Jones
oil on canvas, 1994
NPG 6252
by Mario Testino
Durst and Lambda bromide print, 2000
NPG P1011
Stuart Cassidy; Deborah Bull; Darcey Bussell
by Laurie Lewis
archival inkjet print, 1995
NPG x200024
by Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda
digital C-type colour print, 1996
NPG x126319
Darcey Bussell; Lindsay Taylor
by Tom Miller
C-type colour print, 3 January 2002
NPG x125419
by Bryan Adams
C-type colour print, 7 February 2008
NPG x131969
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