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Mar 15, 2023 · Watching the scant videos of Lynn Seymour now on YouTube, I see how dreadfully the rebel image obscured understanding what kind of performing genius she was. Her Juliet, Mary Vetsera and Giselle certainly let every vein, and the late roles I saw her in, Natalia Petrovna, Tatiana and Anastasia, let mine.
The Royal Ballet is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Lynn Seymour on 7 March on the eve of her 84th birthday. Seymour was born in Wainwright, Alberta, and studied ballet in Vancouver, and at London’s Sadler’s Wells Ballet School.
The most radically original dancer in British ballet history and a star on both sides of the Atlantic, Seymour inspired international choreographers of successive generations. Canadian born, she became a choreographer, artistic director of two European ballet companies and a screen actress.
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Apr 11, 2023 · Lynn Seymour in London Festival Ballet production of Kenneth MacMillan’s Anastasia | Photo: Catherine Ashmore Seymour redefined what it is to be a ballerina in the modern age, injecting the many dramatic roles created for her with thrilling, at times unsettling emotional intensity.
Mar 9, 2023 · Photographer: Roy Round. Lynn Seymour was one of our most celebrated dramatic ballerinas. Born in Alberta, Canada, in 1939, Seymour studied under Nicholas Svetlanov before being awarded a scholarship at the age of 15 to attend Sadler’s Wells (later The Royal) Ballet School in London.
Lynn Seymour CBE (born Berta Lynn Springbett; 8 March 1939 – 7 March 2023) was a Canadian-born ballerina, mostly associated with the Royal Ballet in London. She was a muse of choreographer Kenneth MacMillan , creating lead roles in Romeo and Juliet , The Invitation , Concerto , Anastasia and Mayerling , among others.
