Ruaidhrí Maguire

He/Him
I am an Irish choreographer and ballet dancer currently working as a dancer with the National Ballet of Ireland. Before that, I danced with the Baltic Opera Ballet, Gdansk, Poland, where I was the youngest male principal dancer at the performing leads in Giselle, The Nutcracker, Cinderella and Don Quixote. Following graduation from Central School of Ballet, London, I danced with Milwaukee Ballet II, USA and with Ballet Victoria, BC, Canada before dancing with my current company.

As a choreographer, my new works have premiered across the UK, Ireland, Canada, Poland and Japan. Recent works include; ‘The Five Seasons’ at Ballet Victoria. Canada, ‘Beating Streets in City Hearts’ at the Baltic Opera in Gdansk, ‘After/Before’ at Dancer From the Dance Festival, Dublin. I have been a resident artist with Q Dance (Canada), Dance Ireland and Galway Dance Project.

In 2023, I became the founder and artistic director of Six Dance Collective, acompany formed to further develop ballet as an adventurous artform across the island of Ireland, through collaboration and creating opportunities for the next generation of dancers. As Artistic Director of Six Dance Collective, I produced a brand new two-act ballet ‘White Doves’ which took place at The MAC, Belfast Aug 2023.

Credits

Choreographer:
The Doppler Effect (Actor Led Choreographic Developer, The Belfast Ensemble, Festival de Marseilles, Jul 24)
The Five Seasons (Ballet Victoria, Canada, May 24)
La Clemenza de Tito (Assistant Choreographer, Opera Baltycka, Gdansk, Oct 23)
White Doves (Six Dance Collective, Belfast, Aug 23)
Corners (London Sinfonietta, Immersive App, Feb 23)
Default (High Points Youth Ballet YAGP entry, Barcelona, Dec 22)
Lost Youth (High Points Youth Ballet YAGP entry, Barcelona, Dec 22)
Beating Streets in City Hearts (Opera Baltycka, Gdansk, Nov 22)
Gigue 1 (Tanaka Ballet Arts, Osaka, Aug 22)
After/Before (Irish Modern Dance Theatre, Dancer From The Dance Festival, Jul 22)
Cloudburst (Opera Baltycka, Gdansk, Nov 21)
Elegia (Opera Baltycka, Nov 21)
Dear Frances (London, Jun 19)
Nowhere (World of Dance Polska, Jul 18)
Mirror in the Mirror (World of Dance Polska, Jul 18)