Biography

Jesus Pastor

Born in Madrid, Jesus Pastor commenced his illustrious career at the Victor Ullate school at the age of nine.  He subsequently joined the Ullate company in 1992. In just four short years, he was promoted to principal dancer of the company.

In 1995, Jesus was awarded the Gold Medal at the Eurovision Competition for Young Dancers and was invited to perform as a guest artist at Maurice Bejart in the ballet Nomos Alpha alongside Sylvie Guillem.

In 1998, Jesus joined the Compañia Nacional de Danza under artistic director Nacho Duato and continued to tour nationally and internationally.  Jesus then joined the Scottish Ballet, his sublime performances, elegant line and handsome features earned several outstanding reviews in both the Scottish and Irish media.

Jesus entered the English National Ballet in 2001 as a senior soloist. In 2003, he danced the lead role in the world tour of Matthew Bourne’s all male Swan Lake.  His powerful, yet graceful performance in this production earned Jesus a nomination for Best Dancer 2002 at the Prix Benois de la Danse in Moscow.

In 2003, Jesus joined the American Ballet Theatre as a soloist.  His arrival and addition to the company were received enthusiastically.  He danced the main roles of its repertoire for four years.

Currently Jesus resides in Spain where he has established his own company named “Human Dance Project”. 

An apt inspiration for this virtuoso of strength and grace.  We look forward to the next step in Jesus prestigious career and await with bated breath.


Repertories

ACADEMIC HISTORY

Victor Ullate School, Madrid
Graduate with honors : Royal Conservatory of Madrid

AWARDS
1995. Gold Medal: Eurovision for young dancers

1996. Dancer of the year: El Pais, Newspaper in Spain

2002. Dancer of the month: Dancing Times Magazine, UK

2002. Nomination: Prix Bonois de la Danse (Bolshoi Theatre Russia) Best dancer 2002

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

1992. Dancer: Ballet Victor Ullate

1996. Principal Dancer: Ballet Victor Ullate

1998. Principal Dancer: Compania Nacional de Danza, by Nacho Duato

2000. Principal Dancer: Scottish Ballet

2001. Principal Dancer: English National Ballet

2003-2007. Soloist: American Ballet Theatre, various principal roles from 2005 to 2007

GUEST ARTIST

1995. Bejart Ballet Lausanne: Firebird, Nomos Alpha

1997. Balletto di Torino, Italia, Giselle

1999. Ballet de Zaragoza

2002. Adventures in motion pictures, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, The Swan/The Stranger

2008. Ballet Teatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro: Giselle, Albrecht

2008. Inoue Ballet, Japan: The Nutcracker, Prince

Also performed in international galas in

US, France, UK, Germany, Italy, Argentina, Austria, Cuba, Japan, Korea, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Norway…

CLASSICAL REPERTORIES

- Don Quijote¨- Basil, Gypsy

- Giselle- Albrecht, Hilarion, Peasant pas

- The Nutcracker – Prince, Drosselmeyer

- Paquita

- Las Sylphides

- Cinderella- Professor of dance

- Raymonda- Jean de Brienne, Adberahman

- Nureyev´s Romeo and Juliet- Romeo, Mercutio

- McMillan´s Romeo and Juliet- Mercutio

- Napoli

- Swan Lake- Siegfried, Von Rothbart, pas de trois

- Corsaire- Birbanto

- Sylvia- Orion

- Llamas de Paris

- La Bayadere pas de deux

- Cranko´s Jeu de cartes

- Tudor´s Dark Elegies

- The Green Table

CONTEMPORARY REPERTORIES

- Maurice Bejart: Firebird, Nomos Alpha

- Jiri Kylian: Forgotten land, Six dances, Petite mort, Sinfonieta

- William Forsythe: Artifact, Workwhitinwork

- Hans Van Manen: 5 tangos, In the future, Grosse fugue, Hammerklavier, In and Out, Solo

- Rudi Van Dantzing: Vier Lietzte lieder

- Niels Christie: Before nightfall

- Nacho Duato: Romeo and Juliet, Without words, Jardi Tancat, Bach

- Luc Buy: Isla

- Martha Graham: Diversion of Angels

- Mark Morris: Gong, Drink to me With Only Thine Eyes

- Kirk Peterson, Amazed in burning dreams

- Christopher Wheeldon, Vii

BALANCHINE BALLETS

All the principal roles in:

- Allegro Brilliante

- Theme and Variations

- Concierto Barroco

- Tarantella

- Who Cares

- Mozartiana

- Ballet Imperial

- Apollo

- Stars and Stripes

ROLES CREATED FOR JESUS PASTOR

- Aladdin: by Robert Cohan, Scottish ballet

- Facing viv: by Cathy Marston, English national ballet

- Dorian: by Robert Hill, American Ballet Theatre

- Kaleidoscope: by Peter Quantz, American Ballet Theatre

CHOREOGRAPHY

- El Amor Brujo: for Festiival Internacional de piano ciudad de Lucene 2003, performed with singer Carmen Linares