Ballet Boyz, Michael Nunn and William Trevitt

A film of the Ballet Boyz, introducing Summertime, was shown before both performances

Born in London, Michael trained at the Bush Davies School and the Royal Ballet Upper School. He joined The Royal Ballet in 1987 and was ultimately promoted to First Soloist in 1997. William was born in Cambridge, trained at the Royal Ballet School, and joined The Royal Ballet in 1987 and was ultimately promoted to Principal in 1994.

Together they created the documentaries Ballet Boyz and Ballet Boyz II – The Next Step and presented the 4Dance season on Channel 4 in 2002 and 2003. In 2000 they co-founded Ballet Boyz (George Piper Dances). The Company’s commission, Broken Fall was awarded the 2004 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production.

In January 2005 Ballet Boyz become an Associate Company of Sadler’s Wells, and in 2006, they commissioned four diverse choreographers to create new works for their show Encore. Spring 2007 saw the boys producing and dancing in Darcey Bussell – Farewell, a tribute to The Royal Ballet’s principal ballerina.

This profile covers just some of the vast range of work accomplished by the Ballet Boyz, for further information, please visit www.balletboyz.com.