Adam Cooper

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Cooper joined the Royal Ballet in 1989 and became a principal dancer in 1994. The following year he was invited by Matthew Bourne to dance the Swan/Stranger in Adventures in Motion Pictures' revolutionary Swan Lake in which the two principal dancers and the corps de ballet were male. The production took the dance world by storm; Cooper sustained the role for four and a half years, touring throughout the world, and is seen as a pivotal figure in broadening the appeal of ballet in the present day.
The portrait was made after six four-hour sittings in a dressing room at the Dominion Theatre during the matinée performances in which Cooper was not appearing.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Adam Cooper

Date

2000

Medium

oil on gesso on oak panel

Measurements

H 15.3 x W 9.7 cm

Accession number

6542

Acquisition method

Purchased, 2000

Work type

Painting

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