Francesco Gabriele Frola

Francesco Gabriele Frola is an Italian ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada and a lead principal with the English National Ballet.

Francesco Gabriele Frola
Frola dancing a variation from Don Quixote at the Prix de Lausanne in 2010
Born
Aosta, Italy
EducationProfessione Danza
School of The Hamburg Ballet
Fomento Artistico Cordobés
Occupationballet dancer
Years active2010-present
Current groupNational Ballet of Canada
English National Ballet

Early life

Frola was born in Aosta,[1] to two former dancers. He started ballet at age three at his parents' school, Professione Danza in Parma. When he was 15, he competed at the Prix de Lausanne and was awarded a scholarship to The School of The Hamburg Ballet in Germany, then switched to Fomento Artistico Cordobés, Mexico, to train with a teacher who also taught his parents.[2]

Career

In 2010, Frola competed at the Prix de Lausanne again, though he did not enter the final, he was given an apprenticeship to the National Ballet of Canada, and joined the corps de ballet the following year. He was soon given soloist roles in Nijinsky and Giselle, and principal roles including the title role in Nijinsky and Lescaut in Manon.[2] In 2015, whilst still in the corps de ballet, he was originally scheduled to dance Prince Florimund in The Sleeping Beauty with Elena Lobsanova, but when she was injured, he danced it with company star Svetlana Lunkina instead, and was promoted to first soloist the same year.[3] In 2018, he was promoted to principal dancer, the highest rank in the company, and joined English National Ballet, while keeping his position in Canada.[4] In 2020, ENB promoted him to lead principal dancer.[5]

References
  1. "Francesco Gabriele Frola". National Ballet of Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. "Meet Francesco Gabriele Frola — National Ballet of Canada and English National Ballet's new Principal Dancer". Gramilano. 14 August 2018.
  3. Crabb, Michael (8 June 2015). "How a ballet understudy becomes a prince". Toronto Star.
  4. Lansky, Chava (20 June 2018). "These 6 Major Companies Have Promoted a Slew of Dancers". Pointe Magazine.
  5. "Promotions and departures for the Company's 2020/2021 Season". English National Ballet. 1 September 2020.
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