Marianela Núñez

Born in Buenos Aires, Marianela Núñez received training at the Teatro Colón Ballet School and toured internationally with Maximiliano Guerra and the Teatro Colón. She joined The Royal Ballet in 1998 and promoted to Principal in 2002, aged 20. She has performed leading roles in repertories of Ashton, Balanchine, Cranko, Forsythe, Kylián, MacMillan, McGregor, Page, Robbins, Tudor and Wheeldon. She has created numerous roles in Infra, Carbon Life, DGV: Danse à grande vitesse, Aeternum, Asphodel Meadows, Tetractys, among other works. Marianela’s awards include Best Female Dancer at the Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards (2005, 2012, 2018 and 2022) and an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance (2013).