Will Tuckett
Will Tuckett (born 1969) is an English director and choreographer, who has created works for many international companies including the Royal Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada and English National Ballet. Early life. Tuckett was born in Birmingham in 1969. He trained at the Royal Ballet School. Awards (partial). Tuckett won the 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment for "The Wind in the Willows". The Varna International Competition Award for Best Choreography for "Nisi Dominus" 2006 His dance film "NELA" for Royal Ballet Principal Marianela Nunez directed by Andy Margetson won the Audience Choice Award SANS FESTIVAL  OF DANCE CINEMA 2019 and the Overall Festival Award at the FLATLANDS DANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8yhltgpOu0 He was nominated for The Critics Circle Award for Best Choreography in 2003 for the ROH production of "The Wind in the Willows" and in 2007 for the English National Ballet production of "The Canterville Ghost" Career (partial). Tuckett has choreographed for the Royal Ballet, the English National Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada, Ballet Black, National Ballet of China, K Ballet in Japan, Sarasota Ballet, American Ballet TheatreStudio Company, Texas Ballet Theater in the United States, BalletBoyz, Rambert Dance Company . He created  a series of works for new and family audiences at The Royal Opera House / ROH2 and was made the first Creative Associate for the Opera House in 2006. He has worked as Creative Director on large scale commercial events for Van Cleef & Arpels / The Royal Opera House, creating events in such diverse locations as Tate Tanks, Buckingham Palace and Clarence House and created an immersive experience for The Royal Opera House front of house spaces. The new PARCO Theatre in Shibuya opened in 2020 with his production of Peter Shaffer's Royal Hunt of The Sun starring Ken Watanabe and  Hio Miyazawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2020/03/13/stage/ken-watanabe/ He created "Lazuli Sky" for Birmingham Royal Ballet which was the first new work to open at Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Sadlers Wells Theatre during the Covid lockdown at the end of 2020. https://www.culturewhisper.com/r/dance/birmingham_royal_ballet_live_sadlers_wells/15798 https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/oct/28/birmingham-royal-ballet-lazuli-sky-will-tuckett-review-our-waltzes-liebestod https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/oct/30/birmingham-royal-ballet-lazuli-sky-review-bold-opener-from-carlos-acosta https://theartsdesk.com/dance/birmingham-royal-ballet-sadlers-wells-review-onward-and-upward He was asked to create new Covid safe sequences for The Royal Ballet's classic production of The Nutcracker by Sir Peter Wright which opened at The Royal Opera House, Christmas 2020 His production of "In the Night Garden Live" has been touring for 12 years and has now been seen by over a million people. He has directed and  co-directed work for the BBC, Sky Arts, Channel 4, Wow Wow Television, Japan and choreographed for feature films from Vertigo Films, BBC Films, Working Title and The Royal Opera House. He has created movement for various feature films and television shows and his work has been featured in several documentary series most recently Alan Yentob's IMAGINE for the BBC. In 2006 he devised the series Ballet Hoo: Ballet Changed My Life for Channel 4. https://www.brb.org.uk/post/ballet-changed-my-life-ballet-hoo He was the Clore Dance Fellow 2008. He is represented by United Agents.