Matthew Bourne

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matthew Bourne
Occupation	Dancer
Date Of Birth	Jan 13, 1960(1960-01-13)
Age	64
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Matthew Bourne Biography

Matthew Bourne is one of the most popular and richest Dancer who was born on January 13, 1960 in England, England, United Kingdom. English choreographer who has received multiple awards for his work including the Laurence Olivier Award, a Tony Award, and a Drama Desk Award.

He has collaborated with many directors for various projects, including Trevor Nunn.

Matthew Bourne, was born in Hackney, London He went to William Fitt and Sir George Monoux School in Walthamstow, London. From the ages of 14 to 16 he was an avid autograph hunter, attending most West End opening nights and waiting outside Stage Doors and top London hotels. In 1978 he left full-time education and worked in various jobs at the BBC (filing clerk), Keith Prowse Theatre Agents (selling theatre tickets) and The National Theatre (bookshop and ushering). Despite having never done a dance class, he ran and directed various amateur Dance Companies in his teenage years. In 1982 he enrolled at the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance (now Conservatoire of Music and Dance) in Deptford, southeast London, where he was awarded a BA in Dance Theatre. For his final year (1986) he danced with the Laban Centre’s Transitions Dance Company. After graduation, he formed the dance company, Adventures in Motion Pictures (AMP), with fellow directors, and friends, Emma Gladstone and David Massingham. Bourne has worked as a professional choreographer and director since 1987, becoming sole artistic director of AMP in 1991 and New Adventures in 2002. He is a patron for arts charity Create and now lives in Islington, London and Brighton

Bourne started training as a dancer at the relatively late age of 22. He studied Dance Theatre and Choreography at Laban, graduating in 1985 but spending two more years with the college’s performance company Transitions. He danced professionally for 14 years, creating many roles in his own work. In 1999 he gave his final performance, playing The Private Secretary in the Broadway production of Swan Lake.

He grew up with family in Hackney, England.

Matthew Bourne Net Worth

Matthew Bourne is one of the richest Dancer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matthew Bourne 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He worked as a BBC filing clerk and an usher at The National Theatre. He also directed amateur Dance Companies while he was a teenager.

He presented the Channel 4 documentary Bourne to Dance in 2001.

Sir Matthew Christopher Bourne OBE (born 13 January 1960) is an English choreographer. His work includes contemporary dance and dance theatre. He has received multiple awards and award nominations, including the Laurence Olivier Award, Tony Award and Drama Desk Award, and he has also received several Honorary Doctorates of Arts from UK universities. Bourne was knighted in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to dance.

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Matthew Bourne has twice been nominated as Best Director at the Olivier Awards, and his achievements in choreography have been recognised with over 30 international awards, including the Evening Standard Award, The South Bank Show Award, Time Out Award and the Astaire Award for Dance on Broadway. In the 2001 New Years Honours, Bourne was awarded an OBE for Services to Dance and in 2003 he was the recipient of the Hamburg Shakespeare Prize for the Arts. In 1997 Matthew was made an Honorary Fellow of his former college, The Laban Centre, becoming a Companion of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2012. He has six Honorary Doctorates from The Open University, and the De Montfort, Plymouth, Kingston and Roehampton Universities, as well as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He is also a Companion of Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and a proud patron of many organisations, including Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, The Arts Educational School, Laine Theatre Arts, CREATE and Shoreditch Youth Dance. In June 2018 Matthew received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from University of Oxford.

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Matthew Ranked on the list of most popular Dancer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Matthew Bourne celebrates birthday on January 13 of every year.

In 2005, New Adventures presented Matthew Bourne’s production of Edward Scissorhands, based on Tim Burton’s classic film, received its world premiere at Sadlers Wells Theatre. After breaking box office records over an 11-week season, the production toured the UK, before international debuts in Asia and a 6-month tour of the USA. The success of New Adventures relationship with Sadler’s Wells Theatre was recognised in 2006 by the invitation to become Resident Company. Matthew Bourne is also a Resident Artist at Sadlers Wells.

What is Matthew Bourne most famous work?

in 2012 it celebrates it’s 20th Birthday with its longest ever UK Tour. Next came New Adventures’ acclaimed revival of one of Bourne’s most popular works, the “Romantic wee ballet”, Highland Fling.

Why is Matthew Bourne so famous?

Matthew Bourne, in full Sir Matthew Bourne, (born January 13, 1960, Hackney, London, England), British choreographer and dancer noted for his uniquely updated interpretations of traditional ballet repertoire. He was also known for his choreography for popular revivals of classic musicals.

How has Matthew Bourne changed ballet?

The way he reworks classic ballets into modern and relevant pieces of theatre , telling stories that resonate with contemporary audiences whether they are young or old, dancers or non-dancers, is truly inspiring and heartwarming.

What is Matthew Bourne's style?

As he works with dancers from mixture of contemporary, musical theatre and ballet training, he blends all of these genres to create something unique, but always the focus is on storytelling using the body instead of words. Earlier in his career, Bourne’s work had a very witty, quirky and comedic approach.

What style of dance is Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake?

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake is a contemporary ballet based on the Russian romantic work Swan Lake, from which it takes the music by Tchaikovsky and the broad outline of the plot. Bourne’s rendering is best known for having the traditionally female parts of the swans danced by men.