Sir David Bintley CBE

Vice President

Born in Huddersfield, Sir David Bintley trained at The Royal Ballet School and joined Saddler’s Wells Royal Ballet in 1976. In 1978 he created his first professional work for the company, The Outsider. As a dancer, his roles include Widow Simone and Alain in La Fille mal gardée, Bottom in The Dream and the title role in Petrushka, for which he was awarded the 1984 Laurence Olivier Award for Dance. Other accolades include a Manchester Evening News Award for Dance, a coveted South Bank Award and a Barclays TMA Award for the staging of a Balanchine mixed programme.

He was appointed Company Choreographer for Saddler’s Wells Royal Ballet in 1983. In 1986, he transferred to the Royal Ballet where he was resident choreographer until 1993. In August 1995, he succeeded Peter Wright as Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet and since then, has created many works for the Company. Sir David Bintley was awarded a CBE in June 2001.