Mogens Boesen Studies:

Born in 1959. New York: Stanley Williams, David Howard and School He attended The ’s Ballet Canada: National Ballet of Canada (Glenn School 1967 and joined The Gilmour) as a dancer in 1977. Paris: Nora Kiss.

He made his debut in the role of Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Neumeier) in 1980. Soloist parts, among others:

Mogens Boesen has performed all over the world, Etudes (Lander) - soloist e.g. Covent Garden, Opéra National de Paris, The Lesson (Flindt) – The Teacher Bolsjoj, Kirov, Metropolitan Opera House, The Moor’s Pavane (Limón)- Jargo Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center – including The Triumph of Death (Flindt) - Death Hongkong, Singapore, Japan, China and South Carverna Magica (Ailey) - soloist Africa. The River (Ailey) - Giggling Rapids Amleth (Neumeier)- King Amleth He was appointed character dancer in 1999 and is Capriccio (Balanchine) - soloist still active on the stage. Agon (Balanchine) - 2 Pas de trois The Four Temperaments (Balanchine) - Mogens Boesen has been a teacher at The Royal Phlegmatic Danish Ballet for years and now is one of the staff Symphony in C (Balanchine) – Soloist 3rd teachers of the ballet company. movement The Leaves are Fading (Tudor) - 1 pas de deux Throughout the years Mogens Boesen has been La Valse (Ashton) - soloist trained by teachers such as , Henning Romeo and Juliet (Neumeier) - Lord Capulet Kronstam, Erik Bruhn, and Napoli (Bournonville) - Pas de six & 2 + 3 soloist others, and he has worked with a number of The Flower Festival in Genzano (Bournonville) - world-renowned choreographers – Glen Tetley, Pas de deux John Neumeier, Alvin Ailey, Maurice Béjart, Peter Wilhelm Tell (Bournonville) - Pas de deux Martins, Antony Tudor, Alexei Ratmansky, Jiri Kermesse in Bruges (Bournonville) – 2nd act pas Kylian and more. de deux A Folk Tale (Bournonville) - Pas de sept & soli Mogens Boesen has been awarded a number of grants including The Statoil Grant, The Albert Gaubier Grant, The Grant of Ballettens Venner, Character roles, among others: The Bournonville Grant and the Applause Award of Ballettens Venner. The Little Mermaid (Neumeier) - H.C. Andersen Lady of the Camellias (Neumeier) – The Duke In 2010 he was appointed a Knight of the Order (Martins) - Rothbart of the Dannebrog on the 70 years birthday of Her Napoli (Bounonville) - Peppo & The Street Singer Majesty Queen Margrethe ll of . Manon (McMillan) - Mr. GM & Jailer Don Quixote (Nurejev & Alonso) - Don Quixote The Nutchracker (Ratmansky) – Drosselmeier (Balanchine) - Mother Ginger A Folk Tale (Bournonville) - Muri & Diderik 242 Years (Staffan Waldemar Holm) – Character role & soloist