Sophie Martin

Sophie Christine Martin (born 1984) is a French ballet dancer. She was a principal dancer with the Scottish Ballet between 2008 and 2022, before joining the Badisches Staatsballett Karlsruhe in the 2022/23 season.

Sophie Martin
Born
Sophie Christine Martin

December 1984 (age 38)
Cherbourg, France
EducationConservatoire de Paris
OccupationDancer
Years active2003-present
Career
Current groupBadisches Staatsballett Karlsruhe
Former groupsScottish Ballet

Early life

Sophie Martin was born in Cherbourg, France. As a teenager she moved to Paris and started her vocational training at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris.[1]

Career

Martin joined the Scottish Ballet in 2003 under the directorship of Ashley Page. She was promoted to coryphée in 2005, soloist in 2006 and principal in 2008.[2] In 2014 she performed at the XX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony and at the Ryder Cup Gala Concert in Glasgow. [3][4][5]

In September 2022 Martin joined the Badisches Staatsballett Karlsruhe in Germany in the 2022/23 season.[6]

Selected repertoire

Martin's repertoire with the Scottish Ballet includes:[2]


Martin's repertoire with Badisches Staatsballett Karlsruhe:[6]

Awards
  • The Herald Scottish Culture Awards, Outstanding Dance Performer 2019[7]
  • Sunday Herald Culture Awards, Best Dance Performer 2016[8][9]
  • Critic’s Circle National Dance Awards, Outstanding Female Performance (Classical) 2011[10]
  • Number 20 in The List magazine’s Hot 100 poll of influential figures in Scottish culture in December 2008[11]

References
  1. Rizzuto, Rachel (20 May 2015). "What My Teacher Taught Me: Scottish Ballet's Sophie Martin" – via Dance Teacher.
  2. "Sophie Martin - Scottish Ballet". Scottish Ballet.
  3. Clark, Sarah (20 January 2017). "Meet The Stars Of Scotland's Performing Arts" – via VisitScotland.
  4. Didcock, Barry (3 April 2016). "Sophie's choice: Scottish Ballet's star dancer on tackling David Dawson's new Swan Lake" – via The Sunday Herald.
  5. "Ryder Cup teams welcomed to Scotland with Gala Concert".
  6. "Sophie Martin Ballett Ensemble". Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe.
  7. "Scotland's best talent celebrates the latest Herald Culture Awards". 12 July 2019.
  8. "Sophie Martin wins Best Dance Performer at inaugural Culture Awards - Scottish Ballet". Scottish Ballet.
  9. Duffy, Judith (10 July 2016). "And the winner is ... Scotland!". Sunday Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via PressReader.
  10. "The 12th National Dance Awards - The Critics' Circle". 23 January 2012.
  11. "The Hot 100 2008". 11 December 2008.
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