Marianela Núñez

She has danced leading roles in both classical and contemporary works by choreographers including Frederick Ashton, John Cranko, Kenneth MacMillan, Wayne McGregor and Christopher Wheeldon.

[8] Present were Lady Sarah Chatto, Peter Wright, Monica Mason, and The Argentine ambassador to the UK Renato Carlos Sersale di Cerisano.

[9] Outside the Royal Ballet, Núñez has made many guest appearances worldwide, including in Austria, U.S., Italy, Argentina and Australia.

[10] On Don Quixote, The Guardian wrote she is "a brilliant exponent of rubato dancing, stretching chosen phrases to breaking point and then flying through the music with ecstatic abandon.

"[11] Reviewing Núñez's guest appearance in American Ballet Theatre's Cinderella, the New York Times, noted: "effortless attack and enthusiastic impetus made the sequence thrilling.

"[12] The Times also praised Núñez's portrayal of Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, she "has a pure line, a melting plasticity and a smooth legato quality.

Marianela Nunez on the evening of 1 Feb 2018 marking her 20th anniversary as a member of The Royal Ballet.
Ballerinas (L-R) Lauren Cuthbertson , Marianela Núñez, Laura Morera and Samantha Raine in Dances at a Gathering , Royal Ballet, 4 June 2008