Alexander campbell ballet dancer

Alexander Campbell leaves The Royal Ballet to take up the Artistic Directorship of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)

Today the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) announces Alexander Campbell as its new Artistic Director.

Alexander will begin his tenure in April 2024.

Succeeding the RAD’s previous Artistic Director Gerard Charles who retired last year, Alexander comes to the RAD after over a decade at The Royal Ballet.

Alexander has performed across the breadth of The Royal Ballet’s classical and contemporary repertory.

Principal roles have included Albrecht (Giselle), Basilio (Don Quixote), Franz (Coppélia), Prince Florimund (The Sleeping Beauty), the Prince (The Nutcracker), Colas (La Fille mal gardée), Young Man (The Two Pigeons), Oberon (The Dream), Romeo (Romeo and Juliet), Des Grieux and Lescaut (Manon), Florizel (The Winter’s Tale) and roles in Dances at a Gathering, Jewels, Within the Golden Hour, Woolf Works and Carbon Life among others.

Born in Sydney, Alexander trained locall