| Biography | Dancer and Graphic artist Martin James was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 22 September 1961. He attended the New Zealand School of Dance and in 1981, became a ballet dancer with the Royal New Zealand Ballet. The following year he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Grant for study in the United States.
In 1985, he married the former dancer Adrienne Jane Terehunga. Shortly after his marriage in 1985, Martin joined the English National Ballet, becoming the Company´s principal dancer from 1987 until 1990. He has since joined the Deutsche Opera Ballet (1990 to 1994) and the Royal Danish Ballet (1994 to present). |