Person Open DS/UK/22567 Sillis; Aaron (August 1983); English dancer and choreographer Sillis Aaron August 1983 English dancer and choreographer Male Drayton, Norfolk, England (born)

Dancer / Choreographer Aaron Sillis (born August 1983) is an English dancer and choreographer who has worked in many fields of dance, most notably working with leading international pop artists including Rihanna, Katy Perry, FKA twigs, Justin Bieber, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey and Leona Lewis. In 2008, Sillis created the lead role of the photographer Basil Hallward in a dance adaptation of the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Choreographed by Matthew Bourne, the production premiered at the Edinburgh Festival and won the Herald Angel Award, which is presented in conjunction with the Bank of Scotland and recognising excellence at the festival. The production subsequently opened in London at the Sadler's Wells Theatre and was nominated for the Dance Europe Award for Outstanding Company[2] and for the Whatsonstage Award for Best Choreography.[3] Individually, Sillis was nominated for the Spotlight Award for Male Artist (Modern)[4] at the National Dance Awards and was nominated for and won the Breakthrough Award presented by The Times newspaper at the 2009 South Bank Show Awards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Sillis (September 2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHAKirkbride 9/11/2019 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 c885bde7-93f8-4f0e-87ae-6de345440736