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Lynn Seymour CBE (born Berta Lynn Springbett; 8 March 1939 – 7 March 2023) was a Canadian-born ballerina, mostly associated with the Royal Ballet in London. She was a muse of choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, creating lead roles in Romeo and Juliet, The Invitation, Concerto, Anastasia and Mayerling, among others.
Mar 15, 2023 · The most radically original dancer in British ballet history and a star on both sides of the Atlantic, Ms. Seymour inspired international choreographers of successive generations. Canadian...
Mar 15, 2023 · Lynn Seymour’s death last Wednesday undammed an outpouring of truly wrenching sadness from those whom this extraordinary ballerina injected with her poison - as the choreographer Frederick Ashton memorably said about his enslavement to Anna Pavlova.
Mar 9, 2023 · Lynn Seymour was one of our most celebrated dramatic ballerinas. Born in Alberta, Canada, in 1939, Seymour studied under Nicholas Svetlanov before being awarded a scholarship at the age of 15 to attend Sadler’s Wells (later The Royal) Ballet School in London.
The Royal Ballet is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Lynn Seymour on 7 March on the eve of her 84th birthday. Seymour was born in Wainwright, Alberta, and studied ballet in Vancouver, and at London’s Sadler’s Wells Ballet School.
Mar 16, 2023 · Lynn Seymour was a renowned Canadian dancer with London’s Royal Ballet, known for her passionate and unbound style. She died of natural causes on March 7, 2023, and received many tributes from the ballet world.
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Apr 11, 2023 · Lynn Seymour, in one of many artistic excursions beyond the world of classical ballet, made her debut with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1971 channeling Janis Joplin in Ailey’s Flowers. Seymour arrived onstage smoking an oversized joint — allegedly fake.
