Benazir Hussain

Benazir Surtees (born 1 July 1972; née Hussain) is a retired British-Indian ballerina and a former soloist at the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden.

Benazir Surtees
Benazir Surtees (Hussain) as Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty (1994)

Early life

Surtees was born in Madras and raised in London.[1][2]

Career

Surtees was made soloist in 1994 at the Royal Ballet, where she took over roles such as the Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty. She is particularly known for her appearance in the recorded performance of Sleeping Beauty in winter 1994. Her other appearances include Frederick Ashton's Illuminations.[3]

After her final appearance as Gamzatti in La Bayadere she left the Royal Ballet and moved to Australia in 1997.[4] Surtees' first husband was her Royal Ballet colleague Errol Pickford whom she had married in August 1996 and whose new contract with the West Australian Ballet had in fact triggered this transfer.[5][6] After a year working at the Australian Ballet she continued her career at the West Australian Ballet in Perth from 1998 until her retirement in 2005.[7] Her notable work during that time include Ted Bransen's production of Carmen (1999, studio-recorded in 2002) which she performed together with Daryl Brandwood and her appearances in her final year included 'La Bohème - The Ballet.'[8][9][10]

Personal life

She is the younger sister of the cricketer Nasser Hussain.[11]

In 2004, she married Craig Surtees, and their daughter was born in 2006.[12][13]

References
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  2. "Why I'm dancing for joy over my brilliant brother Nasser. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  3. "Ballerina Benazir Hussein set to take on Covent Garden in Frederick Ashtons Illuminations". Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  4. "The Age from Melbourne, Victoria on February 21, 1998 · Page 162". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  5. "Ballet stars quit for Blitz 'Cinderella'". The Independent. 1997-06-15. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  6. "Why I flew the coop". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  7. "Benazir Surtees". dancetours.org. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  8. "Ted Brandsen a late starter moving fast » Ausdance | Australia's professional dance advocacy organisation". Ausdance. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  9. 29/09/2007, Malcolm Tattersall. "West Australian Ballet in Shchedrin's 'Carmen', reviewed by Malcolm Tattersall. '... colourful and energetic ...'". www.mvdaily.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. "... as dancers soar above a lack of flair - Arts - Entertainment - smh.com.au". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  11. "Why I'm dancing for joy over my brilliant brother Nasser. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  12. "Stateline Western Australia". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  13. "Perth Confidential". PerthNow. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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