Edward Watson on Kenneth MacMillan’s Song of the Earth

“You breathe it in, and you dance it out.”

Edward Watson was a globally celebrated dancer and the longest-serving Principal at the Royal Ballet where he won an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance, Prix Benois de la Danse, and was awarded an MBE in 2015 for his services to dance. He is a répétiteur and stages works by Sir Kenneth MacMillan across the globe. Watson was in our studios in September setting Song of the Earth, which will have its SF Ballet premiere in our British Icons program in February 2024.

© San Francisco Ballet, photo by Lindsey Rallo