Qld Ballet's Teri Crilly retires

After more than 10 years one of Queensland Ballet’s most recognised and loved dancers, Teri Crilly, has decided to hang up her pointe shoes and retire from the stage.

Crilly’s final will be this coming Saturday, March 31, in one of the lead roles in the Company’s first season of 2018, La Bayadere.

“This is such big news for us as Teri is certainly one of the ‘faces’ of Queensland Ballet and is adored by our audiences. Every time she steps on stage, she lights up the theatre and her larger than life presence will be sorely missed,” artistic director Li Cunxin says.

“Teri is the epitome of dedication and commitment in everything she does from her training to her absolute immersion in a character. She is perhaps best known as ‘Clara’, the face of our annual production of The Nutcracker, and has brought such grace, joy and beauty to our performances.

“She has given us so many magical moments and I’m thrilled to say that we’ll have plenty more incredible Teri moments as she is not going very far. I’m delighted to announce that, after the close of the La Bayadere season, Teri will join our Internal and External Relations team in the role of QB Relations.

“This role will see Teri work across both our philanthropy team and also internal relations (including dancer wellbeing) and I have no doubt she will continue to shine in these areas. We couldn’t be happier that she will remain as part of the QB family.”

Crilly started with QB in 2007 as a guest artist with the company before she completed her professional year with 2008. She became a Company Dancer in 2009 and was then promoted to Demi-Soloist (now Soloist) in 2015.

Crilly says she is excited about this next phase of her career with Queensland Ballet and had made the decision to retire while she is still at her very best to explore new opportunities.

“It’s never an easy decision to retire from something you’ve dedicated your entire life to. I’ve been dancing from the age of six and it’s not just what I do, it’s a part of who I am,” she says.

 

“Sometimes as dancers we’re not always in control of the decision to retire, sometimes its dictated by injury or other factors. I feel very grateful that I’ve had the opportunity to plan this path of my career and be able to map it out in my own time and on my own terms.

Crilly will also be performing the lead role of Edith for the 29 March matinee.

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