Frank Andersens CV​

Director

Commander of the Danish Dannebrog Order.

Frank Andersen was born in 1953 and trained at the Ballet School of the Royal Theatre.

Frank Andersen became in 1971 dancer at the Royal Danish Ballet, where he was appointed principal dancer in 1977.

Artistic Director of the Royal Danish Ballet from 1985 to 1994

Artistic Director of the Royal Swedish Ballet from 1995 to 1999

Artistic Director of the Royal Danish Ballet again from 2002 to 2008

Originator of the Bournonville Group with principals of the Royal Danish Ballet 1976, touring with the group in USA 1976, ’77, ’78, ’79, ’82, ’85 and ’86, Canada and Scandinavia 1977, Central America 1978, France, Italy and Israel 1979, West Germany 1980, ’81 and ’83, Sweden, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Thailand 1980, Finland, Holland and Italy 1981, France, Hong Kong and Malaysia 1985 and touring in Denmark from 1976.

Director of August Bournonville Balletproductions

Napoli (act III) for the Conservatory of Dance in Lisbon, Portugal 2013.


Napoli (act III) for the GOH Ballet Academy in Vancouver, Canada 2013.


La Sylphide for the Ballet Nacional SODRE in Montevideo, Uruguay 2013.


Napoli (act III) for the Royal Conservatory og Dance in Haag, Netherlands 2013.


Flower Festival in Genzano for the Ballet Teatro Teresa Carreno, Caracas, Venezuela 2012


La Ventana for the Beijing Dance Academy in Beijing, China 2012.


La Ventana for the Vietnam National Opera Ballet, Hanoi, Vietnam in 2011.


Conservatory and La Sylphide for the Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, China in 2011.


La Sylphide for the National Ballet of Slovenia, Ljubljana in 2011.


La Sylphide for the Companhia Nacional De Bailado in Lisbon, Portugal in 2010.


Conservatory and Flower Festival in Genzano for the Vietnam National Opera Ballet in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2010.


La Sylphide for the Finnish National Ballet in 2010.


From Siberia to Moscow (full ballet) for the National Ballet of Georgia, Tbilisi in 2009.


Napoli (full ballet) for the Stanislavskij Theatre Ballet, Moscow, Russia in 2009.


Napoli (act III) for the San Carlo Theatre Ballet, Napoli, Italy in 2008.


Napoli (act III) for the National Ballet of Cuba in 2008.


Conservatory and Flower festival in Genzano for the INOUE Ballet in Tokyo, Japan in 2008.


La Sylphide and Napoli act III for the National Ballet of Prague in 2008.


La Sylphide for the Maggio Dance Company in Florence, Italy in 2007.


La Sylphide for the National Ballet of Estonia in 2007.


Conservatory, Flower festival in Genzano and Jockey Dance for the National Ballet of Georgia, Tbilisi in 2006.


Napoli (act III) for the INOUE Ballet in Tokyo, Japan in 2005.


Napoli (full ballet) for Finnish National Ballet in Helsinki, Finlande in 2005.


La Ventana for the Royal Danish Ballet in 2005.


Napoli (act III) for the Repertory Company ABT, NYC, 2001.


La Sylphide for the Royal Swedish Ballet, 1999 and 2012.


La Sylphide for the National Ballet of China, 1999.


La Sylphide for the Inoue Ballet, Tokyo, Japan, 1999.


Napoli ( full ballet ) for the Royal Danish Ballet, 1992.


A Folktale for the Royal Danish Ballet, 1991. (with set and costumes by her Majesty Queen Margrethe II)


Napoli (act III) for the Monte Carlo Ballet, 1988.

Miscellaneous

Member of the board of Bjørn Wiinblad Foundation from 2009

Member of the Jury of the Ballet Competition Prix de Lausanne 1989, 1996, President of the Jury, 1990, 2010, 2013

Artistic Director for Nina Ananiashvili and International Stars, from 1991 - 2001

Artistic Advisor for the Inoue Ballet, Japan, from 1995-2002.

Artistic Advisor for the National Ballet of China, from 1997-2002.

Artistic Advisor for New York International Ballet Competition 2001 - 2008.

Artistic Advisor for the Beijing Dance Theatre, from 2008.

Artistic Advisor for the Beijing Dance Academy from 2011.

Artistic Advisor for the Goh Ballet Academy, Vancouver, Canada from 2012.

Artistic Advisor for the Ballet Teatro Teresa Carreno, Caracas, Venezuela from 2012.

Member of the board of Minister of Cultural Affairs Niels Mathiesen’s Memorial Foundation from 1980, President from 1993.

Member of the Danish – Swedish Cultural Foundation since 2007

Member of the Bikuben Foundation – Academic Guest House New York since 2009

Awards

Professor in Ballet at Beijing Dance Academy 2012.


The Albert Gaubier Prize of Honor, 2008.


Premio Galileo, 2006


The Royal Medal of Recompense with crown and inscription, 2005.


Man of the Year, Danish-American Society, 2004.


Margot Lander's Grant of Honour, 2003


The Dance Magazine Award, 2002.


The Vibeke Rørvigs Ballet Grant, 2002


The Berlingske Foundation Prize of Honor, 2000.


Danish-Swedish Culture Prize, 1999


Carina Ari Foundation Goldmedal, 1999


Swedish-Danish Culture Prize, 1997


Esther og Harald Holst Prize of Honor, 1994

Company

F.A. Productions ApS

​CVR: 20639687

Address

Wildersgade 48, 5 - PH, 

1408 Christianshavn - DK