She grew up in New York, with her father in banking and her mother in interior design. “My identity has been really tied to ballet, and I know that I have so many other parts to me, but I just haven’t had the chance to explore them,” Stix-Brunell said. She instead hopes to focus on her academics, and is considering a major in Symbolic Systems.
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International choreographer and Director of Ballet Zurich Cathy Marston wrote to The Daily that Stix-Brunell is “an utter joy to work with - full of creative ideas.” Vice-Chair for the Governors of the Royal Ballet Companies Leanne Benjamin echoed these comments: “Beatriz has an extraordinary talent for telling stories on stage, and is able to put a unique stamp on any performance.”ĭespite her terpsichorean accomplishments, Stix-Brunell said that at Stanford she is ready to take a step back from dance. Those who have worked with the new frosh also sing her praises. The Guardian has hailed Stix-Brunell for the “vivid simplicity of her movement” and “communicative presence” on stage. She has danced several notable roles, including the title role in Cathy Marston’s “The Cellist,” Kenneth MacMillan’s “Romeo and Juliet” and Christopher Wheeldon’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
In 2012, she was nominated at the Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for Outstanding Female Performance (Classical), and she has been a First Soloist with the Royal Ballet since 2016. Stix-Brunell decided to start her college career now because “it just felt like the right time.”Īs she retires from ballet, Stix-Brunell is leaving an astounding career in her wake, having toured everywhere from Vail, Colorado, to Sydney, Australia. She had taken the test in full stage makeup between matinee and evening performances during her first year with the Royal Ballet. Stix-Brunell applied to Stanford in 2019, using her decade-old SAT scores.
At 14, she became a professional dancer in Morphoses, and at 17, she joined the renowned Royal Ballet in London.
At age 12, Beatriz Stix-Brunell ’25 joined the Paris Opera Ballet School after auditioning on a whim.
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