Marcin Kupinski

Kupinski was born and raised in Gdynia near Gdańsk in Poland where together with his younger brother Dawid he studied at the National Ballet School.^[2] He joined the Royal Danish Ballet in 2002, became a soloist in 2010 and a principal dancer in 2011.^[1]

As a principal, his roles have included Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, James in La Sylphide, the prince in The Nutcracker, Junker Ove in A Folk Tale and the poet in La Sonnambula.^[3] As a guest performer, he has danced in the international company Cross Connection as well as in Rome, Lithuania and Japan.^[1]

Kupinski's awards include the Special Jury Prize at the 2002 Varna International Ballet Competition and the Grand Prix at the Eurovision Young Dancers contest in 2001.^[1]