Revé was born in Havana and trained at the Fernando Alonso National Ballet School.
MIAMI, United States. – Cuban dancer Patricio Revé will join The Royal Ballet with the rank of principal dancer from the start of the 2026/27 season, as announced by Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) in a post on Facebook.
Revé, currently listed as a guest artist with the company, debuted with The Royal Ballet in May 2025 in the title role of Romeo, opposite principal dancer Natalia Osipova, in Romeo and Julietand later shared the scene with her again in November within the program Osipova/Linburywhere he played Middle Duet (Alexei Ratmansky) and Mud of Sorrow (Akram Khan).
The director of The Royal Ballet, Kevin O’Hare, said in the statement that he is “delighted” to welcome Revé as a principal dancer and maintained that his “brio and artistry” had already left “a very strong impression” during his guest appearances; He added that those qualities, along with his “natural stage presence,” fit the company.
For his part, Revé declared that joining The Royal Ballet as a principal dancer “is a dream come true” and that he considers it “an honor” to perform alongside “such incredible artists” and be part of “this historic company”; He also said he was grateful for the reception he received and expressed his desire to connect with the public at the Royal Opera House and other venues.
Revé was born in Havana and trained at the Fernando Alonso National Ballet School. She was a member of the National Ballet of Cuba since 2015 and joined the Queensland Ballet in 2018 under the direction of Li Cunxin.
The RBO announced Revé’s artistic commitments before his formal incorporation as principal dancer: he will debut this season in Woolf Works (Wayne McGregor), which opens January 17, and in Pierrot Lunaire (Glen Tetley) in February at the Linbury Theatre; In addition, he will play Albrecht in Giselle (production by Peter Wright) in March, with specific performances with Osipova on the 7th, 13th and 19th.
