British Choreography’s Next ‘It Boy’

“The choreographic whizz kid Liam Scarlett, 26, has just landed the newest job [at the Royal Ballet]: artist-in-residence, a post created especially for him. … For several years, the wide-eyed, tousle-haired dancer – he looks a little like Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins – has been increasingly recognised as the ‘great white hope’ of British choreography.”