Biography.
From left to right: Kidane, Amartey and Solomon.
Solomon was born in Tottenham, North London. He is one of five children. At the age of six Solomon and his family moved from London and lived in Jamaica and then Ghana. Upon moving back to the UK, Solomon's mother enrolled him in ballet classes. His talent was quickly noticed and his then ballet teacher, Helen Petit, suggested he audition for The Royal Ballet School. He was offered a full scholarship after the first round of auditions, a year after his first ballet class.
Solomon trained at The Royal Ballet School for 8 years , graduating and joining The Hong Kong Ballet in 2012. Six months into his contract, Solomon was offered jobs at The Boston Ballet in the United States and The Royal ballet in London. Upon finishing the remainder of his contract with The Hong Kong Ballet, Solomon returned to London to join The Royal Ballet in 2013 becoming the first Black-British born dancer to do so. Solomon was offered a contract to dance with The San Francisco Ballet and danced with them from June 2017 to June 2019.
Solomon Golding in rehearsal with The Royal Ballet.
Solomon Golding in CHAINMAIL by Amartey Golding.
Solomon's interest in the creative arts doesn't stop at ballet - Solomon has collaborated with his brother, Amartey Golding, on multiple art films exploring black male sexuality and masculinity and collective trauma. The pairs most recent film was supported and shot at the V&A museum and had a national tour in 2022. In 2019 Solomon founded House of Solomon, an art curation, creative direction and production company.
Solomon was awarded a scholarship to study at The National Film and Television School in 2021. He is currently studying for a Masters degree in Film and Television Producing.