BORN: 3 MAY 1969 PLACE OF BIRTH: GUANTÁNAMO, CUBA CATEGORY: FIRST SOLOIST, NATIONAL BALLET OF CUBA and winner of the Jackson Mississippi dance competition 1991. STUDIES: 1979-1984 Provincional Ballet School 1984-1986 National Ballet School TEACHERS: Fernando Alonso Alicia Alonso Laura Alonso Loipa Araujo Reynaldo Muñiz Orlando Salgado Among other teachers EMPLOYERS: 1986 1990, Ballet of Camaguey 1990-1993, Classical Ballet of Havana 1996 – still, National Ballet of Cuba 1994-1995, Arizona Ballet, USA Since 2003 Ballet Salzburg Theatre EXPERIENCE: BALLET OF THREE ACTS: Don Quijote: Basilio-Sword Coppelia: Frank La Fille Mal Gardée: Alain Collin The Nutcracker: Principe La Sylphide: Jens Swan Lake: Prince Sigfrid Cinderella: Jester Giselle Gran Pas Ballet Paquita The Wall Wurm Bolero Midsummernightsdream Oberon Carmen Don Jose Othello- Othello Fatum - Tschaikowsky PAS DE DEUX: The Corsaire Diana and Acteon The Bayadere The Sleeping Beauty Festival of Flowers of Gensano Apollo (Balanchine) Who Cares (Balanchine) Canto Vital ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE: 1992 Municipial Theater, Rio de Janeiro: The Nutcracker together with the first dancer Ana Botafogo, Celia Kerche and Julio Bocca. 1994-1995, Soloist at the Arizona Ballet company directed by Michael Uthoff 1996, Tour in Argentina, invited by the first dancer of the Scala Theater in Milan, Maximiliano Guerra 1999-2001, First dancer in the opera Aida at the Arena of Verona, sharing the stage with Mirna Kamara and Roberto Bolle 2000, Gala of All Stars, sharing the stage with first dancers of the Royal Opera of Vienna, Roland Petit, the Scala Theater of Milan and Opera of Visvaden Ballet Since 2003Soloits with the Salzburg Theatre Ballet INTERNATIONAL PRIZES: 1979 Mencion Festival of Ballet (CUBA) 1986 Silver Medal, Festival of Ballet (CUBA) 1991 Diploma of Honor (OSAKA, JAPAN) 1994 Special Joffrey Award at International Ballet Competition in Jackson Mississippi (USA) 1996-1997 Gold Medal (BRAZIL) |