Janika Suurmets

Janika Suurmets
Ballet Artist

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In Theatre Vanemuine since 2006

Date of Birth:

October 10, 1977

Education:

- 1987-1988 studied ballet in the Tartu Culture House
- 1988-1990 studied in the Vanemuine Ballet Studio
- 1990-1996 studied in the Tallinn Ballet School

Career:

- 1988-1990 participated as theatre’s ballet studio student in the Vanemuine productions: "Kalevipoeg" / "Son of Kalev", "Maria Stuart", "Bamby", "Tiina", "Little Hans and Little Grete"
- 1996-2002 Estonian National Opera, dancer
- since 2006 Theatre Vanemuine, ballet artist

Current roles in Vanemuine:

- Godmother – "Sleeping Beauty" (director Pär Isberg, 2008)
- participates in productions "Giselle" (director Stanislav Fečo, 2007), "Nutcracker" (director Pär Isberg, 2004), “Onegin” (director Vassili Medvedjev, 2007), "Spring" (director Ruslan Stepanov, 2009)

Earlier roles in Vanemuine:

- danced in productions "Peer Gynt" (director Mare Tommingas, 2006), "Peter Pan" (director Oksana Titova, 2008)