Vanemuine

Saori Nagata
Ballet Artist

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SAORI NAGATA

In Theatre Vanemuine since 2007

Date and Place of Birth:

September 23, 1982 in Osaka, Japan

Education:

- 1996-2001 Elmhurst Ballet School (U.K)
- 1994-1996 The Royal Ballet School (U.K)
- 1986-1994 Madam Ohya Masako Ballet School (Japan)

Career:

- since 2007 Theatre Vanemuine, ballet artist
- 2005-2006 New York Theatre Ballet NY
- 2002-2005 USA BALLET Company IL

Current roles in Vanemuine:

- Godmother, Florina – "Sleeping Beauty" (director Pär Isberg, 2008)
- Tatyana – "Onegin" (Vassili Medvedjev, 2007)
- Myrtha - "Giselle" (director Stanislav Fečo, 2007)
- Spring – "Spring" (director Ruslan Stepanov, 2009)

Earlier roles in Vanemuine:

- Ingrid – "Peer Gynt" (director Mare Tommingas, 2006)
- Tinker Bell – "Peter Pan" (director Oksana Titova, 2008)

Competitions:

- 2003 New York International Ballet Competition
- 2002 Youth American Grand Prix (finalist)