HNK - Hinako Shinzaki
Hinako Shinzaki

Hinako Shinzaki

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Hinako Shinzaki was born in 2003 in Hokkaido, Japan. She began her training at Takeuchi Ballet Studio (Ballet Studio Jewels). In 2020, she enrolled at the Royal Ballet School Antwerp. During her time in Antwerp, she had the opportunity to perform with Opera Ballet Flanders and participated in The Royal Ballet School Summer Intensive. After graduating, she continued her training at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School in the United States for a year. She had the opportunity to perform in productions of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, such as The Nutcracker, Theme and Variations by George Balanchine, and The Sleeping Beauty.

Roles at the CNT in Zagreb

Courtiers, Spirits – Hamlet, Leo Mujić, 2023–2025

Colombina, Chinese Doll, French Doll – The Nutcracker, Vladimir Malakhov, 2023

Pas de Trois, Neapolitan Princess – Swan Lake, Vladimir Malakhov, 2024

Leanne – Dyad 1929, Wayne McGregor, 2024

Young Couples – Petrushka, Edward Clug, 2024

Clara – The Nutcracker, Vladimir Malakhov, 2024

Roles in other theatres

Jeanne – Flames of Paris, Mikhail Messerer (after Vasily Vainonen), Slovenian National Theatre Maribor, 2024

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