Saya Ikegami

Saya Ikegami

Saya Ikegami was born on September 9, 1995, in Japan. She began her classical ballet training in 2005 at a ballet studio in Japan. In 2010, Saya reached the final of the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) in New York and participated in the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) summer intensive in California. She continued her studies at the Hungarian ballet school in 2012. In 2015, she joined the Croatian National Theatre, where she has been a member of the ballet company since then.

Roles at the CNT in Zagreb

Bolero III. – Bolero, Maša Kolar, 2016

Fairies – Peter Pan, Giorgio Madia, 2016.

French Dance – The Nutcracker, Derek Deane, 2016, 2017 

Tadzio's Sisters – Death In Venice, Valentina Turcu, 2018

Elizabeth of Austria – Sissi, Patrice Bart, 2018

Russian Princess – Swan Lake, Vladimir Malakhov, 2018 – 2024

Four Swans – Swan Lake, Vladimir Malakhov, 2018 – 2024

Underground Workers – Metropolis, Jiří Bubeníček, 2018.

Clara – The Nutcracker, Derek Deane, 2018 – 2019

French Dance – The Nutcracker, Vladimir Malakhov, 2021 – 2024

Mary Bennet – Pride and Prejudice, Leo Mujić, 2021

Pants Duet – Decadance, Ohad Naharin, 2021 – 2023

Pas de Trois – Swan Lake, Vladimir Malakov, 2022 – 2024

Roman Ladies – Spartacus, Jiří Bubeníček, 2023

Peasant Pas de Deux – Giselle, José Martinez, 2023

Clara/Sugar Plum – The Nutcracker, Vladimir Malakhov, 2023 – 2024

Leanne – Dyad 1929, Wayne McGregor, 2024

Awards

Mia Čorak Slavenska Competition – 1st Prize, 2016
Mia Čorak Slavenska Competition – 3rd Prize, 2018
Mia Čorak Slavenska Competition – 2nd Prize, 2020
Nominated for the Croatian Drama Award in the Young Dancer category (Ballet), 2023
 

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