Saalfeld, Germany
Training
Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden
Awards
Mary Wigman Award (1994)
Engagements
Semperoper Ballett (since 1977, 1984-1996 Soloist, 1996-2002 Principal, since 2009 Principal Character Soloist)
Project Manager at the education department Junge Szene of the Saxon State Opera (since 2005)
Repertoire Dancer
Swanhilda Coppélia, Farfalle Le Papillon, Fire Bird The Firebird, Undine Undine, Carmen Carmen, Woman Apocalyptica, Juliet Romeo and Juliet, Cordelia Lear (H. Wandtke); Mephistophela Abraxas (K. Russu); Girl Rapport, Dulcinea Don Quixote (B. Cullberg); Young Girl The Green Table/Der Grüne Tisch (K. Jooss); Lioness The Tamer, Solo Bolero (E. Pöstényi); Susanne Plagegeister (F. Klaus); Isolde Tristan, Rosalind, Audrey As You Like It, Chloë Daphnis and Chloë, Woman Afternoon of a Faun (J. Neumeier); Katharine The Taming Of The Shrew (J. Cranko); Woge auf steinigem Grund, The Four Seasons, Les Noces, Auf der Suche, Altera Pars, Die Toteninsel, Fading Away, Percussion (S. Thoss); Evasion (H. Riveros); Le Sacre (Productions by J. Bönig, J. Neumeier); Mahler (M. Bigonzetti); Schönberg (R. Dörnen); Ways (P. Zuska); Pierrot Lunaire (G. Tetley); Desdemona The Moors Pavane (J. Limone); Madame de Renal Rot und Schwarz (U. Scholz); Nuages (J. Kylián); Ottilie Elective Affinities/ Wahlverwandtschaften (T. Schilling); Queen Sophie The Sleeping Beauty, Rani, Nikiya’s mother La Bayadère, Dowager Princess Swan Lake, Grandmother The Nutcracker (A. S. Watkin after M. Petipa); Duchess of Montague, Nun Romeo and Juliet, Guest The Legend of Joseph (S. Celis)
Other
Danced in various projects of young choreographers
World premieres in the music theatre of semper kleine szene: Zueinander (2008); Ut-Op.Er (2009)
Repertoire
Swanhilda »Coppélia«, Farfalle »Le Papillon«, Fire Bird »The Firebird«, Undine »Undine«, Carmen »Carmen«, Woman »Apocalyptica«, Juliet »Romeo and Juliet«, Cordelia »Lear« (H. Wandtke); Mephistophela »Abraxas« (K. Russu); Girl »Rapport«, Dulcinea »Don Quixote« (B. Cullberg); Young Girl »The Green Table/Der Grüne Tisch« (K. Jooss); Lioness »The Tamer«, Solo »Bolero« (E. Pöstényi); Susanne »Plagegeister« (F. Klaus); Isolde »Tristan«, Rosalind, Audrey »As You Like It«, Chloë »Daphnis and Chloë«, Woman »Afternoon of a Faun« (J. Neumeier); Katharine »The Taming Of The Shrew« (J. Cranko); Woge auf steinigem Grund, The Four Seasons, Les Noces, Auf der Suche, Altera Pars, Die Toteninsel, Fading Away, Percussion (S. Thoss); Evasion (H. Riveros); Le Sacre (Productions by J. Bönig, J. Neumeier); Mahler (M. Bigonzetti); Schönberg (R. Dörnen); Ways (P. Zuska); Pierrot Lunaire (G. Tetley); Desdemona »The Moors Pavane« (J. Limone); Madame de Renal »Rot und Schwarz« (U. Scholz); Nuages (J. Kylián); Ottilie »Elective Affinities/Wahlverwandtschaften« (T. Schilling); Queen Sophie »The Sleeping Beauty«, Rani, Nikiya’s mother »La Bayadère«, Dowager Princess »Swan Lake«, Grandmother »The Nutcracker« (A. S. Watkin after M. Petipa); Duchess of Montague, Nun »Romeo and Juliet«, Guest »The Legend of Joseph« (S. Celis)
Miscellaneous
Danced in various projects of young choreographers
World Premieres in the music theatre of semper kleine szene: »Zueinander« (2008), »Ut-Op.Er« (2009)