Ballett
Jón Vallejo
Principal

Nationality

Spanish

Semperoper Ballett member since

2006
2008 Second Soloist, 2011 First Soloist, 2016 Principal

Acting jobs

Erster Gastsolist Les Ballets Bubeniček
Compañía Nacional de Danza 2 (Nacho Duato) Madrid, Spain
Ballet Carmen Roche Madrid, Spain

Education

Scaena Carmen Roche Madrid, Spain
Thalia Mentxu Medel San Sebastian, Spain

Repertoire

Semperoper Ballett Repertoire
Prince Florimund, The Sleeping Beauty (A.S. Watkin and M. Gomes after M. Petipa)
Prince, Consort of the Sugar Plum Fairy The Nutcracker (A.S. Watkin/J. Beechey after M. Petipa) 
Benno, A Swan Lake (A.S. Watkin after M. Petipa and L. Ivanov)
Miguel, Don Quixote; Cavalier, Bluebird, The Sleeping Beauty; Golden Idol, La Bayadère (A.S. Watkin after M. Petipa)
Lysander, A Midsummer Night´s Dream; Illusions – like Swan Lake, The Nutcracker (J. Neumeier)
Gremio, The Taming of the Shrew (J. Cranko)
Lescaut, Manon (K. MacMillan)
Franz, Coppélia; Principal Couple Third Movement, Symphony in C; Principal Couple, Theme and Variations; Principal Couple Rubies, Jewels; Tarantella (G. Balanchine)
Red Couple, Forgotten Land; Bella Figura; Petite Mort;Six Dances; Sinfonietta; Gods and Dogs (J. Kylián) 
Impressing the Czar; In The Middle, Somewhat Elevated; Enemy In The Figure; The Vertiginous Thrill Of Exactitude; Steptext; The Second Detail; New Sleep (W. Forsythe) 
White Darkness (N. Duato)
Violin Dingres (T. Fabre)
Walking Mad; Empty House; Don José, Carmen, Peer Gynt, Peer Gynt (J. Inger)
Step Sister, Cinderella; Vertigo Maze; Noces; Romeo, Romeo and Julia (S. Celis)
Le Souffle de l’Esprit; Unerreichbare Orte; Toccata; Intimate Distance; The Piano; L' heure bleue (J. Bubeníček) 
Black Milk (O. Naharin) 
Noetic (S.L. Cherkaoui)
Vertical Road (A. Khan)

Creations
Mercutio, Romeo and Julia (S. Celis)
Romeo, Romeo and Julia; Prince, The Nutcracker; No Thumb (P. Touzeau); 
Canon in D Major; Unintended Consequences; Faun (J. Bubeníček)
Melot, Tristan+Isolde; Albrecht, Groomsman, Giselle; The Four Seasons; The World According To Us (D. Dawson)
Spazio-Tempo; Sacre (J. Godani) 
COW (A. Ekman)
New Suite (W. Forsythe)
Corpse de Ballet (H. Shechter)
Benno, A Swan Lake (J. Inger)

Miscellaneous

Awards
„Bester Tänzer des Jahres“ Carmen (J. Inger), Dance Europe Magazine (2019)
„Bester Tänzer des Jahres“ The Four Seasons (D. Dawson), Dance Europe Magazine (2018)
Positano Prize „Tänzer des Jahres“ (2017)
Premio Revelacion – A.D.P., Spanien (2011)
„Bester Tänzer“ (Critics’ Choice) In The Middle, Somewhat Elevated (W. Forsythe), Dance Europe Magazine (2009)

Film Productions
Les BalletsBubeniček at Prager Nationaltheater (2016)
The Nutcracker (A.S. Watkin/J. Beechey), ARTE Germany (2012)
Giselle (D. Dawson), Fritten Film (2008)

 

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