Madoka Sugai
Madoka Sugai (菅井円加, Sugai Madoka, born 1994) is a Japanese ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the Hamburg Ballet.
Madoka Sugai 菅井円加 | |
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| Born | 12 July 1994 Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Education | Sasaki Mika Ballet Academy |
| Occupation | ballet dancer |
| Years active | 2012-present |
| Current group | Hamburg Ballet |
Early life
Sugai was born in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture.[1] She trained at Sasaki Mika Ballet Academy in Yamato, Kanagawa.[2]
Career
In 2012, Sugai won the Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, for which Miyako Yoshida was a juror.[3] After her victory, she was offered an apprenticeship to The Hamburg Ballet's second company, National Youth Ballet,[4] and joined the main company in 2014. In 2016, she danced a pax de deux from Flower Festival in Genzano with colleague Christopher Evans at the Erik Bruhn Prize.[5] She became a soloist in the following year and principal dancer in 2019. Her repertoire includes works by John Neumeier, Rudolf Nureyev and Jerome Robbins, and she originated a role in Neumeier's Beethoven Project.[1][6]
Selected repertoire
Sugai's repertoire with the Hamburg Ballet includes:[1]
- Cinderella in A Cinderella Story
- Woman in Apricot in Dances at a Gathering
- Kitri/Dulcinea in Don Quixote
- Peasant Pas de deux in Giselle
- Princess Natalia in Illusions – like Swan Lake
- Prudence Duvernoy in Lady of the Camellias
- Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Created roles
- Beethoven Project
- Götterboten
- Little Requiem
- Solo for Two
References
- "Ensemble". Hamburg Ballet. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "Teen ballerina brings home prize". The Japan Times. 7 February 2012.
- "Madoka Sugai talks about her Prix de Lausanne win". Gramilano. 7 February 2012.
- "Madoka Sugai". Prix de Lausanne. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- Rudin, David (22 February 2016). "Promise for the Future". The Dance Current.
- Escoyne, Courtney (1 August 2019). "News of Note: What You May Have Missed in July 2019". Dance Magazine.