Alicia Amatriain (born 1980) is a Spanish

ballet dancer A ballet dancer ( it, ballerina fem.; ''ballerino'' masc.) is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet; however, dancers have a strict hierarchy and strict gender roles. They rely on yea ...

. She is a principal dancer at the Stuttgart Ballet.

Biography

Amatriain was born in

San Sebastián San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), B ...

, Spain. She first learned ballet there and later trained at John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart. She graduated in 1998 and joined Stuttgart Ballet as an apprentice. A year later, she was promoted to the corps de ballet. In 2002, she was named principal dancer. In 2015, Amatriain was awarded , the highest honour a dancer can receive in Germany. The following year, she won a

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for her performance in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and ''The Soldier's Tale''. Amatriain has also made guest appearances in Russia, France, Cuba, Argentina and Germany. She had also appeared in

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's gala, ''Roberto Bolle and Friends''. Amatriain has danced

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's works such as Tatiana in '' Onegin'', Odette/Odile in ''

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

'' and Juliet in ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

''. She has also danced works by

John Neumeier John Neumeier (born February 24, 1939) is an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. He has been the director and chief choreographer of Hamburg Ballet since 1973. Five years later he founded the Hamburg Ballet School, which also in ...

, William Forsythe and

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. She created roles for many choreographers, including the lead role in Christian Spuck's ''Lulu''. In April 2022, Amatriain announced her retirement due to a hip injury.

Selected repertoire

Amatriain's repertoire with the Stuttgart Ballet includes: *''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'': Hermia *''A Streetcar named Desire'': Blanche du Bois *'' Afternoon of a Faun'' *''

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'': Terpsichore *''Boléro'': The Melody *''

Dances at a Gathering ''Dances at a Gathering'' is a ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins to music by Frédéric Chopin, with costumes designed by Joe Eula. The ballet premiered on May 22, 1969, at the New York State Theater, performed by the New York City Ballet. ...

'': Role in Pink and Role in Mauve *''

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'': Kitri *''Le Grand Pas de deux'' *''

Giselle ''Giselle'' (; ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (, ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet (" ballet-pantomime") in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, ...

'': Giselle *''

La Sylphide ''La Sylphide'' ( en, The Sylph; da, Sylfiden) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832, and a second version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836. Bo ...

'': The Sylph *''Lady of the Camellias'': Marguerite Gautier, Manon, Olympia *''

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'': Pas de deux *''

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'': Countess Marie Larisch *'' Onegin'': Tatiana *''

'': Juliet *''

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'' *'' The Sleeping Beauty'': Aurora *'' Song of the Earth'': female leading role *''

'': Odette/Odile *'' Symphony in C'': 1st and 2nd Movement *''

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Created roles

*''A.Memory'': Solo role *''Arcadia'' *''Aus Ihrer Zeit'' *''Dark Glow'' *''Das Fräulein von S.'': diamond *''Deux'' *''Don Quijote'' (Maximiliano Guerra): Dulcinea *''Dummy Run'' *''E=mc²'' *''EDEN / EDEN'' *''Egurra'' *''Fanfare LX'' *Goecke at the Kammertheater: ''

The Nutcracker ''The Nutcracker'' ( rus, Щелкунчик, Shchelkunchik, links=no ) is an 1892 two-act ballet (""; russian: балет-феерия, link=no, ), originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaiko ...

'': Snow Fairy *''Hamlet'': Ophelia *''Hikarizatto'': Solo role *''Il Concertone'' *''Krabat'': Worschula *''Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy'': title role *''Miniatures'' *''Mono Lisa'' *''Nautilus'' *''Nightlight'' *''nocturne'' *''Orlando'': Queen Elizabeth I. *''Orphée et Euridice'': solo role *''RED in 3.'' *''Salome'': The Moon *''Songs'' *''still.nest'' *''Take Your Pleasure Seriously'' *''

The Dying Swan ''The Dying Swan'' (originally ''The Swan'') is a solo dance choreographed by Mikhail Fokine to Camille Saint-Saëns's ''Le Cygne'' from ''Le Carnaval des animaux'' as a '' pièce d'occasion'' for the ballerina Anna Pavlova, who performed it abo ...

'' (Renato Arismendi after Mikhail Fokine) *''The Shaking Tent'' *''The Soldier's Tale'': The Devil *''Yantra''

Awards and honours

*, 2015 *

Der Faust ''Der Faust'', officially ''Deutscher Theaterpreis Der Faust'', is a German theatre prize, a national prize from 2006. It is awarded annually by the organizations Deutscher Bühnenverein, , Deutsche Akademie der Darstellenden Künste and the stat ...

, Darstellerin Tanz (dancer) for the devil in Demis Volpi's ''Die Geschichte vom Soldaten'' (The Soldier's Tale) *

, 2016 *Birgit Keil Prize, 2022

Personal life

Amatriain's partner is Stuttgart Ballet soloist Alexander McGowan. In 2019, Stuttgart Ballet announced that the couple was expecting their first child. Therefore, Amatriain did not participate in the company's tour to Taiwan. In March 2020, Amatriain announced the birth of their daughter.

References

External links

Alicia Amatriain
– Stuttgart Ballet profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Amatriain, Alicia Living people Spanish ballerinas Spanish expatriates in Germany Prix Benois de la Danse winners Prima ballerinas 21st-century ballet dancers 21st-century Spanish dancers Stuttgart Ballet 1980 births