Yuka Ebihara (Japanese: 海老原由佳, ''Ebihara Yuka''; born 22 October 1986 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese ballet dancer. Since September 2011, she has been engaged with Warsaw’s Teatr Wielki. Since September 2013, she became a first soloist, and since January 2020 she is a principal dancer of the

Polish National Ballet The Polish National Ballet (PNB) is the largest and the most important ballet company in Poland. It continues a national ballet heritage, which dates to the 17th century. Modernly it was known until 2008 as the ballet of the Teatr Wielki - Poli ...

Artistic career

Beginnings

Ebihara took up dancing as a 7-year-old in Beijing, where she lived with her family as her father had a temporary working contract. Since 1997, she had continued her training in Iwata Ballet School in Yokohama, and then 2005 in

Goh Ballet Academy Goh Ballet Academy is a school of classical ballet in Vancouver, British Columbia, founded in 1978 by Chan-hon Goh and Lin Yee Goh. History The Goh Ballet Academy was founded in 1978 by Choo Chiat Goh and Lin Yee Goh after they immigrated to Vanco ...

in Vancouver, Canada. After finishing her training in 2008, she became a soloist of Goh Ballet Youth Company. After one year of dancing with the company, she started to seek her place elsewhere. She was engaged with

Norwegian National Ballet The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet ( no, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, links=no) is a Norwegian opera company and ballet company. The first fully professional company each for opera and ballet in Norway and the only such professional organisati ...

, Oslo (2008–2009), performed as a guest dancer with the company of

Vienna Festival Ballet The Vienna Festival Ballet, is a classical ballet company founded in 1980 by Peter Mallek. Based in the United Kingdom, they typically spend eight months of the year touring small and medium venues around the country, with the occasional foreign tr ...

in Great Britain (2008), was a soloist with French Compagnie Mezzo Ballet (2009), and danced with the

Suzanne Farrell Ballet The Suzanne Farrell Ballet is a ballet company housed at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., and founded in 2000 by Suzanne Farrell, one of George Balanchine's most celebrated ballerinas, and a former New York City Ballet principal dancer. Unti ...

, USA (2009). Then, for two years (2009–2011), she was engaged as a soloist of Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb, where she discovered the

– a newly created company in Warsaw's Teatr Wielki under the direction of Krzysztof Pastor – was looking for dancers.

In Poland

In 2011, Ebihara went through audition to Polish National Ballet, and she got a contract. She began as a corps de ballet dancer, but in only 2 years she was promoted twice and in 2013 she became a first soloist, which is the highest rank in the company’s structure. In a very short time, she took over many roles in the company’s repertoire and begin to represent Polish National Ballet on international ballet galas in USA, Russia, Japan, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Czech, Lithuania and Latvia.

Major achievements

Overseas

* Giselle – ''

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'' by Choo-San Goh (Goh Ballet Youth Company) * Sugar Plum Fairy – ''

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'' by Choo-San Goh (Goh Ballet Youth Company) * Soloist – ''Grand pas classique'' by

Victor Gsovsky Victor Gsovsky (russian: Виктор Иванович Гзовский; 12 January 1902, Saint Petersburg - 14 March 1974, Hamburg) was a Russian ballet dancer, teacher, balletmaster and choreographer. Biography He studied with Mariinsky Theatre ...

(Goh Ballet Youth Company) * Odette-Odile – ''

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 ...

'' by

Marius Petipa Marius Ivanovich Petipa (russian: Мариус Иванович Петипа), born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa (11 March 1818), was a French ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. Petipa is one of the most influential ballet masters an ...

and

Lev Ivanov Lev Ivanovich Ivanov (russian: link=no, Лев Ива́нович Ива́нов; 2 March 1834, Moscow – 24 December 1901, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, Second Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet. ...

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) * Swanilda – ''

Coppélia ''Coppélia'' (sometimes subtitled: ''La Fille aux Yeux d'Émail'' (The Girl with the Enamel Eyes)) is a comic ballet from 1870 originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon to the music of Léo Delibes, with libretto by Charles-Louis-Éti ...

'' by Christopher Lee Wright (Vienna Festival Ballet) * Fairy of the Courage – '' The Sleeping Beauty'' by Emily Hufton (Vienna Festival Ballet) * Duet – ''Dark Lines / Red Softness'' by Yannis Chevalier (Compagnie Mezzo Ballet) * Kitri and Queen of Dryads – ''

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'' by

Patrick Armand Patrick Armand is a French retired ballet dancer, and the director of the San Francisco Ballet School since 2017. Early life Armand was born in Marseille, France, where he studied with Rudy Bryans, his mother Colette Armand, and at the Ecole d ...

( Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb) * Soloist and Duet – ''

Concerto Barocco ''Concerto Barocco'' is a neoclassical ballet made for students at the School of American Ballet by George Balanchine, subsequently ballet master and co-founder of New York City Ballet, to Johann Sebastian Bach's Concerto in D minor for Two V ...

'' by

George Balanchine George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; ka, გიორგი მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე; January 22, 1904 (O. S. January 9) – April 30, 1983) was ...

(Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb) * Princess Aurora – ''The Sleeping Beauty'' by Derek Dean (Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb) * Main couple – ''Paquita'' by Derek Dean (Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb) * Sugar Plum Fairy – ''The Nutcracker'' by Vaslav Orlikowsky (Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb)

With
Polish National Ballet The Polish National Ballet (PNB) is the largest and the most important ballet company in Poland. It continues a national ballet heritage, which dates to the 17th century. Modernly it was known until 2008 as the ballet of the Teatr Wielki - Poli ...

* Gamzatti and Nikija – ''

La Bayadère ''La Bayadère'' ("the temple dancer") ( ru. «Баядерка», ''Bayaderka'') is a ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by French choreographer Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus. The ballet was staged especiall ...

'' by

Natalia Makarova Natalia Romanovna Makarova (russian: Ната́лия Рома́новна Мака́рова, born 21 November 1940) is a Russian prima ballerina and choreographer. ''The History of Dance'', published in 1981, notes that "her performances set ...

* Our-Strong Woman and Our-Other Girl – ''And the Rain Will Pass…'' by

Krzysztof Pastor Krzysztof Pastor (born 17 December 1956 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a Polish dancer, choreographer and ballet director. He was resident choreographer with the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam from 2003 to 2017, director of the Polish National Ballet ...

* Principal Classic Seraphim – ''Six Wings of Angels'' by Jacek Przybyłowicz * Fairy Autumn and Fairy Spring – ''

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'' by

Frederick Ashton Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton (17 September 190418 August 1988) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He also worked as a director and choreographer in opera, film and revue. Determined to be a dancer despite the oppositi ...

* Princess Florine – ''The Sleeping Beauty'' by

Yury Grigorovich Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich (russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Григоро́вич; born 2 January 1927 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian dancer and choreographer Ashley Page Ashley Page OBE (born August 1956) is a British former ballet dancer, choreographer and was artistic director of Scottish Ballet for ten years. Ashley Page was born in Rochester, Kent in August 1956. Page trained the Royal Ballet School, and joi ...

* Duet 2 – ''Artifact Suite'' by William Forsythe * Duet 2 i 1 – ''Moving Rooms'' by Krzysztof Pastor * Clara – ''The Nutcracker and the Mouse King'' by

Toer van Schayk Toer van Schayk (born 28 September 1936) is a Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer, scenic and costume designer, painter, and sculptor. Along with Rudi van Dantzig and Hans van Manen, he is one of the creative triumvirate that brought the Dutch Nati ...

Wayne Eagling Wayne Eagling (born 27 November 1950) is a Canadian ballet dancer, now retired. After more than twenty years as a popular member of The Royal Ballet in London, he became well known as an international choreographer and company director. Early li ...

* Siren – ''

The Prodigal Son The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a parable of Jesus from the Bible. The Prodigal Son or Prodigal Son may also refer to: Film * ''L'Enfant prodigue'' (1907 film) (The Prodigal Son), by Michel Carré, based on his play * , a short silent film b ...

'' by George Balanchine * Hippolyta-Titania – ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'' 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 inc ...

* Osilde – ''Tristan'' by Krzysztof Pastor * First Soloist and Duet – ''

'' by George Balanchine * First Aria – ''In Light and Shadow'' by Krzysztof Pastor * Duet – ''The Kisses'' by Emil Wesołowski * Duet 2 – ''Adagio & Scherzo'' by Krzysztof Pastor * Kitri-Dulcinea, Street Dancer and Queen of the Dryads – ''Don Quixote'' by Alexei Fadeyechev * Julia – ''

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 ...

'' by Krzysztof Pastor * Mlle Gattai – ''Casanova in Warsaw'' by Krzysztof Pastor * Katherina – '' The Taming of the Shrew'' by

John Cranko John Cyril Cranko (15 August 1927 – 26 June 1973) was a South African ballet dancer and choreographer with the Royal Ballet and the Stuttgart Ballet. Life and career Early life Cranko was born in Rustenburg in the former province of Tran ...

* Miranda – ''The Tempest'' by Krzysztof Pastor * Soloist & Duet – '' Chopiniana'' by

Mikhail Fokine Michael Fokine, ''Mikhail Mikhaylovich Fokin'', group=lower-alpha ( – 22 August 1942) was a groundbreaking Imperial Russian choreographer and dancer. Career Early years Fokine was born in Saint Petersburg to a prosperous merchant and a ...

* Soloist – '' Chroma'' by

Wayne McGregor Wayne McGregor, CBE (born 12 March 1970) is a multi award-winning British choreographer and director. He is the Artistic Director of Studio Wayne McGregor and Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet. McGregor was appointed Commander of the ...

* Main Soloist – ''

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'' by Krzysztof Pastor *

Mathilde Kschessinska Mathilde-Marie Feliksovna Kschessinska ( pl, Matylda Maria Krzesińska, russian: Матильда Феликсовна Кшесинская; 6 December 1971; also known as Princess Romanovskaya-Krasinskaya after her marriage) was a Polish ...

– ''Swan Lake'' by Krzysztof Pastor (with new libretto) * Princess

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-Odette – ''Swan Lake'' by Krzysztof Pastor (with new libretto) * Świtezianka – ''Świtezianka'' by Robert Bondara * Flute – ''On a Stave'' ( Tansman's ''Sextuor'') by Jacek Tyski * Soloist – Szymanowski's ''Violin Concerto No. 2'' by Jacek Przybyłowicz * Marguerite Gautier – ''

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'' by John Neumeier * Our Couple – ''And the Rain Will Pass…'' by Krzysztof Pastor * Soloist – Chopins ''Concerto in E minor'' by

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* The Reborn – Chopins ''Concerto in F minor'' by Krzysztof Pastor * Princess Aurora – ''The Sleeping Beauty'' by Yury Grigorovitch * Soloist – ''Infra'' by Wayne McGregor * Médora – '' Le Corsaire'' by

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* Countess Marie Larisch – ''

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'' by

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– ''

'' by

*Galina – ''

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Harnasie ''Harnasie'', Op. 55, is a ballet-pantomime written by the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski between 1923 and 1931, to a libretto by Jerzy Rytard and his wife and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, the librettist of Symanowski's opera, ''King Roger''. Th ...

'' by Izadora Weiss *Mina-Elisabeth - ''Dracula'' by Krzysztof Pastor *Couple 2. - ''Grosse Fuge'' by

Hans van Manen Hans Arthur Gerard van Manen (; born 11 July 1932) is a Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer and photographer. He studied under Sonia Gaskell and Françoise Adret. Van Manen wrote many ballets. He worked for the Dutch National Ballet from 1973 to ...

*Leading couple - ''Eroica Variatiosn'' bt Ted Brandsen

Awards

* 2003: First Prize & Scholarship, Ballet Competition, Yokohama, Japan * 2006: First Prize & Scholarship, Surrey Festival of Dance, Surrey, Canada * 2006: Senior Ballet Championships Winner & Most Outstanding Dance Award, British Columbia Provincials, Vancouver, Kanada * 2010: Gold Medal (category 22-28 years), International Competition of Ballet Dancers

Mia Čorak Slavenska Mia Slavenska, née Čorak (20 February 1916 in Brod-na-Sava, now Croatia, then Austria-Hungary – 5 October 2002 in Los Angeles, United States) was a Croatian-American soloist of the Russian Ballet of Monte Carlo in 1938–1952 and 1954–1955 ...

, Zagreb, Croatia * 2014: Jan Kiepura Theatre Music Award for the best dancer in Poland * 2017: Jan Kiepura Theatre Music Award for the best classical dancer in Poland * 2019: Silver Medal for Merit to Culture ‘Gloria Artis’ in Poland

Bibliography

* http://teatrwielki.pl/ludzie/yuka-ebihara/ * http://www.taniecpolska.pl/people/387 * http://www.encyklopediateatru.pl/osoby/71357/yuka-ebihara * http://www.gala.pl/artykul/yuka-ebihara-wlasciwie-nie-wiem-gdzie-jest-moj-dom-170616011028

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ebihara, Yuka Japanese ballerinas 1986 births Living people Principal dancers

Artistic career

Beginnings

In Poland

Major achievements

Overseas

With Polish National Ballet The Polish National Ballet (PNB) is the largest and the most important ballet company in Poland. It continues a national ballet heritage, which dates to the 17th century. Modernly it was known until 2008 as the ballet of the Teatr Wielki - Poli ...

Awards

Bibliography

References

With
Polish National Ballet The Polish National Ballet (PNB) is the largest and the most important ballet company in Poland. It continues a national ballet heritage, which dates to the 17th century. Modernly it was known until 2008 as the ballet of the Teatr Wielki - Poli ...