Miyako Yoshida
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Miyako Yoshida (吉田都, born in 1965-) is a Japanese ballet dancer. She is a Principal Guest Artist of The Royal Ballet as well as a Principal dancer in K-ballet, Japan.
Born and trained in Tokyo, she won the Prix de Lausanne in 1983. She joined Royal Ballet School in England. In 1984 she joined then Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet, the present Birmingham Royal Ballet. In 1988, she was promoted to principal. In 1989, she was awarded the Global Award and the Arts Encouragement Prize for Artists of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan. She was also appointed UNESCO Artist for Peace[1] in 2001.
In 1995, she joined The Royal Ballet as principal dancer, known for her partnership with such as Tetsuya Kumakawa, and Irek Mukhamedov.
In 2004, she married Takashi Endo, a Japanese football agent.
In 2006, she announced her joining K-ballet[2] while she continue her dancing with The Royal Ballet, before winning the Best Female Dancer in National Dance Awards.
[edit] Career & Repertory
Odette/Odile (Swan Lake), Aurora, Juliet (Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)), Lise, Giselle (Giselle), Swanilda (Coppélia), Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker), Kitri (Don Quixote), Cinderella, Ondine, Chloë, Titania, Tchaikovsky pas de deux, Le Corsaire pas de deux, Homage to The Queen and leading roles in Prince of the Pagodas, Symphonic Variations, Elite Syncopations, Snow Queen, Galanteries, Fin du jour, Symphony in C, Birthday Offering, The Firebird, Scènes de ballet, Les Rendezvous and Rhapsody.
2006 National Dance Awards - Best female dancer[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Director-General names Miyako Yoshida as UNESCO Artist for Peace - UNESCO Celebrity Advocates | UNESCO.org
- ^ 熊川哲也 K-Ballet Company Official Site
- ^ National Dance Awards Best Female Dancer
