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
Born (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994
Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
EducationSasaki Mika Ballet Academy
Occupationballet dancer
Years active2012-present
Current groupHamburg 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
  1. "Ensemble". Hamburg Ballet. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. "Teen ballerina brings home prize". The Japan Times. 7 February 2012.
  3. "Madoka Sugai talks about her Prix de Lausanne win". Gramilano. 7 February 2012.
  4. "Madoka Sugai". Prix de Lausanne. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. Rudin, David (22 February 2016). "Promise for the Future". The Dance Current.
  6. Escoyne, Courtney (1 August 2019). "News of Note: What You May Have Missed in July 2019". Dance Magazine.
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