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Yurika Kitano

Soloist

Born
Ishikawa, Japan

Education

  • Kanazawa City Ballet Schoo, Kanazawa, Japan (1997-2006)
  • Boston Ballet School as a scholarship student, Boston, USA (2006-2008)

Important teachers

  • Yoko Wakahara, Margaret Tracey, Kathleen Mitchell

Engagements

  • Boston Ballet II, Boston, 2007-2008 as a Dancer
  • Boston Ballet, Boston, 2007-2008 as a Dancer
  • Finish National Ballet, Helsinki, 2008-2011 Finland as a Dancer
  • Polish National Ballet, Warsaw, since 2011 as a Dancer, Coryphée in 2014, Soloist in 2017

Gallery

  • See photo: Yurika Kitano in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Aneta Zbrzeźniak, Dagmara Dryl, Yurika Kitano and Ewa Nowak in Krzysztof Pastor’s 'Swan Lake', photo: Ewa Krasucka Aneta Zbrzeźniak, Dagmara Dryl, Yurika Kitano and Ewa Nowak in Krzysztof Pastor’s 'Swan Lake', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano, Adam Kozal, Adam Myśliński, Vadzim Kezik, Lorenzo Alberti and Gianni Melfi in Izadora Weiss’s 'Darkness', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano, Adam Kozal, Adam Myśliński, Vadzim Kezik, Lorenzo Alberti and Gianni Melfi in Izadora Weiss’s 'Darkness', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano in Yuri Grigorovich's 'The Sleeping Beauty', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano in Yuri Grigorovich's 'The Sleeping Beauty', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Łukasz Tużnik in 'Don Quixote', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Łukasz Tużnik in 'Don Quixote', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Kristóf Szabó in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Kristóf Szabó in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano, Gianni Melfi, Lorenzo Alberti, Vadzim Kezik and Adam Myśliński in Izadora Weiss’s 'Darkness', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano, Gianni Melfi, Lorenzo Alberti, Vadzim Kezik and Adam Myśliński in Izadora Weiss’s 'Darkness', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano, Palina Rusetskaya, Maksim Woitiul, Anna Czeszejko, Yuka Ebihara and Natalia Pasiut in Mikhail Fokine’s 'Chopiniana', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano, Palina Rusetskaya, Maksim Woitiul, Anna Czeszejko, Yuka Ebihara and Natalia Pasiut in Mikhail Fokine’s 'Chopiniana', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Dawid Trzensimiech in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Dawid Trzensimiech in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano in Izadora Weiss’s 'Darkness', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano in Izadora Weiss’s 'Darkness', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano, Viktor Banka, Kristóf Szabó and Paweł Koncewoj in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano, Viktor Banka, Kristóf Szabó and Paweł Koncewoj in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Dawid Trzensimiech in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Dawid Trzensimiech in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano, Patryk Walczak and Robin Kent in Krzysztof Pastor’s 'Adagio & Scherzo', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano, Patryk Walczak and Robin Kent in Krzysztof Pastor’s 'Adagio & Scherzo', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano, Paweł Koncewoj, Viktor Banka, Kristóf Szabó and Zbigniew Czapski-Kłoda in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano, Paweł Koncewoj, Viktor Banka, Kristóf Szabó and Zbigniew Czapski-Kłoda in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Agnieszka Jankowska, Yurika Kitano and Natalia Pasiut in Izadora Weiss’s 'Darkness', photo: Ewa Krasucka Agnieszka Jankowska, Yurika Kitano and Natalia Pasiut in Izadora Weiss’s 'Darkness', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Dawid Trzensimiech in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Dawid Trzensimiech in John Cranko's 'The Taming of the Shrew', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Aneta Zbrzeźniak, Yurika Kitano i Margarita Simonova w „Moving Rooms” Krzysztofa Pastora, fot. Ewa Krasucka Aneta Zbrzeźniak, Yurika Kitano i Margarita Simonova w „Moving Rooms” Krzysztofa Pastora, fot. Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Jordan Bautista in Toer van Schayk’s and Wayne Eagling's 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Jordan Bautista in Toer van Schayk’s and Wayne Eagling's 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Michał Chróścielewski in 'Don Quixote', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Michał Chróścielewski in 'Don Quixote', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano in Ashley Page’s 'Century Rolls', fot. Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano in Ashley Page’s 'Century Rolls', fot. Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano, Carlos Martín Pérez and Bartosz Anczykowski in Toer van Schayk’s and Wayne Eagling's 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano, Carlos Martín Pérez and Bartosz Anczykowski in Toer van Schayk’s and Wayne Eagling's 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Dan Ozeri in Izadora Weiss’ 'Darkness', fot. Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Dan Ozeri in Izadora Weiss’ 'Darkness', fot. Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Natalia Pasiut in Liam Scarlett’s „Concerto in E Minor”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Natalia Pasiut in Liam Scarlett’s „Concerto in E Minor”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Gianni Melfi & Bartosz Zyśk and Marco Esposito in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Gianni Melfi & Bartosz Zyśk and Marco Esposito in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano in Anna Hop’s “Husband and Wife”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano in Anna Hop’s “Husband and Wife”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Rinaldo Venuti in Liam Scarlett’s „Concerto in E Minor”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Rinaldo Venuti in Liam Scarlett’s „Concerto in E Minor”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Shunsuke Mizui in Yury Grigorovich’s „The Sleeping Beauty”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Shunsuke Mizui in Yury Grigorovich’s „The Sleeping Beauty”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Vladimir Yaroshenko in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Vladimir Yaroshenko in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano, Carlos Martín Pérez, Marta Fiedler & Polish National Ballet in Anna Hop’s “Husband and Wife”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano, Carlos Martín Pérez, Marta Fiedler & Polish National Ballet in Anna Hop’s “Husband and Wife”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Rinaldo Venuti in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Rinaldo Venuti in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Shunsuke Mizui in pas de deux from “Harlequinade”, photo: Marta Wódz Yurika Kitano and Shunsuke Mizui in pas de deux from “Harlequinade”, photo: Marta Wódz
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Dan Ozeri in Yury Grigorovich’s „The Sleeping Beauty”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Dan Ozeri in Yury Grigorovich’s „The Sleeping Beauty”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Maksim Woitiul in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Maksim Woitiul in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Rinaldo Venuti in Liam Scarlett’s „Concerto in E Minor”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Rinaldo Venuti in Liam Scarlett’s „Concerto in E Minor”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Shunsuke Mizui in Yury Grigorovich’s „The Sleeping Beauty”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Shunsuke Mizui in Yury Grigorovich’s „The Sleeping Beauty”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Maksim Woitiul in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Maksim Woitiul in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Gregor Giselbrecht & Polish National Ballet in Izadora Weiss’ “Darkness”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Gregor Giselbrecht & Polish National Ballet in Izadora Weiss’ “Darkness”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Patryk Walczak in Yury Grigorovich’s “The Sleeping Beauty”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Patryk Walczak in Yury Grigorovich’s “The Sleeping Beauty”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Maksim Woitiul in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Maksim Woitiul in John Neumeier’s “The Lady of the Camellias”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano and Rinaldo Venuti in Liam Scarlett’s „Concerto in E Minor”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano and Rinaldo Venuti in Liam Scarlett’s „Concerto in E Minor”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano in Krzysztof Pastor’s “Swan Lake”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano in Krzysztof Pastor’s “Swan Lake”, photo: Ewa Krasucka
  • See photo: Yurika Kitano in Yury Grigorovich’s „The Sleeping Beauty”, photo: Ewa Krasucka Yurika Kitano in Yury Grigorovich’s „The Sleeping Beauty”, photo: Ewa Krasucka

Repertory

  • With the Polish National Ballet

    • Shade-Soloist 3 in La Bayadère (trad. / Natalia Makarova)
    • Classic Seraphim in Six Wings of Angels (creation, Jacek Przybyłowicz)
    • Little Red Riding Hood in The Sleeping Beauty (trad. / Yuri Grigorovich)
    • Laterna Magica Princess in The Nutcracker (Toer van Schayk & Wayne Eagling)
    • Mustardseed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (John Neumeier)
    • Four Dryads in Don Quixote (trad. / Alexei Fadeyechev)
    • Cupid in Don Quixote (trad. / Alexei Fadeyechev)
    • Duet 1 w Adagio&Scherzo (Krzysztof Pastor)
    • Louise & Greek Dance in The Nutcracker (Toer van Schayk & Wayne Eagling)
    • Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko)
    • Pas de six in The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko)
    • Soloist in the Waltz of Flowers in The Nutcracker (Toer van Schayk & Wayne Eagling)
    • Chinese Dance in The Nutcracker (Toer van Schayk & Wayne Eagling)
    • Shade-Soloist 1 in La Bayadère (trad. / Natalia Makarova)
    • Four Swans in Swan Lake (with new libretto, Krzysztof Pastor, scene after Lev Ivanov)
    • Geisha in Darkness / Lili (creation, Izadora Weiss)
    • Jasmin in Darkness / Jasmin (creation, Izadora Weiss)
    • Olga Preobrajenska in Swan Lake (with new libretto, Krzysztof Pastor)
    • Soloist 1 in Chopiniana (Mikhail Fokine / Alexei Fadeyechev)
    • Manon Lescaut in The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier)
    • Soloist 1 in Chopin’s Concerto E minor (Liam Scarlett)
    • Justysia in Husband and Wife (Anna Hop)
    • Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty (trad. / Yuri Grigorovich)
    • Fairy of the Liveliness in The Sleeping Beauty (trad. / Yuri Grigorovich)
    • Soloist in Infra (Wayne McGregor)
    • Clara in The Nutcracker (Toer van Schayk & Wayne Eagling)
    • Odalisque 3. in Le Corsaire (trad. / Manuel Legris)

    and solos in:

    • Century Rolls (Ashley Page)
    • Moving Rooms (Krzysztof Pastor)
    • Concerto Barocco (George Balanchine)
    • Around us (creation, Victor Banka, 5th Choreographic Workshop)
    • Murmuration (creation, Victor Banka, 6th Choreographic Workshop)
    • Deeperness (creation, Paulina Jurkowska, 6th Choreographic Workshop)
    • Farce (creation, Lachlan Phillips, 7th Choreographic Workshop)
    • In an Hour (creation, Gianni Melfi, 10th Choreographic Workshop)
    • Bury the Star (creation, Lorenzo Alberti, 11th Choreographic Workshop)

Awards

    • 2006: VII Nagroda i Stypendium od Boston Ballet, Konkurs „Japan Grand Prix”, Sapporo, Japonia
    • 2010: Top 12, Youth America Grand Prix, Nowy Jork, USA
      • 2010: I Nagroda, stypendium od Limón Dance Institute i Nagroda Krytyków Florenckich, Konkurs „Danza in Fiera”, Florencja, Włochy
      • 2016: Brązowy Medal (kategoria seniorów), Międzynarodowy Konkurs Tancerzy Baletu im. Mii Čorak Slavenskiej, Zagrzeb, Chorwacja
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