Emanuele Sardo 2022-2023

Eesti Rahvusballeti artist alates 2018

PROFESSIONAL WORK:
- Artist with the Estonian National Opera and Ballet (Eesti Rahvusballet) since 2018;
- Artist with the Krakow Opera and Ballet (Opera Krakowska) season 2017-2018;

PERFORMANCES WITH THE ESTONIAN NATIONAL BALLET:
- Solos: Stanley’s Friends in “A Streetcar named Desire” by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Sneezy in “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” by Gyula Harangozò, Two Lead Couples in “Alice in Wonderland’s” Flower Waltz by Gianluca Schiavoni, Five Pairs in “Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.6” by Mai Murdmaa.
- Ensembles: Toomas Edur’s “Swan Lake”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “La Bayadere” and “Romeo and Juliet”, Marina Kesler’s “Valse Triste”, “Kratt” and “Anna Karenina”, Ben Stevenson’s “The Nutcracker”, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s “A Streetcar Named Desire”, Mary Skeaping’s “Giselle”, George Balanchine’s “Serenade”, Mai Murdmaa’s “Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.6”, Gianluca Schiavoni’s “Alice in Wonderland”, Ronald Hynd’s “Coppelia”.
- Understudy: Cavaliers in “The Sleeping Beauty” by Toomas Edur, Fritz in “The Nutcraker” by Ben Stevenson, Chinese Dance in “The Nutcracker”, Pinko Panko in “Alice in Wonderland” by Gianluca Schiavoni, the Dormouse in “Alice in Wonderland”, Booze Men in “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa.

PERFOMANCES WITHE THE KRAKOW OPERA AND BALLET:

- Solos: Spanish Dance in “The Nutcracker” by Emil Wesolowski, the Two Butlers in “Cinderella” by Giorgio Madia, Tango (Three soloist couples) in “El Abrazo” by Eduard Bablidze, the Love Pas De Deux in “Carmina Burana” by Emil Wesolowski, “Trio” by Katarzyna Alexander Kmiec.
- Ensembles: “The Nutcracker” and “Carmina Burana” by Emil Wesolowski, “Cinderella” by Giorgio Madia, “El Abrazo” by Eduard Bablidze, collaborations with several Opera performances in the Theatre’s Repertoire

ACADEMIC EDUCATION:
- High School Diploma obtained in 2017 from “Liceo delle Scienze Umane”, Italy

BALLET EDUCATION:
- 2013-2017 “Il Balletto” full time professional ballet school, Castelfranco Veneto (Italy) directed by Susanna Plaino, Principal Teachers: Susanna Plaino, Oleg Grachov, Natalya Kalgaskhina, Stefania Pigato, Marco Laudani and Maurizio Chisari. Guest Teachers: James Wilkie, Petruska Broholm, Carlos Montalvan, Bruce Michelson, Cynthia Harvey, Bruno Vescovo, Matthew Paluch; - 2003-2012 “Centro di Danza” Asti (Italy) directed by Valeria e Susanna Ballario.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- RAD Advanced 2, 2017 (Graduation)
- ISTD Advanced 1, 2015
- ISTD Intermediate, 2014

SCHOOL PERFORMANCES AND COMPETITIONS:
- Soloist and Principal roles with “Il Balletto-GruppoJuniorVeneto” (School’s Junior Company, Italy) such as: “La Esmeralda” Pas Des Deux, “Satanella” Pas Des Deux, “Coppelia” Pas Des Deux, “The Nutcracker” Pas Des Deux and Lead Flower, “Raymonda” variation, “Coppelia” variation, “Napoli” by August Bournonville, “Forgotten Land” by Jiří Kylián.
- Gala in St.Petersbug, Russia 2015 under invitation;
- Performance at the Royal Albert Hall, London 2015 and 2016 (Dance Proms);
- ISTD Awards: 1st Senior Prize Winner and Boys Senior Cup Winner, London, 2016
- ISTD Bursary Awards: invited by the ISTD to represent the Ballet Department, Birmingham 2016
- Finalist of the MAB “Maria Antonietta Berlusconi” Ballet Competition, Milan 2017

SCHOLARSHIPS AND ADMISSIONS:
- Escuela de Danza Maria de Avila
- Conservatorio Nacional Mariemma, Madrid
- International Ballet Masterclasses Prague 2016
- Royal Ballet Summer School London 2014 and 2015
- Victor Ullate Ballet School, Madrid