Mai Kono

Mai Kono (Foto: Sascha Kletzsch)

Soloist

Mai Kono, born in Japan, started her dance education at the Hitomi Kikuchi Ballet Studio, and completed it at the Heinz-Bosl-Stiftung in Munich. From the season 2007/2008, she was a Corps de ballet dancer with the Bayerisches Staatsballett and promoted to Soloist rank with the beginning of the 2011/2012 season.

With the end of the season 2016/2017, Mai Kono has left the Bayerisches Staatsballett.

Auszeichnungen

  • Winner NBA Ballet Competition of Japan
  • Winner Saitama Dance Competition of Japan
  • Audience Award Prix de Lausanne

Debuts with the Bayerisches Staatsballett

Chloé in My Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé (T. Kohler), creation
Fairy Variation and Princess Florine in Sleeping Beauty (M. Petipa/I. Liška)
Amor in Don Quijote (R. Barra after M. Petipa/A. Gorski, tradition)
Rocio in Don Quijote (R. Barra after M. Petipa/A. Gorski, tradition)
'The Chinese Bird' in The Nutcracker (J. Neumeier)
Voices of Spring (F. Ashton)
Gods and Dogs (J. Kylián)
3rd Solo-Girl in Choreartium (L. Massine)
Pandora in Helden (T. Kohler)
BIPED (M. Cunningham)
2nd shadow variation in La Bayadère (M. Petipa/P. Bart)
Woman in Love in Le Sacre du printemps (M. Wigman)
Helena in Ein Sommernachtstraum (J. Neumeier)
Pas de trois in Paquita (M. Petipa/A. Ratmansky)
Olga in Onegin (J. Cranko)
Olympia in Lady of the Camellias (J. Neumeier)
Gulnara in Le Corsair (M. Petipa/I. Liška)
1st Pas de deux in In the Night (J. Robbins)
Princess Claire in Illusionen - wie Schwanensee (J. Neumeier)
1st Variation Grand pas in Paquita (M. Petipa/A. Ratmansky)
Pas de six in Giselle (P. Wright/M. Petipa)
Shades variation in La Bayadère (M. Petipa/P. Bart)

Past events with Mai Kono

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