Elisa Badenes is a Spanish ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer at the

Stuttgart Ballet Stuttgart Ballet is a leading German ballet company. Dating back to 1609, then the court ballet of the dukes of Württemberg, the modern company was founded by John Cranko and is known for full-length narrative ballets. The company received the ...

in Germany.

Early life

Badenes was born in

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

, Spain. She started ballet at Conservatorio Profesional de Danza de Valencia at age 11. In 2008, after competing at the

Prix de Lausanne The Prix de Lausanne () is an international dance competition held annually in Lausanne, Switzerland. The competition is for young dancers seeking to pursue a professional career in classical ballet, and many former prize winners of the competition ...

, she trained at The Royal Ballet School for a year with a scholarship.

Career

In 2009, Badenes became an apprentice with

as after she graduated, and became a member of the company's corps de ballet a year later. She became a principal dancer in 2013. Roles she performed include Odette/Odile in ''

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoje ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, links=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failu ...

'', Aurora in '' The Sleeping Beauty'', Juliet in ''

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

'', Tatiana in '' Onegin'' and

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in ''

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''. She has also danced in productions by

Jerome Robbins Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Among his nu ...

George Balanchine George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze;, Romanization of Georgian, : April 30, 1983) was a Georgian-American ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers ...

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and William Forsythe, and worked with choreographers such as

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (born 10 March 1976) is a Belgian dancer and choreographer and director. He has made over 50 choreographic pieces and received two Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production, three Ballet Tanz awards for best cho ...

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and Christian Spuck. As a guest artist, Badenes performed with

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Selected repertoire

Badenes repertoire include: *''A Streetcar named Desire'': Stella *Kingdom of Shades from ''

La Bayadère ''La Bayadère'' ("the temple dancer") ( ru. «Баядерка», ''Bayaderka'') is an 1877 ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by the French choreographer Marius Petipa to music by Ludwig Minkus and libretto by . The ba ...

'': Nikija *''

Dances at a Gathering ''Dances at a Gathering'' is a ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins to music by Frédéric Chopin, with costumes designed by Joe Eula. The ballet premiered on May 22, 1969, at the New York State Theater, performed by the New York City Ballet ...

'': Pink and Apricot *''

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'': Lise *''

Giselle ''Giselle'' ( , ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (; ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet () in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, it was first perfor ...

'': Peasant-Pas de deux *''Le Grand Pas de deux'' *'' Initials R.B.M.E.'': B., Solo roles in the 1st and 4th movement *''Krabat'': Pumphutt *''

La Sylphide ''La Sylphide'' (; ) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832, and a second version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836. Bournonville's is the only ve ...

'': Effie, Pas de huit *''Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy'': Lulu *''

'':

*'' Onegin'': Tatiana, Olga *''

'': Juliet, Gipsy *''

'': Odette/ Odile, little swan, Pas de six *'' Symphony in C'': 2nd and 4th movement *''The Lady of the Camellias'': Marguerite Gautier *'' The Sleeping Beauty'': Aurora, Eloquence Fairy, Blue Bird's Princess *'' Song of the Earth'' *'' Tchaikovsky Pas de deux''

Created roles

*''

The Firebird ''The Firebird'' (; ) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Michel Fokine, who c ...

'' (Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui) *''A. Memory'' *''Almost Blue'' *''Big Blur'' *''Black Breath'' *''Calma Apparente'' *''Das Fräulein von S.'' *''Dark Glow'' *''Il Concertone'' *''Krabat'': The Kantorka *''Limelight'' *''Little Monsters'' *''Messenger'' *''Naiad (Douglas Lee) *''Neurons'' *''PS'' *''Qi'' *''Salome'': Salome *''Skinny'' *''Yantra''

Awards

Badenes received following awards: * 2008 Scholarship,

* 2009 Gold medal,

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* 2011 The Audience Choice Award, Erik Bruhn Prize * 2015 German Dance Prize Future

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Badenes, Elisa Living people Spanish ballerinas Spanish expatriates in England Spanish expatriates in Germany People educated at the Royal Ballet School 21st-century Spanish ballet dancers Stuttgart Ballet Entertainers from Valencia 1992 births