Ambra Vallois an Italian classicalballet dancer.Born inNaples,Italy, she was a principal dancer with theBirmingham Royal Ballet.
Biography and career
editShe trained at the Royal Ballet School of Flanders. At seventeen she was invited as a guest artist byVladimir Vasilievto inaugurate the ballet season of theTeatro dell'Opera di Roma. Already soloist of theBallet royal de Wallonieand after of theRoyal Ballet of Flanders,she has been senior soloist of theEnglish National Balletsince 1993. At theRoyal Festival Hallin 1995 Vallo wasJulietand received the personal congratulations ofLady Diana.[1]
Sha danced at theMetropolitan Opera HouseofNew York Cityin a reconstruction of ballets ofFrederick Ashton
From 2001 to 2013 she was as a principal of theBirmingham Royal Balletbefore her retirement.[2]
Awards
editShe won first prize at the Luxemburg International Grand Prix, and the silver medal atHoulgate,France.
In Italy, she won prizes at Danza e Danza (Best dancer, 2004),Positano(Prize of the critic, 1991 and 2002),Rieti(gold medal).[3]In 2009, at theTeatro di San Carloof Naples, she received withFabio CannavaroandGianluigi Apontethe prize "Neapolitan excellence in the world" by the PresidentSilvio Berlusconi.[4]
Roles and repertory
editShe has created roles for ballets, including: Bintley's Titania inThe Shakespeare Suite,Annunciation inThe Protecting Veil,Wild Girl in theBeauty and the Beast,Kim Brandstrup's Pimpinella inPulcinella,Lila York'sSanctum,Stanton Welch'sPowderand Luciano Cannito'sTe voglio bene assaje.
Her principal repertory:Giselle(title role),Romeo and Juliet(Juliet),the Sleeping Beauty(Aurora),Swan Lake(Odette/Odile),the Nutcracker(Sugar Plum Fairy),Coppélia(Swanilda),Don Quixote(Kitri),la Fille mal gardée(Lise),Cinderella(title role), Bournonville'sNapoli(title role),le Corsaire,Diana and Actaeonpas de deux,Paquita,la Bayadère,Études(leading role),Graduation Ball,Elite Syncopations('Calliope Rag'),Solitaire(Polka Girl),The Two Pigeons(Young Girl),Voices of Spring,The Walk to the Paradise Garden,Enigma Variations(Dorabella),Apollo(Polyhymnia),Symphonic Variations,Serenade,Symphony in Three Movements,The Four Temperaments(Sanguine Variation),Concerto barocco,Square Dance,Tchaikovsky pas de deux,Tarantella,Western Symphony,Bintley'sFar from the Madding Crowd(Bathsheba),Edward II(Isabella),Arthur(Guinevere),Beauty and the Beast(Belle),Hobson's Choice(Vickey Hobson, Salvation Army),Carmina burana(Lover Girl),Choros,Dance House,The Seasons('Spring'), Twyla Tharp'sIn the Upper Roomand van Manen'sFive Tangos.
References
edit- ^la Repubblica
- ^"Birmingham Royal Ballet's lead ballerina retires at 41".BBC.BBC.Retrieved16 April2024.
- ^AwardsArchived20 December 2014 at theWayback Machine
- ^la Repubblica.it