Itziar Mendizabal

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Itziar Mendizabal
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Mendizabal in 2019
Born (1981-12-14) 14 December 1981 (age 42)
Hondarribia, Spain
Occupationballet dancer
Years active1997–present
Career
Current group The Royal Ballet
Former groupsVíctor Ullate Ballet Comunidad de Madrid
Zürich Ballet
Leipzig Ballet

Itziar Mendizabal (born 14 December 1981) is a Spanish ballet dancer who has performed as a First Soloist with The Royal Ballet since 2010.

Mendizabal was born in Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain. She started ballet at age 4, and at age 12, she moved to Madrid to train at Víctor Ullate's Ballet Comunidad de Madrid in 1997. [1] Whilst a student she performed with Ullate's larger ballet company, and later joined the company officially. [2] In 2003, she joined the Zürich Ballet as a demi-soloist. She joined the Leipzig Ballet as a soloist in 2006, and was promoted to principal dancer two years later. In 2009, she received the Best New Artist Award by the Association of Dance Professionals of Guipúzcoa. [1] She was also nominated for the Prix Benois de la Danse for her performance as the title role in The Firebird . [3]

In 2010, after a ballet mistress sent a video clip of Mendizabal to Monica Mason, then-artistic director of The Royal Ballet in London, she was invited to take classes with the company, before being offered a First Soloist contract with the company, which she accepted. [4] Her repertoire there includes works by Kenneth MacMillan, Christopher Wheeldon and Wayne McGregor. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Itziar Mendizabal". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Itziar Mendizabel". Ballet Association. 2 November 2011.
  3. "2009". Prix Benois de la Danse.
  4. "Cupcakes & Conversation with Itziar Mendizabal, Principal, Leipzig Ballet". Ballet News. 21 May 2010.