Roberta Marquez | |
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 Roberta Marquez and Thiago Soares at the curtain call of Onegin | |
| Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Education | Maria Olenewa State Dance School |
| Occupation | ballet dancer |
| Career | |
| Former groups | Municipal Theatre Ballet The Royal Ballet |
Roberta Marquez is a Brazilian ballet dancer who was a Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet.
Roberta Marquez was born in Rio de Janeiro to a Peruvian mother and a to a Portuguese father who was raised in Brazil. She started ballet at age 4, though she also learned tap, jazz, Spanish and African dance. [1] She later trained at the Maria Olenewa State Dance School. [2]
Marquez joined the Municipal Theatre Ballet in 1994 and became a principal dancer in 2002. [1] In 2004, Marquez joined The Royal Ballet in London. Her repertoire includes classical full-lengths works, and works by Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan and George Balanchine. [2] Her most notable partner in the company is Steven McRae. [3]
In 2012, she performed at the Paralympics closing ceremony, alongside Thiago Soares, also a Brazilian principal at the Royal Ballet, as well as several visually-impaired dancers from Brazil. [4]
In 2015, the Royal Ballet announced Marquez would leave the company after a performance of Romeo and Juliet in December that year. [5] In the 2016/17 season, she returned to the Royal Ballet as a guest artist, dancing Lise in La fille mal gardée . [2]
Marquez's repertoire with the Municipal Theatre Ballet and The Royal Ballet includes: [2]