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Mariko Sasaki
Born
Tokyo, Japan
EducationThe Royal Ballet School
OccupationBallet dancer
Career
Current groupThe Royal Ballet

Mariko Sasaki (佐々木万璃子, Sasaki Mariko) is a Japanese ballet dancer and is currently a First Soloist with The Royal Ballet.

Career

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Mariko learned ballet at the Yuriko Kawaguchi Ballet School and has received scholarships to study at the Royal Ballet Upper School and the Ezoe Memorial Recruit Foundation.[1] She is also a Prix de Lausanne recipient. [2]

Selected repertoire

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Mariko's repertoire with the Royal Ballet includes:[1][3][4]

  • Odette, Prince Siegfried’s Sister, Polish Princess, Neapolitan, and Big Swan in Swan Lake
  • Sugar Plum Fairy, Rose Fairy, Mirlitons, Arabian in The Nutcracker
  • Mercedes, Kitri’s Friend and the Queen of Dryads in Don Quixote
  • The Summer Fairy in Cinderella
  • Fairy of Enchanted Garden, Florestan’s Sisters and Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty
  • Pas de Six in Giselle
  • Inferno, Paradiso in The Dante Project
  • Katia in A Month in the Country

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mariko Sasaki". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Mariko Sasaki Prix de Lausanne". Prix de Lausanne Winners. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Mariko Sasaki, First Soloist, The Royal Ballet: Getting Ready for a Swan Lake Debut". Teen World Arts. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Swan Lake: double debuts at the Royal Ballet". Bachtrack. Retrieved 25 September 2024.