Alicia Amatriain

Alicia Amatriain is a Spanish ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer at the Stuttgart Ballet.[1]

Alicia Amatriain
Alicia Amatriain and Marijn Rademake in Lady of the Camellias
Born
San Sebastián, Spain
OccupationBallet dancer
Years active1998-present
Partner(s)Alexander McGowan
Children1
Current groupStuttgart Ballet
DancesBallet

Biography

Amatriain was born in San Sebastián, Spain. She first learned ballet there and later trained at John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart. She graduated in 1998 and joined Stuttgart Ballet as an apprentice. A year later, she was promoted to the corps de ballet. In 2002, she was named principal dancer. In 2015, Amatriain was awarded “Kammertänzerin”, the highest honour a dancer can receive in Germany. The following year, she won a Prix Benois de la Danse for her performance in A Streetcar Named Desire and The Soldier's Tale. Amatriain has also made guest appearances in Russia, France, Cuba, Argentina and Germany.[1][2] She had also appeared in Roberto Bolle's gala, Roberto Bolle and Friends.[3]

Amatriain has danced John Cranko's works such as Tatiana in Onegin, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. She has also danced works by John Neumeier, William Forsythe and Hans van Manen. She created roles for many choreographers, including the lead role in Christian Spuck's Lulu.[1][4]

Selected repertoire

Amatriain's repertoire with the Stuttgart Ballet includes:[1]

Awards and honours

Personal life

Amatriain's partner is Stuttgart Ballet soloist Alexander McGowan. In 2019, Stuttgart Ballet announced that the couple was expecting their first child. Therefore, Amatriain did not participate in the company's tour to Taiwan.[5] In March 2020, Amatriain announced the birth of their daughter.[6]

References
  1. "Alicia Amatriain". Stuttgart Ballet.
  2. "And the Winners of the 2016 Benois de la Danse Are…". Pointe Magazine. 19 May 2016.
  3. "The Company He Keeps, Virtuosic to Endearing". New York Times. 18 September 2013.
  4. "The Standouts of 2018: Stuttgart Ballet in Christian Spuck's "Lulu"". Pointe Magazine. 28 December 2018.
  5. "Love, loss and swordfighting in Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. 17 October 2019.
  6. "Alicia Amatriain on Instagram: "Pure beauty, pure happiness, pure love is running through my veins. #HaizeaAdele in difficult time likes this you teach us to apréciate every moment in life, to live every second of life with kindness and beauty in our hearts 💕. @xandermcgowan thank you for giving us the most beautiful present in life, your love and kindness and this beautiful angel 👼 to care and love. #amemoryisplaced in heart for ever. #foreverlove #mamabalerina #ballerina #happyballerina #babygirl🎀 #girl #pink"". Instagram. 19 March 2020.
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