Kizzy Matiakis

Kizzy Matiakis (née Howard,[1] born 1981)[2] is an English ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet.

Kizzy Matiakis
Born
Kizzy Howard

1981 (age 39–40)
NationalityEnglish
EducationCentral School of Ballet
Occupationballet dancer
Years active2000-present
Spouse(s)Tim Matiakis
Current groupRoyal Danish Ballet
Former groupsRoyal Swedish Ballet

Matiakis studied ballet with Leo Kersley, then at the Central School of Ballet in London. She graduated in 2000, then joined the Royal Swedish Ballet immediately. In 2003, she moved to Copenhagen to join the Royal Danish Ballet. She became a soloist in 2008 and was promoted to principal dancer in 2016.[2][3] In 2020, she was nominated for the Reumert Prize Best Dancer for her performance in Blixen.[4]

Matiakis originally planned to retire in Spring 2021 with her farewell performance being Blixen. However, due to her pregnancy, she gave her final performance as Madge in La Sylphide on 14 November 2020.[5][6]

Kizzy Matiakis is married to Tim Matiakis, also a dancer.[1]

References
  1. Parry, Jann (8 December 2020). "Royal Danish Ballet – La Sylphide (Sylfiden) – Copenhagen". DanceTabs.
  2. "Kizzy Matiakis". Royal Danish Theatre. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020.
  3. "Real life & fantasy: An Interview with RDB'S Kizzy Matiakis". 18 May 2011.
  4. "Se de nominerede til Årets Reumert 2020 – en pris er fjernet, mens en anden er føjet til". Kulturmonitor (in Danish). 4 June 2020.
  5. "Fantastisk solodanser tager afsked med scenen". Royal Danish Theatre (in Danish). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. Wern, Vibeke (26 October 2020). ""Sylfiden" begejstrer: "En fortryllende flot, veldanset og langtidsholdbar version"". Berlingske (in Danish).
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