Bruna Cantanhede

born in Caxias, Brazil

Ballet Education

2003–2009 Bolshoi Ballet School in Brazil

Engagements

2010 Youth Company at the Bolshoi Theatre School /// 2011 Bolshoi Theater (Olga Tchenchikova) /// 2022 Staatsballett Berlin

Repertory

Vladimir Vasiliev: Don Quixote (Kitri, Kitri’s Friends, Queen of the Dryads); Giselle (Myrta, Pas d’action); Yuri Grigorovich: Don Quixote (Kitri’s Friend, Street Dancer), The Nutcracker (Indian Doll, Spanish Doll, Final Waltz, Apotheosis), Giselle (Paysant Pas de deux, Friends of Giselle), The Sleeping Beauty (Fairy Carelessness, Fairy Courage, Fairy Playfulness, Diamond in Jewelry Divertissement), La Bayadère (Three Solo Shadows, Drum Dance Soloist, Jampe Dance 2 Soloists), Raymonda (Henrietta, Mazurka Act Three Solo, Dream of Raymonda First variation), Swan Lake (The Neapolitan Bride, Soloist Waltz), Spartacus (Mimes Ballet), Ivan The Terrible (Faces of Death); The Golden Age (Girlfriends of Bandits); Pierre Lacotte, Pharaoh’s Daughter (Guadalquivir Variation 2nd act, Firs Variation Pas d’action); Alexei Ratmansky: Giselle (Paysant Pas de Deux, Friends of Giselle), The Bright Stream (Friends of Zina), Romeo and Juliet (Friends of Juliet); George Balanchine: Jewels (Emeralds Leading part, Pas de trois, Diamonds Solo part), Symphony in C (Demi Solo in movements 3 and 4); William Forsythe: Artifact (solo duet); Jiří Kylián: Forgotten Land (Couple in Red), Symphony of Palms; Christopher Wheeldon: A Winter's Tale, (Young Shepherdess, original role); Christian Spuck: Orlando (original cast); Yuri Possokhov: A Hero of Our Time (Princess Mary), Grand Gala Nureyev (Soloist Couple); Alexei Ratmansky/Yuri Burlaka: Le Corsaire (The Lively Garden); Vasili Samodurov, Undine (Second Soloist); Michail Fokine, Chopiniana (Mazurka); Sergei Vikharev after Marius Petipa and Enrico Cechetti, Coppélia (Friends of Swanilda); Alberto Alonso, Carmen-Suite (Tobacco Women); Maurice Béjart: Gaȋté parisienne (Marianne)

Repertory in Berlin

Marcia Haydée: Dornröschen (Fee der Kraft); Christian Spuck: Messa da Requiem, Bovary; Alexander Ekman: Cacti; Patrice Bart: Giselle (Myrtha);

Competitions / Awards

Galina Ulanova Foundation Award 2004