Haruka Sassa

born in Japan

Ballet Education

2012–2013 Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy

Engagements

2013 Tokyo City Ballet /// 2015 Theatre Dortmund /// 2017 Royal Swedish Ballet /// 2022 Norwegian National Ballet 2022-2023 /// 2023 Staatsballett Berlin

Repertory

Christian Spuck: Sleeping Beauty (Aurora), Marcia Haydée: Sleeping Beauty (Aurora), Rudolf Nureyev: Swan Lake (Odette/Odile), Natalia Makarova: Giselle (Giselle), Cynthia Harvey: Giselle (Myrtha), Jiri Kylian: Bella Figura, Wings of Wax, Serge Lifar: Suite en Blanc (La Cigarette/Adagio), George Balanchine: Divertimento No.15, Agon, William Forsythe: In The Middle, Somewhat Elevated, Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, Alexander Ekman: Eskapist, Cacti, David Dawson: Grey Area, Victor Gsovsky: Grand Pas Classique, Ben Stevenson: Cinderella (Cinderella), Three Preludes, Jean-Guillaume Bart: La Boite A Joujoux (main doll), Tamara Rojo: Cinderella (Cinderella), Juliano Nunes: Canvas (duets), Crystal Pite: Light of Passage, Craig Davidson: In Between, Benjamin Millepied: The Nutcracker (Sugarplum Fairy/mother), Kaloyan Boyadjiev: The Nutcracker (Clara)

Repertory in Berlin

Alexander Ekman: LIB; Christian Spuck: Bovary; Marcia Haydée: Sleeping Beauty (Princess Aurora, Princess Florine); Sol León: Stars Like Moths; Patrice Bart: Giselle (Giselle); William Forsythe: Approximate Sonata 2016, Blake Works I; Crystal Pite: Angels' Atlas; Victor Gsovsky: Grand Pas Classique (20 Years of Staatsballett Berlin);

Other Achievements

Guestings: Internationale Ballettgala XXVII with Theatre Dortmund (2018) /// Orchard Ballet Gala by Tetsuya Kumakawa in Japan (2019) /// Ma Vlast by Jiri Bubenicek in Prague (2020) /// Swan Lake with Tokyo City Ballet (2022) /// Charity Gala for Kiev by Tamiyo Kusakari in Japan (2022) /// Ballet Asteras Gala in Japan (2022)