Michelle Willems
Born in Belgium
Ballet Education
2005–2012 Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Moscow
2012–2014 École Atelier Rudra Bejart
Engagements
2014 Ballett Zürich /// 2023 Staatsballett Berlin
Repertory
Christian Spuck: Dornröschen (Aurora), Nussknacker and Mouse King (Marie), Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern (das Mädchen), Anna Karenina (Kitty), Leonce und Lena (Lena), Der Sandmann, Romeo und Julia, Paysage Obscure, Messa da Requiem, Winterreise, Monteverdi, Lontano; William Forsythe: In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, The Second Detail, Workwithinwork, Quintett, Approximate Sonata 2016, One Flat Thing, reproduced; Edward Clug: Faust (Gretchen), Peer Gynt (Solveig), Chamber Minds, Le sacre du printemps; Jirí Kylián: Gods and Dogs, Falling Angels, Stepping Stones, Sweet Dreams; Marco Goecke: Nijinski (Terpsichore), Petrushka, Almost Blue; Crystal Pite: Emergence, Angels' Atlas; Patrice Bart: Giselle (Peasant Pas de Deux); Alexei Ratmansky: Schwanensee (pas de trois, four littles swans); Other choreographies by Marcos Morau, Hans van Manen, George Balanchine, Douglas Lee, Filipe Portugal, Craig Davidson, Lucas Valente, Ohad Naharin, Itzik Galili, Johan Inger, Cathy Marston, Louis Stiens, Maurice Béjart.
Repertory in Berlin
Christian Spuck: Bovary; Alexander Ekman: LIB; Marcia Haydée: Sleeping Beauty (Fee der Klugheit, Amethyst); William Forsythe: Blake Works I; Marcos Morau: Overture;
Competitions | Awards
Tanzpreis der Freundinnen und Freunde des Balletts Zürich, 2018