MiyakoYoshidawasborninJapanin1965andbeganhertraininginTokyo.In1983,attheageofseventeen,shewonthecovetedPrixdeLausannecompetitionwhichgaveherascholarshiptoTheRoyalBalletSchool.ShedancedtheBluebirdPasdedeuxfromTheSleepingBeautyintheSchool’sannualperformanceattheRoyalOperaHouseandAuroraandtheBluebirdPasdedeuxinAurora’sWedding,andalsoinRBSque,atSadler’sWellsTh...(展开全部) MiyakoYoshidawasborninJapanin1965andbeganhertraininginTokyo.In1983,attheageofseventeen,shewonthecovetedPrixdeLausannecompetitionwhichgaveherascholarshiptoTheRoyalBalletSchool.ShedancedtheBluebirdPasdedeuxfromTheSleepingBeautyintheSchool’sannualperformanceattheRoyalOperaHouseandAuroraandtheBluebirdPasdedeuxinAurora’sWedding,andalsoinRBSque,atSadler’sWellsTheatre.ShejoinedSadler’sWellsRoyalBallet(nowBirminghamRoyalBallet)inJuly1984andwaspromotedtoSoloistin1987andPrincipalin1988.ShemovedtoTheRoyalBalletinSeptember1995. HerclassicalroleswithBirminghamRoyalBalletincludedtheprincipalgirlinPaquita,thetitleroleinGiselle,Odette/OdileinSwanLake,PrincessAurorainTheSleepingBeautyandtheSugarPlumFairyinTheNutcracker.IntheFrederickAshtonrepertoryshedancedLiseinLaFillemalgardée,theBlueGirlinLesPatineurs,thePolkaGirlinFaçadeandTitaniainTheDream. InKennethMacMillanrepertory,herrolesincludedJulietinRomeoandJuliet,theprincipalgirlinthePavanePasdedeux,thePasdedeuxgirlinLesRendezvous,BethenaWaltzGirlinEliteSyncopations,thePolkainSolitaire,thePasdedeuxgirlinDansesconcertantes,OrangeGirlinFinduJourandQuartet.InDavidBintleyrepertoryshedancedthetitleroleinTheSnowQueen,thePasdetroisgirlinGalanteriesandrolesinFlowersoftheForest,BrahmsHandelVariations,Choros,AllegriDiversiandHobson’sChoice. ShehasalsodancedleadrolesinBalanchine’sSymphonyinThreeMovements,ThemeandVariations,DivertimentoNo15,TchaikovskyPasdedeuxandConcertoBarocco.OtherrolesincludedtheDonQuixotePasdedeux,thePasdedeuxinLesSylphides,theleadgirlinHansVanManen’sFiveTangosandrolesinMassine’sChoreartium. WhilststillamemberofBirminghamRoyalBallet,sheguestedwithTheRoyalBalletbothatCoventGardeninDonQuixote,TheNutcracker,TheSleepingBeautyandAshton’sSylviaPasdedeux,attheMetropolitanOperaHouseinNewYorkTheSleepingBeautyandinLosAngelesSwanLake. SincejoiningTheRoyalBallet,shehasmadeherCoventGardendebutasOdette/OdileinAnthonyDowell’sproductionofSwanLake,inthetitleroleofPeterWright’sproductionofGiselle,astheBlueGirlinAshton’sLesPatineurs,LesRendezvous,LiseinLaFillemalgardée,RhapsodyandScènesdeballet.ShehasalsomadedebutsinMacMillan’sSideShow,Anastasia(asMathildeKschessinska),ThePrinceofthePagodas(PrincessRose),RomeoandJuliet(titlerole),Balanchine’sApollo(Polyhymnia),SymphonyinC(FirstMovement),Ashton’sSymphonicVariations(CentreCouple),DaphnisandChloë(Chloë),Cinderella(titlerole),BirthdayOffering(PasdedeuxandFonteynVariation),Ondine(titlerole),theCorsairePasdedeuxwithTetsuyaKumakawa,theTalismanPasdedeuxwithIrekMukhamedovandthePasdequatreinTwylaTharp’sMrWorldlyWise. SincethereopeningoftheRoyalOperaHouseshehasperformedtheroleofSwanhildainNinettedeValois’productionofCoppélia,theleadinFokine’sTheFirebird,KitriinRudolfNureyev’sDonQuixote,WilliamForsythe’sVertiginousThrillofExactitude,AurorainNataliaMakarova’sTheSleepingBeautyandTheQueenofTheWatersinMichaelCorder’sWatervariationaspartofHomagetotheQueen. ShehascreatedtherolesoftheBlueGirlinChristopherWheeldon’s‘ARoyalBallet’(1998DanceBitesTour)andthePinkGirlinMichaelCorder’sMasquerade(1999DanceBitesTour). WithBirminghamRoyalBalletshedancedtheSugarPlumFairyinatelevisionandvideoversionofTheNutcracker.OthertelevisionappearanceswithTheRoyalBalletincludetheFourthMovementofSymphonyinCatthe1997FarewellGala,Coppélia,January2000andScènesdeballetDecember2004. In1989shewasawardedtheGlobalPrizeforherachievementsasaJapanesedancerworkinginEurope.Firstgivenin1988,theGlobalPrizeisawardedannuallytotheJapaneseartist,performerorwriterconsideredtohavemadethebiggestimpactinEurope.In2001shewasawardedtheArtsEncouragementPrizeforArtistsoftheMinistryofEducation,ScienceSportsandCultureinJapan,andin2004wasappointedUNESCOArtistforPeace. InSeptember2006MiyakoYoshidabecameaPrincipleGuestArtistwithTheRoyalBallet. Therearenofutureperformances.
