Roberta Marquez
Roberta Marquez | |
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 Roberta Marquez and Thiago Soares at the curtain call of Onegin | |
| Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Education | Maria Olenewa State Dance School |
| Occupation | ballet dancer |
| Career | |
| Former groups | Municipal Theatre Ballet The Royal Ballet |
Roberta Marquez is a Brazilian ballet dancer who was a Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet.
Early life
[edit]Roberta Marquez was born in Rio de Janeiro to a Peruvian mother and a to a Portuguese father who was raised in Brazil. She started ballet at age 4, though she also learned tap, jazz, Spanish and African dance.[1] She later trained at the Maria Olenewa State Dance School.[2]
Career
[edit]Marquez joined the Municipal Theatre Ballet in 1994 and became a principal dancer in 2002.[1] In 2004, Marquez joined The Royal Ballet in London. Her repertoire includes classical full-lengths works, and works by Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan and George Balanchine.[2] Her most notable partner in the company is Steven McRae.[3]
In 2012, she performed at the Paralympics closing ceremony, alongside Thiago Soares, also a Brazilian principal at the Royal Ballet, as well as several visually-impaired dancers from Brazil.[4]
In 2015, the Royal Ballet announced Marquez would leave the company after a performance of Romeo and Juliet in December that year.[5] In the 2016/17 season, she returned to the Royal Ballet as a guest artist, dancing Lise in La fille mal gardée.[2]
Selected repertoire
[edit]Marquez's repertoire with the Municipal Theatre Ballet and The Royal Ballet includes:[2]
- Odette/Odile in Swan Lake
- Kitri in Don Quixote
- Swanilda in Coppélia
- The title role in Giselle
- Princess Stephanie in Mayerlin
- The title role in Manon
- The title role in Cinderella
- Nikiya in La Bayadère
- Lise in La fille mal gardée
- Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker
- Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty
- Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
- Titania in The Dream
- The title role in The Firebird
- The title role in La Sylphide
- Tatiana in Onegin
- Serenade
- Theme and Variations
- Suite en Blanc
- Afternoon of a Faun
- Symphony in C
References
[edit]- ^ a b Takahashi, Ayano (2014). "Roberta Marquez: a Juliet to die for". The Japan Times.
- ^ a b c d "Roberta Marquez". Royal Opera House. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Steven McRae and Roberta Marquez: Dancing cheek to cheek". The Ballet Bag. 21 May 2010.
- ^ "Paralympics: Coldplay, Rihanna, Jay-Z star in Games finale". Hindustan. 10 September 2012.
- ^ Shipman, Chris (27 November 2015). "Roberta Marquez to leave The Royal Ballet". Royal Opera House. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020.