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Ronald Savkovic
Principal Dancer

 
 

Ronald Savkovic began his ballet education in Croatia at an early age. After finishing his studies at the Ballet School of The Croatian National Theater; he joined the Hungarian Dance Academy in Budapest, Hungary from which he graduated with the highest honors.

In the year 1991 He was offered a “Soloist” contract with the Slovenian National Theater in Maribor, company with which he danced until 1995. This same year (1995) he is hired by the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb as a “Principal Dancer”.

In 1998 after 3 years with the Croatian National Theater he is offered a contract as a “Principal Dancer” in the prestigious Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, Germany.

Ronald Savkovic has made a successful career in Berlin sharing the stage with some of ballet´s biggest stars.

Mr. Savkovic has appeared in Galas and Festivals through out America, Europe, China and Japan.

 
 
1991-1995 Danced as “Soloist” in Slovenian National Theater in Maribor
1991-1995 Worked and performed with the company of the famous theater director Tomaz Pandur.
1995-1998 “Principal Dancer” of The Croatian National Theater in Zagreb
Since 1998 “Principal Dancer” of The Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin
 
 

Classic Repertoire

Ballet Role Coreographer

Swan Lake

Prince Siegfried

P. Bart

Giselle

Prince Albrecht

P. Bart

Sleeping Beauty

Prince Desire

R. Nureyev

Nutcracker

Prince

P.Bart

Bayadere

Solor

V. Malakhov after R. Nureyev

Cinderella

Prince, Hermana

V. Malakhov

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo, Mercutio

P. Bart

Don Quixote

Basilio, Espada

P. Bart

Coppelia

Franz

I. Sertic

Les Sylphides

Poet

M. Fokine

Serenade

 

G. Balanchine

Tchaikovsky

Pas de Deux

G. Balanchine

Theme and Variations on a theme by Haydn

 

Twyla Tharp

Fearful Symmetries

 

P. Martin

Steptext

 

W. Forsythe

Taboo or not

 

M. Donlon

No steps on grass...

Falling angels

I. Favier

Triumpho de Aphrodite

 

Milko Sparemblek

Without words

 

Nacho Duato

This

 

C. Spuck

Rückkehr ins fremde land

 

J. Kylian

Onegin

Onegin, Lensky

J.Cranko

Le lac de fee

student

P. Lacotte

Rin um dem Ring

 

M. Bejart

Other Theater Experience: Acting.

year

Ballet

Director

1992

Carmen

T. Pandur

1994

La Divina Comedia

T. Pandur

1995

Babylon

T. Pandur

2001

Khazar Dictionary

T. Pandur

 
 
1994 - International Perm Ballet Competition, “Special V. Vasiliev Award” for the Swan Lake interpretation.
1996 - “Croatian Academy of Art Award” for the role of "Espada" in Don Quixote.
Choreography by: D. Bogdanic
1997 - “Croatian National Theater Award” for the role in ballet “No steps on grass...Falling Angels”
Choreography by: I. Favier.