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Shoko Nakamura
Principal Dancer, Staatsballet, Berlin
Principal Guest Dancer K-Ballet

Photographer: P. Melo

Shoko Nakamura was born in Fukuoka, Japan. At the early age of seven she began her ballet Training at the Chikako Tanaka school in Fukuoka. At age sixteen, after competing and winning the first prize in the Lausanne International Ballet Competition she received a scholarship to be a part of the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, from which she graduated with honors two years later.

Shoko was offered a contract in the Stuttgart Ballet where she performed for two years until she was asked to join The Vienna State Opera. In Vienna she quickly rose to ranks until she became a Principal figure.

Vladimir Malakhov, after seeing her perform in Vienna, offered her to join The Berlin Staatsballett where she has been a Principal Dancer since the year 2006.

Stuttgart Ballet

Vienna State Opera Ballet

Staatsballet Berlin

Principal Guest K-Ballet, Japan

Ballet	Role	Choreographer
Sylvia	Title Role	F. Ashton
Swan Lake	Odette-Odile	Rudolf Nureyev
Swan Lake	Odette-Odile	Kumakawa
Giselle	Myrtha	Tschernischova
Bajadere	Gamzati	Malakhov
Romeo and Juliet	Juliet	Cranko
Afternoon of a Faun		Robbins
Paquita		Petipa
Bajadere		Malakhov
Cinderella		Malakhov
Sleeping Beauty		Malakhov
The Nutcracker		P. Bart
Swan Lake		P. Bart
Les Sylphides		Fokine
La Sylphide		Schaufuss
Serait Ce la mort		Bejart
Carmen	Title Role	Petit
Jeun homme et la mort		Petit
Apollo	Kalliope	Balanchine
Ballet Imperial	Principal Role	Balanchine
Theme and Variation	Main role	Balanchine
Serenade	Main role	Balanchine
Tchaikowsky Pas de Deux	Main role	Balanchine
Prodigal Son		Balanchine
Concerto Barocco		Balanchine
Petit Mort	Main role	Kyllian
Slingerland Pas de Deux	Main role	Forsyhte
Virtiginous Thrills of Exactitude…		Forsythe
Petit Mort		Kyllian
Don Q		Kumakawa
Petruschka		Zanella
Konzertantes duo	Main role	Zanella
Alles Waltzer	Main role	Zanella
Beethoven Op. 73	Main role	Zanella
The Nutcracker		Zanella
Cinderella		Zanella
Transparente	Main Role	Savkovic
Tosca	Main Role	Savkovic

During her career, Shoko Nakamura has done extensive guesting in Europe, America and Asia. Together with the K- Ballet in Tokyo she has performed Swan Lake, Don Quijote (Kitri and Mercedes) The Prodigal Son, Serenade, Carmen, Le jeune homme et la mort and most recently Corsaire to raving reviews.

Shoko has performed with Seaquist Dance Marketing in some of the World´s most important galas and guest appearances in Japan, Taiwan, USA and most of Europe receiving critical and audience success.

Malakhov and Friends
Vail International Festival
XXIst Century Gala in NYC
XXIst Century Gala in Toronto, Canada
Spoleto Festival, Italy
1st Ballet Star Gala in Taipei
2nd Ballet Star Gala in Taipei
International Ballet Gala in Donesk, Russia
Star Gala in Prague
Nureyev Gala Kazan, Russia
International Ballet Festival, Miami
International Dance Gala, Moscow
International Star Gala in Japan

Her prizes include, the Gold Medal in the Grand Prix Femme at Luxembourg IBC, and Special TV prize and Scholarship prize at the Grand Prix de Lausanne.

Shoko Nakamura has been profiled and was cover of the prestigious European ballet magazine “Dance for You” in March 2008.

Shoko has from the year 2007 been chosen to be the face of Chacott the prestigious Japanese Dance Wear Company where she also developed her own clothing line.