Itziar Mendizabal

_Born

14 December 1981, in Hondarribia, Spain

_Education

Elvira Ubierna ballet school

Victor Ullate ballet school

_Main Teachers

Victor Ullate, Elvira Ubierna, Maria Fernandez

_Engagements

Victor Ullate, Ballet de la Comunidad de Madrid  (1997- 2003)

Zurich Ballet, as Demi Soloist  (2003-2006)

Leipzig Ballet since 2006 as Soloist,

Principal Dancer since 2008

_ Main Repertory

With the Leipzig Ballet

Katerina, in The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko)

Odette-Odile, in Swanlake (Paul Chalmer after Petipa)

Sugar Plum Fairy, in Nutcracker (Paul Chalmer)

The Fire Bird, in Firebird (Chalmer in the Traditonal of Michail Fokin)

Giselle and Myrtha, in Giselle ( Chalmer after Petipa)

Suite Suite Suite (Marko Goecke)

Sinfonie in Three Movements (George Balanchine)

Jeune Homme pas de deux (Uwe Sholtz)

Stabat Mater, Shumman 2. sinfonie, Rachmaninow Piano Concerto, Rachmaninow Suite, Die Schopfung, Air,…(Uwe Scholtz)

Les Noces, the bride (Mauro Bigonzeti)

Agon , pas de deux (George Balanchine)

With the Zurich ballet

Petit Mort (Jiri Kilyan)

Smoke (Lin Hwai-min)

Oktet (Uwe Scholtz)

Theme and Variations and Rubies (George Balanchine)

Goldberg Variation, Sacre du Printemps, Alle nah allem fern, Le Noces, Summer night Dreams…(Heinz Spoerli)

With the Ballet de la Comunidad de Madrid, Victor ullate

Jaleos, Arrayan D´araxa, Arraigo, Seguiriya… (Victor Ullate)

Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude (William Forsythe)

Bafore Night Fall (Nils Christe)

Bakti, Fire Bird and Seven Greek Dances  (Maurice Bejart)

First Touch (Pascal Touzot)

Van Ghog and Burka (Eduardo Lao)

Friends of Kitri in Don Quixote (Victor Ullate)

 

 

 

_Guesting

Gala Los Vascos y la Danza, Bilbao (June 2007)

Internacional Gala Miami (September 2007)

Internacional Dance Gala, Salerno,Italy (November 2007)

Gala del dia de la Danza, Madrid, Spain ( April 2008)

Gala Internacional de Danza Ribarroja del Turia, Spain ( Junio 2008)

Munich Aids dance Gala ( November 2008)

Uwe Scholz 50th Aniversary Gala, Stuttgart ( December 2008)

Gala Los Vascos y la Danza, Bilbao (June 2009)

Florence Dance Festival, Italy (July 2009)

St. Prex Festival, Switzerland (August 2009)

 

 

_Prices

Benois de la Danse 2009 Nominee

Artista Revelacion 2009, Asociacion de Danza Guipuzkoa