Thiago Bordin is a Brazilian ballet dancer. He is a principal dancer in the Hamburg Ballet

Hamburg Ballet

Hamburg Ballet, also known as the Hamburg State Opera Ballet, is an internationally acclaimed ballet company located in Hamburg, Germany. Since 1973 it is directed by the American dancer and choreographer John Neumeier....

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He was accepted into the acclaimed Akademie des Tanzes Mannheim, Germany when he was spotted by prima ballerina Birgit Keil. After completing his training he received immediate work at the Hamburg Ballet under John Neumeier. After four years in the corps de ballet he was promoted to soloist and eight months later to the rank of Principal Dancer.

A magnificent dancer, Bordin combines grace in movement with purity of line and is a favorite among dance critics. Bordin has been nominated for German dance prize, Der Faust and is recognized for his portrayal of John Neumeier

John Neumeier

John Neumeier is a well-known American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. He has been the director and chief choreographer of the Hamburg Ballet since 1973. 5 years later he founded the Hamburg Ballet School, which also includes a boarding school...

's version of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.

Special Roles

Leading:

• The Young Man in "Jeux" und Leonid Massine in Nijinsky
• Silvius in As You Like It
• The Blessings of Cupid in The Sleeping Beauty
• Tadzio, Jaschu and Aschenbach's Concepts in Death in Venice
• Romeo and Paris in Romeo and Juliet
• Armand and Des Grieux in The Lady of the Camellias
• Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Wolfgang Amadeus in Windows on MOZART
• Lancelot in The Saga of King Arthur
• Bohort in Parzival–Episodes and Echo
• Günther in The Nutcracker
• Konstantin (Kostya) Gavrilovich Triple in The Seagull
• Othello in Othello (ALL NEUMEIER)
• Solor in La Bayadère
• (Natalia Makarova after Marius Petipa)
• Vaslaw
• Spring and Fall
• Magnificat
• Préludes CV
• Mozart 338
• Polyphonia (Christopher Wheeldon)
• Jewels–Emeralds (George Balanchine)
• Tchaikovsky Pas de deux (George Balanchine)

Created on Thiago Bordin:

• Sascha in Préludes CV
• Nocturnes and Nachtwanderung
• from "Songs of the Night"
• Pizzicato Polka (New Year's Concert 2006, Vienna)
• Beautiful Freaks (Marco Goecke)

Awards

• 2000: finalist, Prix de Lausanne
  Prix de Lausanne
  The Prix de Lausanne is an International dance competition held annually in Lausanne, Switzerland. The competition is for young dancers seeking to pursue a professional career in classical ballet, and many former prize winners of the competition are now leading stars with major ballet companies...
  
  
• 2001: finalist, Grand Prix d'Eurovision for Young Dancers
• 2006: Dr.-Wilhelm-Oberdörffer-Prize
• 2010: Prix Benois de la Danse
  Prix Benois de la Danse
  The Benois de la Danse is one of the most prestigious ballet competition. Founded by the International Dance Association in Moscow in 1991, it takes place each year on or around April 29 and is jury-based in its judging...
  
  

His work as a choreographer

• Violinkonzert (2001); Music: Sergei Prokofiev; for the Akademie des Tanzes Mannheim
• Poem - Love Poem (2002), Music: Robert Schumann, Zdenek Fibich; for the Tanzstiftung Birgit Keil
• Lieder (2003); Music: Squiban, Vivaldi, Barriere, Lovland; for the Tanzstiftung Birgit Keil
• Voices of Silence (2005); Music: Robert Schumann, Peteris Vasks; for the a ballet of the Badische Staatstheater, Karlsruhe
• A Foreign Sound (2009); Music: Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso; Premiere: Junge Choreografen, Hamburg; Since June 2009 in the repertoire of the Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe

External links

• Hamburg Ballet Ensemble