Koja Okawa (born in Amori, Japan ) is a Japanese ballet dancer who studied and worked in Russia. Winner of several ballet competitions, winner of the I prize and a special prize of the International Ballet Competition. Ekaterina Maksimova " Arabesk-2012 " and I Prize and the Gold Medal of the XIII International Competition of Ballet Artists and Choreographers in Moscow (2017).
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Place of Birth | Amory japan |
Citizenship | Japan |
Profession | ballet dancer |
Theater | Tatar Opera and Ballet Theater |
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Biography
Koya Okawa was born in the city of Amory in Japan . At the age of 2 he began ballet classes at Akane ballet school . In 2007 he became a student of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography . During his studies, he participated in several ballet competitions, including the XII International Competition of Ballet Artists and Choreographers in Moscow, where he won the third prize among juniors (2009). It was released in 2011 in the class of teacher Andrei Smirnov [1] . After graduation, together with her partner, ballet dancer Midori Terada, was accepted into the ballet troupe of the Odessa National Opera and Ballet Theater (Ukraine). He was the lead singer of this troupe in 2011–2013.
In 2012, he won the International Ballet Competition. Catherine Maximova " Arabesque "; his duet with ballerina Midori Terada was awarded a special prize by Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasilyev.
In September 2014, he became a soloist with the Tatar Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. M. Jalil [1] [2] . In 2016, presenting this theater, together with Midori Terada, participated in the television show of the Kultura TV channel “Big Ballet. New season ” [1] [3] .
In 2017, he participated in the XIII International Competition of Ballet Artists and Choreographers in Moscow, where he won the first prize and a gold medal [2] .
Repertoire
Koya Okava performed the parts in the ballets “ Bayadere ”, “ Corsair ”, “ Shurale ”, “Dona nobis pacem”. Also in his repertoire is the Shut’s party in Swan Lake , Blue Bird in Sleeping Beauty , Rukh Birds in Thousand and One Nights , Chinese dance and French dance in Nutcracker , Acteon in Esmeralda , Knee in Vain precautions ”, pas de de I act in the ballet“ Giselle ” [2] and pas de deux from the ballet“ The Flame of Paris ” [4] .
Awards
- 2008 - I Prize at the International Ballet Competition in Kazakhstan.
- 2009 - III Prize at the XII International Ballet Competition in Moscow (junior group).
- 2010 - III Prize at the international ballet competition “Young Ballet of the World”, Sochi.
- 2012 - I Prize and a special prize of Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev (together with Midori Terada ) of the International Ballet Competition. Catherine Maximova " Arabesk-2012 ", Perm.
- 2012 - I Prize at the International Ballet Competition "Young Ballet of the World", Sochi.
- 2016 - I Prize at the International Ballet Competition "Grand Prix of Siberia", Krasnoyarsk.
- 2017 - I Prize and Gold Medal of the XIII International Ballet Competition in Moscow .
Notes
- 2 1 2 3 Midori Terada / Koya Okawa . Channel "Russia - Culture" .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Collective (inaccessible link) . Tatar Academic State Theater . Archived May 5, 2018.
- ↑ Big ballet. About the project.
- ↑ Koya Okava . Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater .