Alexander Pereda

 

 

BORN: 3 MAY 1969

PLACE OF BIRTH: GUANTÁNAMO, CUBA

CATEGORY: FIRST SOLOIST, NATIONAL BALLET OF CUBA  and winner of the Jackson Mississippi dance competition 1991.

 

STUDIES:                 1979-1984  Provincional Ballet School

1984-1986     National Ballet School

 

TEACHERS:            Fernando Alonso

                                    Alicia Alonso

                                    Laura Alonso

                                    Loipa Araujo

                                    Reynaldo Muñiz

                                    Orlando Salgado

                                    Among other teachers

 

 

EMPLOYERS:         1986 1990, Ballet of Camaguey

                                    1990-1993, Classical Ballet of Havana

                                    1996 – still, National Ballet of Cuba

                                    1994-1995, Arizona Ballet, USA

                                    Since 2003 Ballet Salzburg Theatre

 

EXPERIENCE:

BALLET OF THREE ACTS:

                              Don Quijote: Basilio-Sword

                                    Coppelia: Frank

                                    La Fille Mal Gardée: Alain Collin

                                    The Nutcracker: Principe

                                    La Sylphide: Jens

                                    Swan Lake: Prince Sigfrid

                                    Cinderella: Jester

                                    Giselle

                                    Gran Pas Ballet Paquita

                                    The Wall   Wurm

                                    Bolero 

                                    Midsummernightsdream   Oberon

                                    Carmen Don Jose

                                    Othello- Othello

                                    Fatum - Tschaikowsky

 

PAS DE DEUX:

                             The Corsaire

                                    Diana and Acteon

                                    The Bayadere

                                    The Sleeping Beauty

 

                                    Festival of Flowers of Gensano

                                    Apollo (Balanchine)

                                    Who Cares (Balanchine)

                                    Canto Vital

 

ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE:

1992 Municipial Theater, Rio de Janeiro: The Nutcracker together with the first dancer Ana Botafogo, Celia Kerche and Julio Bocca. 

1994-1995, Soloist at the Arizona Ballet company directed by Michael Uthoff

1996, Tour in Argentina, invited by the first dancer of the Scala Theater in Milan, Maximiliano Guerra

1999-2001, First dancer in the opera Aida at the Arena of Verona, sharing

 the stage with Mirna Kamara and Roberto Bolle

 2000, Gala of All Stars, sharing the stage with first dancers of the Royal Opera of Vienna, Roland Petit, the Scala Theater of Milan and Opera of Visvaden Ballet 

 Since 2003Soloits with the Salzburg Theatre Ballet

 

INTERNATIONAL PRIZES:

 

                             1979 Mencion Festival of Ballet (CUBA)

                                    1986 Silver Medal, Festival of Ballet (CUBA)

                                    1991 Diploma of Honor (OSAKA, JAPAN)

                                    1994 Special Joffrey Award at International Ballet Competition in

                                    Jackson Mississippi (USA)

                                    1996-1997 Gold Medal (BRAZIL)

 

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