Brazilian classical ballet dancer (born 1997)
David Motta Soares (born March 13, 1997) is a Brazilianclassical ballet dancer. He was aleading soloist with theBolshoi Ballet . In May 2022 David became a Principal Dancer with theBerlin State Ballet .
Born inCabo Frio , David Motta Soares began his dance studies at the Regina and Ofelia Corvello Ballet School in 2007. After theYouth America Grand Prix competition inNew York , he was invited to attend the Annual Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive inMiddlebury , Connecticut in 2010. At the age of 12 he left Brazil forMoscow to enter theBolshoi Ballet Academy . Whilst a student, he performed inHarlequinade ,Nacho Duato 's «L’amorosso», and danced the Grand Pas Classique (music byDaniel Auber , choreography byVictor Gzovsky ). In 2014 David performed as Colas inLa Fille mal gardée at the stage of theBolshoi Theatre and participated in the academy's tour toMilan andRome . At his graduation concert he danced thepas de deux fromDon Quixote .
He graduated in 2015 and was accepted in the Bolshoi Ballet as a member of thecorps de ballet .[ 1] Gisele ,The Nutcracker , andSwan Lake as well as taking part in the Bolshoi contemporary productions.
David has participated in the Bolshoi Ballet tours to Europe, Asia, America and Australia.
David Motta Soares — 2018 David Motta Soares — 2019 With the Bolshoi Theatre [ edit ] 2015
2016
Piggy-Wiggy inMoidodyr (Wash'em Clean), Yuri Smekalov's productionGrand Pas andBernard inRaymonda Count Albrecht inGiselle Juliet's Friend inRomeo and Juliet Soloist inGeorge Balanchine 'sDiamonds Leading dancer in George Balanchine'sEmeralds The Bronze Idol inLa Bayadère Marius Petipa , Yuri Grigorovich's versionPechorin inA Hero of Our Time (Part 2 "Taman"), choreography by Yuri PossokhovThe Prince inThe Nutcracker , Yuri Grigorovich's production2017
2018
2019
Lord Wilson-Taor inThe Pharaoh's Daughter , Pierre Lacotte's productionFlorizel, prince of Bohemia inThe Winter's Tale Christopher Wheeldon 's productionBallet Dancer inThe Bright Stream Friend to Ferkhad inA Legend of Love , Yuri Grigorovich's productionLeading Soloist of Parts III and IV ,Soloist of Part I and IV inSymphony in C Lover andBim's friend inGaîté Parisienne ,Maurice Béjart 's productionLeading dancer in George Balanchine'sRubies 2020
Roles inThe Ninth Wave , choreography byBryan Arias — appeared in the opening night performanceSoloist in theSilentium , choreography byMartin Chaix — appeared in the opening night performanceEspada inDon Quixote Blue Bird inThe Sleeping Beauty Count Albrecht inGiselle 2021
Boys, Cavalier Orlando, and five other roles inOrlando , Christian Spuck's production — appeared in the opening night performanceFerkhad inA Legend of Love , Yuri Grigorovich's productionShelmerdine / Elizabeth I inOrlando , Christian Spuck's production2022
With the Berlin State Opera [ edit ] 2022
Prince Desiré inThe Sleeping Beauty , choreography byMarcia Haydée after Marius PetipaCount Albrecht inGiselle , choreography Patrice Bart afterJean Coralli andJules Perrot Prince Siegfried inSwan Lake , choreography by Patrice Bart2023
Soloist inVoices , choreography byDavid Dawson Soloist inMessa da Requiem , choreography by Christian SpuckCarabosse inThe Sleeping Beauty , choreography byMarcia Haydée after Marius PetipaRival inPetrushka , choreography byMarco Goecke Rodolphe Boulanger inBovary , choreography by Christian Spuck2024
Soloist inApproximate Sonata 2016 , choreography byWilliam Forsythe Soloist inBlake Works I , choreography by William Forsythe2022
Prince Siegfried inSwan Lake , Jorge Texeira's production with use of the original choreography by Marius Petipa —Theatro Municipal Ballet , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (partner — Cláudia Mota).[ 2] 2017
Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at the Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts,Otsu andTokyo Bunka Kaikan , Tokyo, Japan
Antoine Mistral (Flames of Paris , choreography by Alexei Ratmansky with use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen) — debut[ 3] 2018
Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at theNational Centre for the Performing Arts ,Beijing , China:
Pas des esclaves (Le Corsaire Antoine Mistral (Flames of Paris , choreography by Alexei Ratmansky with use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen)[ 4] Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at theSeoul Arts Center ,Seoul , Korea:
The Evil Genius inSwan Lake (production by Yuri Grigorovich)[ 5] Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at theAspendos theatre, Turkey:
2019
Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at theQueensland Performing Arts Centre ,Brisbane , Australia:[ 6]
Leading dancer inEmeralds and Rubies , soloist inDiamonds (choreography by George Balanchine) Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at theRoyal Opera House , London, UK:[ 7]
The Evil Genius inSwan Lake (production by Yuri Grigorovich) Basilio inDon Quixote (production by Alexei Fadeyechev) 2019 — as The Bronze Idol in La Bayadère, broadcast by Pathé Live from the Bolshoi Theater.[ 8] 2014 — 2nd prize at the V International Yury Grigorovich Competition «Young Ballet of the World» inSochi [ 9] 2015 — 1st prize at the II All-Russia Young Dancer's Competition Russian Ballet. 2019 — Nominated for the National theatre award “The Golden Mask ” as the best actor in Ballet/Contemporary Dance.[ 10] 
