Thiago Bordin
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Thiago Bordin (born March 19, 1983, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian/German ballet dancer and choreographer.
He was a principal dancer with the Hamburg Ballett (John Neumeier) in 2001–2014 and now he works as a NDT artist (Nederlands Dans Theater)
He was accepted into the acclaimed Akademie des Tanzes in 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.
Bordin repeatedly tried himself as a choreographer. As a guest star appeared in New York, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Stuttgart, Vienna, Munich, Colorado, Tokyo, Paris and other cities. A magnificent dancer, Bordin combined grace in movement with purity of lines and was a favourite among dance critics. Bordin has been nominated for the award Deutscher Tanzpreis, Der Faust and is recognized for his portrayals of Neumeier's versions of Armand Duval in The Lady of the Camelias and Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.
Special Roles
Leading:
- Several roles in Nijinsky (John Neumeier)
- Romeo and Paris in Romeo and Juliet (John Neumeier)
- Armand and Des Grieux in The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier)
- Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream (John Neumeier)
- Wolfgang Amadeus in Windows on MOZART (John Neumeier)
- Lancelot in The Saga of King Arthur (John Neumeier)
- Günther in The Nutcracker (John Neumeier)
- Konstantin (Kostya) Gavrilovich Treplev in The Seagull (John Neumeier)
- Othello in Othello (John Neumeier)
- Solor in La Bayadère (Natalia Makarova after Marius Petipa)
- Vaslaw (John Neumeier)
- James in La Sylphide (Pierre Lacotte)
- Illusions – like Swan Lake (John Neumeier)
- Polyphonia (Christopher Wheeldon)
- Jewels (George Balanchine)
- Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux (George Balanchine)
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
- Perhaps Whisper. Hamburg Ballet
- Sanzaru. Hamburg Ballet
- Sibelius für B. Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe
- Huf Huf. Hamburg Ballet
- Bachianas Brasileras Nr. 5. Junior Ballet Hamburg Ballet
Awards
- 1997 — First Prize as best up-and-coming Young Dancer in Joinville, Brazil
- 1999 — Silver Medal at IX Brasilia International Dance Seminar, Brazil
- 2000 — Finalist at the Prix de Lausanne
- 2000 — First Prize of the Tanzstiftung Birgit Keil
- 2001 — Nokia Award For Young Talent at the 4th Helsinki International Ballet Competition
- 2001 — Finalist at the Eurovision Young Dancers in London (Covent Garden)
- 2005 — The German Dance Prize "Future" (Category: Choreographer)
- 2006 — Dr.-Wilhelm-Oberdörffer-Preis
- 2006 — Nominated for "The Faust 2006" for his performance as Romeo in John Neumeier's Romeo and Juliet
- 2010 — Prix Benois de la Danse for the interpretation of Armand in John Neumeier's Lady of the Camellias
- 2010 — Premio Positano Léonide Massine