Kondo was born in Nagoya, Japan. She began ballet classes when she was three. She attended normal school during the day and took ballet classes after school. In 2007, when she was 16, she was awarded a scholarship at Youth America Grand Prix and relocated to Australia to train The Australian Ballet School, at the time she didn't speak English.[2]
Career
Kondo toured The Dancers Company in 2008. In 2010, Kondo joined The Australian Ballet. In 2015, at age 24, she was promoted to Principal Artist on stage following her debut as the title role in Giselle. In 2013, while she was a coryphée, she made her debut as Kitri in Don Quixote. She is the first Japanese Principal Artist of the company. She has danced roles such as the title role in Cinderella and Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty. Kondo had made guest appearances in China and Japan.[1][3][4]
On Giselle, Bachtrack praised Kondo's performance and wrote "it is rare to see a Giselle so able to combine the technical assurance of a dancer of Kondo’s experience with such fresh innocence of character. Even her musicality was youthful, lacing every sequence with fresh and surprising emotion."[5] Reviewing Kondo's performance in Stanton Welch's Sylvia, The Sydney Morning Herald noted that Kondo "creates a strong personality and dances exquisitely."[6]
In 2019, Kondo and Chengwu Guo, also a Principal Artist as the Australian Ballet, married in Japan.[8] Kondo is currently learning Chinese.[1]
References
^ abc"Ako Kondo". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
^"First Day: How two dancers found freedom and equality in Australia". SBS News. 6 February 2017.
^"Australian Ballet principal artist Ako Kondo on sword-fighting and her lead role in Sylvia". Vogue Australia. 2 September 2019.
^"Ako Kondo: Australian Ballet's newest Principal!". Dance Magazine Australia.
^"A beloved Australian Ballet classic: Maina Gielgud's Giselle returns". Bachtrack. 2 May 2019.
^ ab"Sylvia review: Complicated tale alongside sprightly dancing". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 November 2019.
^"32 Ballerinas From Around the World Perform "The Dying Swan" for COVID-19 Relief". Dance Magazine. May 6, 2020.
^"Inside the Japan wedding of two ballet dancers". Vogue Australia. 17 June 2019.
January 29, 2023
kondo, 近藤亜香, kondo, born, 1991, japanese, ballet, dancer, principal, artist, australian, ballet, 近藤亜香, dances, swans, relief, 2020born1991, nagoya, japanoccupationballet, dancerspousechengwu, 2019, current, groupthe, australian, balletdancesballet, contents, e. Ako Kondo 近藤亜香 Kondo Ako born 1991 is a Japanese ballet dancer She is a principal artist at The Australian Ballet 1 Ako Kondo近藤亜香Ako Kondo dances for Swans for Relief in May 2020Born1991 age 31 32 Nagoya JapanOccupationBallet dancerSpouseChengwu Guo m 2019 wbr Current groupThe Australian BalletDancesBallet Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Selected repertoire 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesEarly life EditKondo was born in Nagoya Japan She began ballet classes when she was three She attended normal school during the day and took ballet classes after school In 2007 when she was 16 she was awarded a scholarship at Youth America Grand Prix and relocated to Australia to train The Australian Ballet School at the time she didn t speak English 2 Career EditKondo toured The Dancers Company in 2008 In 2010 Kondo joined The Australian Ballet In 2015 at age 24 she was promoted to Principal Artist on stage following her debut as the title role in Giselle In 2013 while she was a coryphee she made her debut as Kitri in Don Quixote She is the first Japanese Principal Artist of the company She has danced roles such as the title role in Cinderella and Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty Kondo had made guest appearances in China and Japan 1 3 4 On Giselle Bachtrack praised Kondo s performance and wrote it is rare to see a Giselle so able to combine the technical assurance of a dancer of Kondo s experience with such fresh innocence of character Even her musicality was youthful lacing every sequence with fresh and surprising emotion 5 Reviewing Kondo s performance in Stanton Welch s Sylvia The Sydney Morning Herald noted that Kondo creates a strong personality and dances exquisitely 6 In 2020 Kondo participated in Misty Copeland s fundraiser Swans for Relief by dancing The Swan in light of the impacts of the COVID 19 coronavirus pandemic on the dance community The fund will go to participating dancers companies and other related relief funds 7 Selected repertoire EditSylvia in Stanton Welch s Sylvia 6 Alice in Alice s Adventures in Wonderland Infra Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty Swanilda in Coppelia Odette Odile in Swan Lake Cinderella in Cinderella Giselle in Giselle Lescaut s Manon Kitri in Don QuixotePersonal life EditIn 2019 Kondo and Chengwu Guo also a Principal Artist as the Australian Ballet married in Japan 8 Kondo is currently learning Chinese 1 References Edit a b c Ako Kondo The Australian Ballet Retrieved 25 April 2020 First Day How two dancers found freedom and equality in Australia SBS News 6 February 2017 Australian Ballet principal artist Ako Kondo on sword fighting and her lead role in Sylvia Vogue Australia 2 September 2019 Ako Kondo Australian Ballet s newest Principal Dance Magazine Australia A beloved Australian Ballet classic Maina Gielgud s Giselle returns Bachtrack 2 May 2019 a b Sylvia review Complicated tale alongside sprightly dancing The Sydney Morning Herald 10 November 2019 32 Ballerinas From Around the World Perform The Dying Swan for COVID 19 Relief Dance Magazine May 6 2020 Inside the Japan wedding of two ballet dancers Vogue Australia 17 June 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ako Kondo amp oldid 1106207529, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
