AURORA DONADIÓS - BIOGRAPHY

Aurora was born in Spain, where she received a ballet education. From 2011 to 2015 she studied at the Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Carmen Amaya in Madrid. In years 2015 to 2017, she furthered her knowledge by studying at the Royal Professional Dance Conservatory “Mariemma” (El Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza) in Madrid.

In 2013, Aurora won second prize at the Concurso Internacional de Danza de Ribarroja in Valencia, Spain, and in 2014 she won second prize at the Concurso Internacional de Bailado do Porto, Portugal.

In 2017, she collaborated with the Belgian Europa Danse Company and got her first engagement with the ballet company of the Opéra Nice Côte d'Azur in Nice, France (2017-2018).

In the 2020/2021 season, Aurora joined the ballet ensemble at the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre as a corps de ballet dancer with soloist obligations. In the productions of NDM Ballet, she portrays both demi-solo and character roles in the classical and neoclassical repertoire, including Kitri’s friend Juanita in Don Quixote (choreographed by Michal Štípa), Swanhilda’s friend in Coppélia (Giorgio Madia) or the Spanish woman in The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol and Swan Lake (both by Youri Vámos). She has also gained acclaim in modern choreographies, such as Carmen (Jiří Pokorný), Hora (Ohad Naharin), Okno/The Cello (Jo Strømgren) and Heatscape (Justin Peck).