CLARA STRASSEL - BIOGRAPHY

Clara Strassel was born in Paris. From 2012 to 2016, she completed private ballet training in Belgium, subsequently studying at the Brussels International Ballet School in Brussels (2016-2017), the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart (2017-2019), and the Dutch National Ballet Academy in Amsterdam (2019-2022).

Already during her studies, she gained experience with the work of major choreographers - she danced in Crystal Pite’s Season’s Canon and completed a workshop focused on William Forsythe’s technique.

After graduating from the Dutch National Ballet Academy, she began her professional career directly with Dutch National Ballet, where in 2022 she danced in Raymonda, choreographed by Rachel Beaujean.

In the 2022/2023 season, she was a member of the American company The Washington Ballet, where she danced in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Theme and Variations, and Concerto Barocco, Septime Webre’s The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty choreographed by Julie Kent and Victor Barbee.

From 2023 to 2025, she was engaged with the Tivoli Ballet in Copenhagen. Her repertoire there included The Snow Queen and Cinderella choreographed by Yuri Possokhov, August Bournonville’s ballets Conservatoire, La Sylphide, and Napoli, and The Nutcracker choreographed by Peter Bo Bendixen. She also worked in contemporary dance, including Kevin O’Day’s On Down the Road.

In 2025, she took part in the Copenhagen Made choreography competition with the project Remains by choreographer Leander Rebholz.

For her achievements in dance, she received the bronze medal at the International Ballet Competition in Deauville in 2024. She holds a scholarship from The Royal Ballet School (2018) and was a finalist at the Chausson d’Or competition in Paris-Neuilly (2017). In 2017, at the Tanzolymp competition, she received scholarships to the Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy, the Royal Ballet School Antwerp, and the English National Ballet School.

Since the 2026/2027 season, Clara Strassel has been a member of NDM Ballet as corps de ballet with soloist obligations.