Maria Eichwald

Maria Eichwald
Born	Talgar, Kazakhstan
Occupation	Prima Ballerina

Maria Eichwald is ballet dancer hailing from Talgar, Kazakhstan.

Biography

Eichwald trained at the national ballet academy in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan before becoming a soloist dancer at the national theatre. Due to her German ancestry she moved to Germany in 1995. In 1996 she joined the National Theatre Munich where she became a principal dancer in 1999. In Munich she danced a variety of leading roles including Kitri in Don Quixote, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake (Petipa), Tatiana and Olga in Onegin (Cranko), Marguerite Duval in Die Kameliendame (Neumeier) and Manon in Manon (Macmillan). In 2004, Eichwald caused a scandal in the press when she abrubtly left the company to accept an offer at the celebrated Stuttgart Ballet in Stuttgart, Germany. Since then, Eichwald has toured the world with the company and in 2005 danced opposite Paris Opera etoile Manuel Legris as Tatiana in Onegin (Cranko) on a tour of Asia. As of 2008, Eichwald continues to be an international ballet favorite among critics and audiences alike and is known for her exceptional skill and technique.

Nominations and Prizes

Eichwald was nominated for a Prix Benois de la Danse in 2002.^[1]

References

1. ^ Prix de Benois History

External links

• The Stuttgart Ballet
• Ballerina Gallery
• hucky.com
• Bayerisches Ballett
• Prix de Benois History

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