After an incredible 18 years with Alberta Ballet, Principal Dancer Mariko Kondo is preparing to take her final bows at the end of the 2024/25 season. Her journey has been filled with grace and artistry, and as she reflects on her career, gratitude fills her heart. “I look back and I had an amazing career. I was so fortunate to perform in principal roles from the very start,” she shares. “I wish I could thank each of you personally for your support. I feel blessed to have danced since I was six,
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After an incredible 18 years with Alberta Ballet, Principal Dancer Mariko Kondo is preparing to take her final bows at the end of the 2024/25 season. Her journey has been filled with grace and artistry, and as she reflects on her career, gratitude fills her heart. “I look back and I had an amazing career. I was so fortunate to perform in principal roles from the very start,” she shares. “I wish I could thank each of you personally for your support. I feel blessed to have danced since I was six,
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'Mariko is a diamond': After 17 seasons, Alberta Ballet principal dancer Mariko Kondo's final performance will be in Don Quixote
'Mariko is a diamond': After 17 seasons, Alberta Ballet principal dancer Mariko Kondo's final performance will be in Don Quixote
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Christmas Eve hits differently in Australia, with the summer in full swing and flowers all in bloom 🌷 Ako Kondo and Artists of The Australian Ballet Music: Opera Australia Orchestra conducted by Charles Barker | The Australian Ballet
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Principal Artist Ako Kondo reaching new heights in morning class with her thrilling jeté elancé en manege! Piano: Tamami Iino | The Australian Ballet
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Principal Artist Ako Kondo reaching new heights in morning class with her thrilling jeté elancé en manege! Piano: Tamami Iino | The Australian Ballet
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Principal Artist Ako Kondo always understands the assignment, especially when it comes to développés and grand battements 😉 | The Australian Ballet
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Principal Artist Ako Kondo always understands the assignment, especially when it comes to développés and grand battements 😉 | The Australian Ballet
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The Nightingale and the Rose tells a story about love, sacrifice and unrequited love. Principal Artist Ako Kondo discusses portraying The Nightingale character and highlights the unique choreographic elements in Christopher Wheeldon's Oscar©. | The Australian Ballet
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The Nightingale and the Rose tells a story about love, sacrifice and unrequited love. Principal Artist Ako Kondo discusses portraying The Nightingale character and highlights the unique choreographic elements in Christopher Wheeldon's Oscar©. | The Australian Ballet
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Principal Artist Ako Kondo delivering a heart-wrenching performance in this haunting scene as The Nightingale – a symbol of love, sacrifice and life’s fragile beauty in Christopher Wheeldon’s Oscar©. Catch the Nightingale’s final Swan Song at the Sydney Opera House 8–23 November! Orchestra Victoria conducted by Jonathan Lo | The Australian Ballet
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[When love waltzes in...] 🩰❤️ Swanilda (Ako Kondo) tricks Dr Coppelius, by letting him think his beloved Coppelia can move and dance! Watch The Australian Ballet's dazzling production of Coppelia, now on medici.tv! 🩰❤️ https://cutt.ly/zLw0IWp | medici.tv
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