International Principal Dancer

Born in Spain she graduated from Victor Ullate Ballet School and immediately after joined the company and already from the start performed leading roles.

Soon after Lucia moved to France to start working as Principal Dancer with Roland Petit’s Ballet de Marseille where has been for years an inspirational muse for the choreographer, performing in most of his productions.

In 1997 decided to move overseas all the way to USA and start performing as Principal Dancer with San Francisco Ballet, enriching her repertoire with classical and neoclassical works from some of the most acclaimed choreographers.

In 2002, Lacarra moved to Munich becoming Principal Dancer with the Bavarian State Ballet, where for more than a decade has danced divinely the entire repertoire of the company, interpreting a large part of John Neumeier ballets.

Since 2016 kept performing internationally with some of the most prestigious theatres around the world and guested as principal ballet star in some of the finest dance events.

Lucia is an international acclaimed Principal Dancer awarded with some of the most prestigious prizes in the history such as:

-2002 Nijinsky Award

-2003 Prix Benois de la Danse

-2010,2011 and 2012 Dance Open Award

-2011 The Dancer of the Decade

Lucia has been our main ballet start at Bellini International Dance Gala in 2017 and we are honored and thrilled to being able to have her on stage in some of our future events.

International Principal Dancer

Born in Russia, Jurgita was raised in Lithuania and completed her training in Munich, Germany. She considers and calls Toronto her home.

Jurgita is the winner of numerous international ballet competitions including the International Ballet Competition in Helsinki and Moscow.

Prior to joining The National Ballet of Canada, Jurgita was a Principal Dancer with The Royal Swedish Ballet, Het Nationale Ballet and English National Ballet. She was a Guest Principal Dancer with The Royal Danish Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, Opera del’Roma, Arena di Verona and Teatro San Carlo in Naples, to name a few.

Jurgita collaborates with GCDANCEVENTS and she is available for galas and guest performances.

International Principal Dancer

He began his professional ballet training at 14, at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, then moved on to the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington DC, where he studied on a full scholarship for two years.

At 16, Golding won the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix in New York and Prix de Lausanne, which gave him the opportunity to study at The Royal Ballet School in London, where he graduated with honors.

He joined ABT’s Studio Company in September 2003 and the main company as an apprentice in April 2004.

In 2009 he joined Dutch National Ballet as a second soloist and was promoted to principal in 2010 and has been guesting with the Mariinsky Ballet, Vienna State Ballet, Berlin State Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Tokyo Ballet, English National Ballet and at the Nureyev Ballet Festival, the Japan International Ballet Festival and in Hong Kong.

He joined the Royal Ballet as a Principal Dancer in February 2014 but left the company in 2017. His repertory includes Solor, Romeo (Rudi van Dantzig’s Romeo and Juliet), Basilio (Alexei Ratmansky’s Don Quixote) and Prince (Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella and Peter Wright’s The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker).

Golding’s awards include the Zwaan Prize (2010), the Alexandra Radius Prize (2011) and nominations for the Benois de la danse Prize (2012 and 2013).

We are thrilled to have him on our team and can not wait to share his experience on our future events

Born in Italy in 1994, he began his training at Centro Studi Evoluzione Danza under the direction of Maria Grazia Minopoli.

After a short period of study in New York and a year at Teatro San Carlo in Naples, he graduated from Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. In the same year he joined Teatro alla Scala di Milano as corps de ballet.

Among the interpreted roles, The Nutcracker by Nacho Duato ,The Garden of Lovers by Massimiliano Volpini (Don Giovanni), Le Sacre du Printemps by Glen Tetley ,Shéhérazade by Eugenio Scigliano (Shariar), La Valse (a couple), Symphony in C (George Balanchine), Progetto Händel (Mauro Bigonzetti), La Dame aux Camélias by John Neumeier (Gaston Rieux), Petite Mort by Jiří Kylián and Boléro by Maurice Béjart in the title role.

He is the winner of various awards such as the Danza&Danza Award as an Emerging Interpreter (2017), the Europa in Danza Merit Award as an emerging dancer of the corps de ballet of the Teatro Alla Scala in Milan (2018), the MADSS Award as Emerging Talent (2019), the Merit Award at the Capri Danza International Award (2020) and the Golden Ball National Award for Dance (2020).

Gioacchino collaborates closely with GCDANCEVENTS helping dancers create their audition portfolio in our branch in Milan and we are looking forward to share his talent during our events on stage with the public.

Currently dancing with Les Ballets de Monte Carlo.

Alessio started dancing in Naples (Italy) , under the direction of Rosalba Cesare, and then completed his studies at Academie Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo where he graduated in 2013.

He joined West Australian Ballet immediately after graduation and became a demi-soloist soon after.

In 2018 moved to Montreal joining Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal where he had the chance to dance soloist roles like Albrecht in Giselle.

In 2019 he was welcomed by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo under the direction of Jean Christophe Maillot, where he performs internationally with some of the best choreographers of our time.

Currently Principal Dancer with English National Ballet.

Born in Vienna ( Austria) completed her dance studies at Vienna State Ballet School and immediately after graduation joined the Vienna State Ballet.

Right from the start Natascha has been dancing important roles in most of the company’s repertoire.

In 2018 she got promoted to Principal Dancer following the performance of Rudolf Nureyev’s Nutcracker.

Natascha has been guesting in a lot of prestigious dance events and galas around the world in Italy, Romania, Austria, Japan, Slovenia, Spain and many more.

She has been awarded with many recognized prizes such as:

-Prize of the jury at the International contest of Ballet Schools in Beijing (China)

-First prize at Premio Roma Danza ( Italy)

-Sponsorship Award at the ballet Club Wiener Staatsoper & Volksoper

We are very excited to have her on board of our team and looking forward to have her on our future events.

Currently Soloist with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens.

Yui started dancing at age 4 and graduated from Ellison Ballet ( New York, USA) in 2014.

She worked with Hong Kong Ballet from 2014 to 2017, and has been dancing with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal ( Québec, Canada)  since 2017. And was then promoted to soloist in 2018.

Yui has been dancing soloist roles in many classical productions, such as Don Quixote, Serenade, Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Paquita, Carnival of the animals, Giselle, Coppélia, Pinocchio, as well as other neoclassical ballets and contemporary creations.

GCDancEvents is looking forward to share her talent with the public.

Currently Soloist with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens

Mai started dancing in Japan and then completed her studies at the Heinz-Bosl-Stiftung Munich Ballet Academy (Munich, Germany) 

Second  place and the Audience Favorite Award at the Prix de Lausanne competition in 2007, she joined Bavarian State Ballet in Munich and in the same year got promoted to Soloist. 

She has performed as soloist in a large amount of roles, such as: Olga in Onegin, Helena in Midsummer Night’s Dream by John Neumeier, Gulnara in Le Corsaire by Ivan Liska after M.Petipa, Voice of Spring by Frederick Ashton and many more leading choreographers.

In 2017 joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal (Quebec, Canada) as a soloist, where she has had the opportunity to work with some of the best choreographers, under the direction of Ivan Cavallari.

Boryana Petrova was born in Sofia and she started dancing at the National School of Dance Art, in the class of Rumyana Atanasova. Following her graduation, she attended a last year at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia, in the class of Irina Sitnikova.

She then decided to return to Bulgaria and join Sofia Opera and Ballet as a soloist under the direction of Sarah Nora Kristeva.

In 2018 she got promoted to Principal dancer and since then she has been dancing a large part of classical repertoire as a lead dancer. Her repertoire includes Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Giselle, Anna Karenina, Carmen, Don Quixote among others.

GCDANCEVENTS represents Boryana Petrova during performances, galas, and artistic interventions.

Emil Yordanov was born in Varna, and he graduated from the National School of Dance Art in Sofia in the class of Peter Koldamov. 

In 2006, he joined the Sofia Opera and Ballet under the direction of Sarah Nora Kristeva and after just a few years he became a soloist dancer before being promoted in 2012 to principal dancer.

Emil has danced a large part of the existing classical repertoire by Yuri Grigorovich and Peter Lukanov as well as “In the middle somewhat elevated” by William Forsythe and “The Concert” by James Robbins.

Emil has been invited to guest in Europe, Asia and South America and he has danced in numerous international dance galas.

GCDANCEVENTS represents Emil Iordanov during performances, galas, and artistic interventions.

Garrett Smith was born in Salt Lake City (Utah, USA)  where he began training with the Utah Regional Ballet.

Garrett was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and was honored to meet George W. Bush at the White House where he was presented with and award by Mikhail Baryshnikov. He later studied at the Houston Ballet Academy and created five works for Houston Ballet II’s repertoire.

Garrett joined Houston Ballet and danced works by Stanton Welch, Jorma Elo, Nicolo Fonte, Christopher Bruce, Christopher Wheeldon, and Ben Stevenson.

Garrett choreographed his first work on Houston Ballet as an apprentice, through an award presented by Peter Martins from the New York Choreographic Institute Fellowship.

Mr. Smith later joined Norwegian National Ballet where he worked personally with choreographers Jiři Kylían, Nacho Duato, Alexander Ekman, and danced other works by William Forsythe and John Cranko. Garrett was commissioned by Houston Ballet to create new works in the 2013, and 2015 seasons.

Other recent commissions include The Mariinsky Ballet, Les Grands Ballets De Montréal, Bolshoi Ballet (Faces Project), Norwegian National Ballet, Ballet West, Pennsylvania Ballet, Ballet National de Bordeaux, Tulsa Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Texas Ballet Theater, and Salt Contemporary Dance. Mr. Smith was a selected choreographer to make a new work for the National Choreographers Initiative 2014.

His choreography “Mortal Form” took 1st place at the 2015 Genesis International Choreographic Competition. Smith’s choreography “Solace” was recently seen in a new premiere in Deauville (France) as part of the Festival de L’Art Russe, as well as a U.S. premiere of his work “Imitations” with Norwegian National Ballet, for the 2018 Dance Salad Festival.

Garrett co-choreographed a new Swan Lake production on ice at the Dynamo Stadium in Moscow, combining figure skaters, acrobats, and ballet dancers, with Olympic Gold Medalist, Evgeni Plushenko and prima ballerina Olga Smirnova.

You can see Garrett’s choreography next season on Netflix for the original new series “Tiny Pretty Things”

GCDANCEVENTS represents Garrett Smith worldwide in the diffusion of his creations to all those interested in his works and his artistic line.

Vanesa G.R Montoya, originally from Spain, is an international choreographer actively working on the Canadian territory.

Mrs.Montoya started her dancing career in Spain at Compańia Nacional de Danza under the Direction of Nacho Duato before moving to Ballet du Rhin in France and later to Les Grands Ballets Canadiens under the direction of Ivan Cavallari, where is currently working as principal dancer.

Mrs.Montoya has created different works for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal and a full-length production in 2022.

In 2022 Vanesa has also created a new production for Canada National Ballet in Toronto at the Four Seasons Centre.

Mrs.Montoya has been invited by the Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur to create a solo piece on the musical composition of F.H. Leclair, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal.

She actively works with Ecole Superieure de Ballet du Quebec and its graduates for choreographic lab projects and performances.

GCDANCEVENTS represents Vanesa G.R Montoya worldwide by offering her works to those interested in bringing her creation on stage for full-length performances, gala and artistic interventions.

Ken Ossola started dancing at the early age of 16 and he was accepted at l’École de Danse de Genève and eventually joined the Ballet Junior de Genève.

In 1989, under the leadership of Gerald Tibbs and the Artistic direction of Jiri Kylian, Ken was invited to join Nederlands Dans Theater 2. For the next two years he developed himself as an artist working and creating with leading choreographers such as Hans Van Manen, Ohad Naharin, William Forsythe, Martino Muller, Paul Lightfoot, Nacho Duato, Johan Inger and Jiri Kylian. 

This led him to join NDT 1. Collaborating with Jiri Kylian on a great number of creations including One of a Kind, Blackbird, Tiger Lily, Wings of Wax and Bella Figura, he became one of NDT’s most recognized dancers.

Mr.Ossola worked very closely with Jiri Kylian and started developing his interest for choreography and in 1999 decided to stop dancing to pursue his career as a choreographer. 

Ken Ossola has choreographed for more than twenty years for international renowned dance companies and organizations such as Grand Théâtre de Genève, Grand Ballet Canadiens, Shanghai Ballet, Boston Ballet, Bavarian State Theater , Tanz Luzerner Theater among others.

Mr.Ossola passion and key to choreography has been observing dancers and allowing himself to be swept away by their movements, suggesting, re-formulating a step, as if painting on a canvas.

As well as choreographing, Ken enjoys working in the studio as ballet master. He has worked in that capacity for NDT during their 2004/05 season and has assisted Kylian during the creation of Zugvögel at the Bavarian State Theater in Munich, as well as staging his work and Hans van Manen pieces worldwide.

GCDANCEVENTS is honored to represent Ken Ossola worldwide, sharing his talent to those interested in his creations and work.

Artistic and creative director with over 10 years of experience in advertising and marketing. Rosato has worked with numerous international renowned fashion houses and make-up brands, including brands such as Valentino, Canali 1934, Pupa, and more, which he directed media and advertising campaigns.

AVENUE, creative communication agency privileging artists, selects international dancers for possible advertising and branded content works for renowned fashion and makeup brands.

AVENUE collaborates with GCDANCEVENTS by working on advertising and marketing compaigns. 

Lucas Labrador is an Argentinian dancer and business owner whose experience in South America and abroad have allowed him to strengthen important partnerships in the dance world.

Lucas studied at Julio Bocca Foundation and graduated at Rock School for Dance Education in the United States of America.

He has worked with The Argentinian National Ballet and Atlanta Ballet, and he has guested with Indianapolis Ballet, Sierra Nevada Ballet, Ballet Fantastique, Georgia Dance Theater and many others.

Lucas is also Founder & Director of @balletworldconnected , social media page counting nearly 300k followers helping spread dance news and content.

Lucas joins GCDANCEVENTS as audition recruiter and Latin America representative, working closely with the Argentinian dance community providing the right tools to dancers and professionals looking for professional placement worldwide.

Gianni Goffredo ,originally from Italy,began his training at Accademia Teatro alla Scala in Milan. He then continued his education at the Ballett-Akademie Hochschule fur Musik und Theater in Munich, Germany and graduated in 2012.

Following graduation Gianni moved to New York City were he started his professional career with DeMa Dance Company, Peridance Contemporary Dance Company and later joined “Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo” with whom he toured nationally and internationally receiving mentions by major newspapers like “The New York Times”, “Danceurope Magazine”, “The Times” and “The Financial Times” to mention a few.

Gianni collaborates with GCDANCEVENTS recruiting dancers on the US territory and he guides them in their audition process through our agency’s services.

James Lyttle began his training in Ballarat, Victoria following the Cecchetti method.

He received “Most promising Dancer” award at the Cecchetti International Ballet Competition in Canada in 2008 and then He continued his training at The Australian Ballet School, graduating in 2011.

Mr.Lyttle joined the Bavarian State Ballet in Germany in 2013 where he got the chance to perform classical and modern repertoire by John Cranko, John Neumeier, William Forsyth, George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, Yui Grigorovich and many more.

In 2017 he was invited by Artistic Director Ivan Cavallari to join Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal.

Since then, James has had the chance to work with world renowned choreographers such as Marcia Haydee, Edward Clug, Mauro Bigonzetti, Annabelle Ochoa Lopez, Étienne Béchard and many others.

James’ experiences abroad have enabled him to teach internationally having taught at Munich.

International Ballet School, Japan Cultural Centre (Tokyo) and Japanese Cultural Centre (Montreal) and Melbourne Ballet Company.

James is our Audition coordinator on the Australian territory, helping and guiding Australian dancers to find the right placement into the professional dance industry through GCDANCEVENTS’ services.