Cast

Born in São Paulo (SP), Alex began his classical ballet studies at the age of 3 at Viwa Ballet School under the direction of Viviane Paganini. At 8, he joined the Municipal School of Dance in São Paulo and, at 10, moved to the Mavi Chiachietto Dance Center, where he was first introduced to the Royal Academy of Dance methodology. At 14, he received a full scholarship through the YAGP to complete his studies at the Academie Princesse Grace in Monaco, under the direction of Luca Masala. At 18, he was invited to become a soloist at the Staatstheater Nürnberg, where his work was recognized by the government of Bavaria with the Bavarian Arts Award in 2019. At 23, he was invited to join the renowned Rambert Dance Company in London, under the direction of Benoit Swan Pouffer. Throughout his career, Alex has had the opportunity to perform pieces by renowned choreographers such as Alexander Ekman, Mats Ek, William Forsythe, Sidi Larbi Chearkaoui, and others, and has collaborated with dance luminaries including Jean-Christophe Maillot, Wim Vandekeybus, Hofesh Shechter, Christian Spuck, and Imre and Marne Van Opstal, among others. Since 2023, he has been a member of the São Paulo Dance Company (SPCD), continuing to enrich the classical and contemporary dance scene.

Born in São Paulo (SP), at the age of eight, he began his dance studies at the Municipal Ballet School. In 2007, he graduated from the Especial Ballet Academy in classical repertoire and contemporary dance. Awarded in Joinville and New York (YAGP), she was also accredited as a soloist by the Royal Academy of Dance in London in 2007. She became a member of SPCD in 2008.

Born in Curitiba (PR), She began studying classical ballet in 2001 at the School of Dance of Teatro Guaíra (EDTG). In 2007, she received a scholarship to The Harid Conservatory through the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) in the United States, graduating in 2010. That same year, she joined the Columbia Classical Ballet company, directed by Radenko Pavlovich, in South Carolina (USA). She had brief experiences with companies such as Texas Ballet Theater and American Ballet, in addition to working with important teachers and choreographers such as Rick McCullough, Carla Heineck, Victoria Schneider, Olivier Pardina, Svetlana Osyeva, among others. She became a member of SPCD in 2012.

Originally from Santos (SP), Ariele Gomes began her studies with her sister Marcela Ribeiro. At the age of 15, she graduated from the Royal Academy of Dance through the Escola de Ballet Lúcia Millás. At 17, she was hired by Julio Bocca to join the Ballet Nacional Sodre in Uruguay, and at 21 she was promoted to soloist of the company, where she performed until 2022; during this period, she also had Igor Yebra and Maria Riccetto as directors. In 2022, she was hired by the Ballet de Catalunya under the direction of Elias Garcia and was promoted to soloist in February 2023. She danced soloist roles in works such as: Le Corsaire, Swan Lake, La Bayadère, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, The Merry Widow, Coppelia, among others. And in choreographies by Nacho Duato, Jiří Kylián, William Forsythe, and Goyo Montero. She joined the SPCD in 2025.

At the age of 13, Caio Veneziano began his studies in Classical Ballet through a cultural workshop project promoted by the City Hall of São José dos Campos (SP). In 2013, he was invited to take classes with the Youth Dance Company of São José dos Campos, where he was hired in 2014. He continued his training by enrolling, also in 2014, at the Marco Dance Institute, in the regular course of classical ballet and contemporary dance. In July 2018, he had the opportunity to apply for the Trainee Program at the Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Ballet in Sarasota, USA. In 2019, he was selected for the Professional Division of the Dance Company of São José dos Campos. He joined the São Paulo Dance Company (SPCD) in 2025.

Born in São Paulo, she began her dance studies at the age of ten at the Municipal School of Dance in Taboão da Serra. At the age of 13, she joined the Grupo Jovem Paulista and later the Raça Centros de Artes. In 2015, she participated in the final of the YAGP in New York (USA), where she received two scholarships for the Joffrey Ballet School and The Rock Dance School. In 2016, she won the Toshie Kobayashi Award. She was part of the cast of “O Quebra-Nozes” (The Nutcracker) by Cisne Negro Cia. de Dança, directed by Hulda and Dani Bittencourt. She was a dancer with the Washington Ballet and performed in countries such as Argentina, Mexico, and the United States. She became a member of SPCD in 2018.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she began her dance studies at the AMA Institute and was accepted in 2014 to the Maria Olenewa School of Dance at Theatro Municipal do RJ (TMRJ), under the direction of Maria Luísa Noronha, graduating professionally in 2018. She performed with the Ballet de Santiago in Chile in Romeo and Juliet during the performances at TMRJ in 2018. Hired in 2019 by TMRJ, she danced in Dalal Achcar’s Coppélia in the same year. She was a dancer at the Ballet da Escola Maria Olenewa (BEMO) from 2018 to 2021 under the direction of Jorge Teixeira and Hélio Bejani. She became a member of SPCD in 2022. 

Originally from São Sebastião (SP), Douglas Nossa began his dance studies at the age of 16 with the Municipal Ballet Company of Caraguatatuba. He then joined the City Ballet of Taubaté and the Youth Company of São José dos Campos. In 2012, he won the Gold Medal at the Brasília International Dance Festival, where he was awarded scholarships to study at Lamondance, RNB Arts, and Goh Ballet in Vancouver, Canada, where he remained until 2013. He also took part in the first edition of the BCN City Ballet in Barcelona, Spain. Later, he joined the Especial Academia de Ballet and the Companhia Brasileira de Danças Clássicas in 2015, under the direction of Guivalde de Almeida. In 2018, he became a member of the Teatro Argentino de La Plata company in Argentina and GBD Cia de Dança. He had the opportunity to further his training at the Peridance Center in New York, USA, and was invited to join the Cleveland Ballet company in the USA. He completed all vocational levels of the Royal Academy of Dance with High Distinction under the direction of Ana Maria Campos and joined the São Paulo Dance Company (SPCD) in 2025.

Born in Jacarezinho (PR), she began her studies at the Municipal School of Dance in Ourinhos, where she completed her training in classical, contemporary, and folk dances. In 2015, she participated in the Nutcracker season with the company of Theatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro. She was a soloist with the Brazilian Ballet Company and performed at the Salzburger Landestheater. In 2019, she was invited to join the Ballet Ouest de Montreal for the Nutcracker season. In October 2020, she joined the Deborah Colker Dance Company. She became a member of the SPCD in 2022.

Hellen Teixeira, born in Valença, Bahia, began her dance education at the Bolshoi Theatre School in Brazil in 2021. There, she had the opportunity to perform in renowned ballets such as Don Quixote, Giselle, Raymonda, and Paquita, among others. Following this, she joined the Bolshoi Brazil Youth Company. In 2022, she earned a full scholarship to the Miami City Ballet School, where she briefly trained as a student. Returning to Brazil in 2023, she initially became a member of the Curitiba Dance Company and later joined the São Paulo Dance Company (SPCD).

Born in São Paulo (SP), he graduated from the Gisele Bellot Dance School. He took classes with Eduardo Bonnis, Valéria Mattos, and Paulo Vinicius, and danced with Cia Estável Promodanca, performing in ballets such as The Nutcracker and Majísimo. As a professional dancer, he participated in the “Apprentice of Maestro” series at Sala São Paulo and in the opera La Belle Hélène, choreographed by Luiz Arrieta. In 2022, he was part of Ballet STAGIUM. He joined the São Paulo Dance Company in 2024.

Graduated from Espaço Dânia Amaral and Ballet Adriana Assaf, he began his career in 2015 at Espaço Dânia Amaral in Ribeirão Preto-SP, where he performed in ballets such as Giselle, Coppélia, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He participated in various dance courses and festivals, including Promodança, Joinville’s Dance Festival, Paulista Dance Prize, Salto Dance Festival, summer course at Especial Ballet Academy (2016), and summer course at Adriana Assaf Ballet (2017). 

He was a member of Cia Paulista de Dança (2017-2018) under the direction of Adriana Assaf, taking part  in classics such as Sleeping Beauty and as a soloist in Blue Bird, Paquita, La Fille Mal Gardée, and La Bayadère. He joined the São Paulo dance company cast (2018-2020) in ballets including Swan Lake, Márcia Haydée’s Don Quixote’s Dream, Henrique Rodovalho’s Best Single Day, Milton Coatti’s Shummam or Poet’s Loves, and Guivalde de Almeida’s Raymonda Suite, among others. 

In 2020, he rejoined Cia Paulista de Dança, performing in Laurencia, La Esmeralda, and Le Corsaire. He became a member of the SPCD in 2023.

He was born in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and began studying ballet at the age of 13 at the Cultural Dance Group – Ilha, continuing later at the State School of Dance Maria Olenewa. He graduated from the London Studio Centre, danced with the Youth Ballet of Rio de Janeiro, DeAnima Contemporary Ballet, Theatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro, Dance Company of São José dos Campos, and K-Ballet Company in Tokyo, Japan. He became a member of the SPCD in 2008.

Born in Belo Horizonte (MG), she began dancing at the age of 4 and received her training in classical ballet, jazz dance, contemporary dance, and urban dance at the Suelly Freire Dance School. In 2015, she joined the GED – Corpo Cidadão group, where she performed works such as “Corpo Fala” by Rodrigo Pederneiras. From 2016 to 2024, she was part of the Ballet Jovem Minas Gerais, a professional dance group directed by Andrea Maia, where she danced pieces by choreographers like Tíndaro Silvano, Alex Soares, Alessandro Pereira, and Oscar Arraiz. In 2024, she graduated with a degree in Anthropology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, focusing her research on themes related to classical ballet and society. She joined the São Paulo Dance Company in 2024.

Born in Brasília (DF), she started dancing in 1997 at the Lúcia Toller Academy and continued his studies with maître Gisele Santoro. In 2005, through the International Dance Seminar of Brasília, she traveled to Germany and interned at the Ballet Company of Theater Magdeburg. The following year, she joined the Ballet Company of Theater Nordhausen (Germany), where she remained until 2010. Still in Germany, she became part of the cast of the Ballet Company of Stadttheater Bremerhaven. She became a member of the SPCD in 2013.

Born in São Paulo (SP), he began ballet classes at the age of four. In 2010, he started his dance studies at the former Municipal School of Dance of Theatro Municipal de São Paulo under the direction of Susana Yamauchi. He received instruction from esteemed teachers such as Beatriz Hack, Cristiana de Souza, Armando Aurichi, Will Helvécio, Flávio Lima, Gustavo Lopes, José Maria Pérez, Dani Stasi, Greice Kerche, Miriam Matsuda, Christiana Sarasidou, Welton Nascimbene, among others. He graduated in 2019 under the guidance of Luís Fernando Bongiovanni and Katiah Rocha. Additionally, he earned a degree in Human Resources Technology from Anhanguera College in Osasco. He became a member of the SPCD in 2023.

Luciana Davi began her training in 1998 at the Pro-Dance Ballet School in Uberlândia (MG). In 2001, she joined the Vórtice School of Classical Dances, where she completed her studies in classical and contemporary techniques, becoming a dancer for the Vórtice Dance Company. In 2010, she became a member of the Brazilian Ballet Company in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), under the direction of Jorge Texeira, performing in Brazil and abroad, including the United States, China, and Israel. In 2013, she joined the Deborah Colker Dance Company, and in 2014, she became a part of the National Ballet of Sodre (Uruguay), under the direction of Julio Bocca. She became a member of the SPCD in 2015.

Born in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), she began her studies at the Grupo Cultural de Dança-Ilha. She was a finalist in the Prix de Lausanne in 2021 and received a scholarship to the San Francisco Ballet School under the direction of Patrick Armand. She has won awards at national and international festivals, such as Valentina Kozlova, Joinville International Dance Festival, Tanzolymp, and Passo de Arte Grand Prix (Toshie Kobayashi Award). She returned to Brazil in 2022 and, in 2023, began her professional career with Cia de Ballet Dalal Achcar, later joining Curitiba Cia de Dança. She joined the São Paulo Dance Company in 2024.

Born in Pelotas (RS), began studies at the Dicléia F. de Souza School. Served as a soloist with the Bolshoi Brazil Youth Company, directed by Pavel Kazarian, for four years. In 2009, participated in an intensive workshop at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow (Russia), under the direction of Alexei Ratmansky. The following year, interned with La La La Human Steps in Montreal (Canada), under the direction of Édouard Lock. In 2011, performed as a dancer with the Coastal City Ballet in Vancouver, and in 2012, joined the Dortmund Ballet (Germany). She became a member of the SPCD in 2013. 

Born in São Paulo (SP), she received her classical training at the Escola de Ballet Dac and, in 2020, joined the ballet company of the Instituto de Orientação Artística in Jundiaí (SP), where she performed in repertoires such as Giselle, Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty, and Le Corsaire, under the direction of master Lars Van Cauwenbergh. In 2021, she performed with Ballet Stagium and, in the following years, joined companies awarded under the PROAC programs. She won awards at the Brasília International Dance Seminar, and in 2024, participated in Tanzolymp Berlin, also working with German companies such as Ballett X Schwerin, Anhaltisches Theater Dessau, Landestheater Detmold, and Theater Altenburg Gera. She joined the São Paulo Dance Company in 2024.