Maria Bernholdt
Born: 1976
Nationality: Danish
Education: The Royal Danish Ballet School.
Career: Became an apprentice with the Royal Danish Ballet in 1994. She was appointed as a member of the corps de ballet in 1996.
At The Royal Danish Theatre: Soloist appearances at the Royal Danish Ballet: Birthe in A Folk Tale, Effy in La Sylphide, Contessa in The Kermesse in Bruges, Louise von Plessen in Caroline Mathilde, soloist performances as the Sea and Eucleia in The Odyssey, Spanish and Hungarian Dance in Swan Lake, 1st female soloist in Symphony in C, Slim in Come Fly Away and Nanina in The Lady of Camellias.
She has furthermore appeared in performances such as In the Middle Somewhat Elevated, Béla, Digital Secrets, Serenade, Fancy Free, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Etudes, Manon, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Onegin, The Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, The King’s Volunteers on Amager, A Folk Tale, Napoli and La Conservatoire.
Awards and honours.
Prizes and scholarships: Dance scholarship, New York 1995. The Bournonville Grant 2005. Dancer of the year at Reumert 2011.