KIDC 2025 Judges

In order to ensure that the competition is impartial and transparent, KIDC changes its judges every year. This also provides the added benefit of allowing participants to be judged from a new perspective each year.

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  Michael Shannon

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  Shannon was trained on full scholarship at the School of American Ballet, the National Ballet School of Canada, and the Hungarian State Ballet Academy. Discovered by the Bolshoi at 16, he was the “First American Graduate of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy.”
  
  Shannon was a Principal Dancer for the Bolshoi Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Vienna State Opera Ballet, Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet, Hungarian State Opera Ballet, and Kremlin Palace Ballet Theatre, with commendations from President Bush and President Clinton, and has performed for President and Mrs. Gorbachev, President Nazarbayev, and President and Mrs. Ford to name a few.
  
  He is a National Endowment for the Arts Awardee, and Two-time Laureate and Medal winner of International Ballet Competitions in Paris, France, and Budapest, Hungary. He was Director and Chief Choreographer of the shortly revived Russian Imperial Theatre of Opera and Ballet under the Patronage of Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna Romanov.
  
  Shannon was co-Artistic Director and Chief Choreographer of Russiches Kammertheater Berlin, and awarded Professor of Choreography from the Ukrainian State Academy of Ballet in 1999, and YAGP Outstanding Choreographer in 2008.
  
  In 2008, he became Resident Choreographer for America’s Configuration Dance Theatre, awarded Artvoice Best Dance Company in 2008, 2009, and 2010. From 2010 until 2014 he was Artistic Director and chief choreographer of the Royal Ballet School Antwerp.
  
  Since 2014 he resides in Tokyo, Japan and is a Choreographer and Master Teacher for Architanz. In October 2016 he created choreographed and directed a new 2 act contemporary ballet “Midnight in Paris,” for the Vanemuine Ballet Company in Tartu, Estonia, and in December 2016 he created and choreographed “Dui Dao,” a new 1 act contemporary ballet for the Beijing Dance Academy 3rd year Bachelor degree program.
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  Aizada Tumakova

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  Aizada Tumakova is a ballet dancer and choreographer from Bishkek, Kyrgyz. She has received numerous honors, including being named an Peopl's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, and is an honorary member of the International Academy of Arts. Educated at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, she has performed as a principal soloist with ballet companies in Kyrgyz, Tajik, and Sweden. Currently, she serves as the Chief Choreographer at the Kyrgyz National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, and is recognized as an internationally acclaimed ballet artist with a diverse repertoire.
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  Agnese Andersone

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  Agnese Andersone graduated from the Riga Ballet School in 1996.
  
  She started her career as a ballet soloist at the Latvian National Opera, successfully debuting in many roles.
  
  Danced title roles in such ballets as Cinderella and Pippi Longstocking, as well as solo roles in other repertoire performances. Collaborated with choreographers - Radu Poklitaru, Aleksandr Ratmansky, Peter Zuska and others.
  
  Since 2009, she has been working at the Riga Ballet School as a teacher, but since 2017 she has been the director of the Riga Ballet School, whose goal is to preserve the tradition and heritage of classical dance, as well as to develop innovative and European trends in the school.
  
  She has been a part of many ballet competition jury’s - Hungarian grand prix, Baltic Ballet competition, Vibe in Korea, etc.
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  Kimiho HULBERT

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  ベルギー生まれのイギリス人。5歳より岸辺光代のもとでバレエを始め、アントワープバレエ学校を経て、94年コロラドバレエ団に入団。97年に帰国し、その後新国立劇場バレエ団へ入団（97〜09年）。
  1999よりフリーとして日本バレエ協会公演などで活躍する一方、振付家としての活動を開始。2001年自身で振付・演出を手がけ、ダンサーとしても参加する『UNIT KIMIHO』を結成。
  2007年UNIT KIMIHO初の自主公演「GARDEN OF VISIONS」を開催後、オン★ステージ新聞アンケートによる新人振付家ベスト１に選出される。2010年トヨタ コレオグラフィーアワード 2010にてオーディエンス賞受賞。第47回(2015年度)舞踊批評家協会賞—新人賞受賞。
  またカンパニー活動の他、日本バレエ協会、新国立劇場(オペラ、バレエ団、バレエ研修)や国内の様々なバレエ団等で作品を上演。堤幸彦監督映画「溺れる魚」の振付、劇団昴「夏の夜の夢」、Willy Decker演出 新国立劇場オペラ「軍人たち」振付、田尾下哲演出ミュージカル「Bonnie and Clyde」、「The Club」、「リゴレット」(オペラ)振付、Johnson and Johnson CM、アンジェラ・アキPV等、舞台以外でも振付活動を行い、海外では韓国、ベルギー、オランダ、マレーシアなどにも招待され作品を発表している。また、若いダンサーの育成にも力を入れ、コンテンポラリークラスやコンクールバリエーション振付を担当。現在はクラシックバレエとコンテンポラリーバレエの両方踊るダンサー＆振付家として日本で活躍中。
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  Aleksandr Buber

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  べラルーシ、ミンスク市出身　
  1991 年　べラルーシ国立バレエ学校入学
  2001 年　第1 回カザン国際バレエコンクール　ディプロマ賞
  べラルーシ国立バレエ学校を主席で卒業後、
  べラルーシ国立ミンスクボリショイバレエ団入団
  2003 年　べラルーシ国立ミンスクボリショイバレエ団プリンシパルに昇格
  フィリップモリス賞( その年に活躍した新人に送られる賞)
  2004 年　ヴァルナ国際バレエコンクール・審査委員長賞　
  2005 年　第5 回世界バレエ& モダンダンスコンクール・クラシック部門金賞　
  ベラルーシ大統領賞受賞
  2006 年　ジャクソン国際バレエコンクール　ディプロマ K バレエカンパニー入団
  6月　ベラルーシ国立音楽大学文化部バレエ科卒業( 教授法を学び、バレエ教師・ミストレスの免許を取得)
  2008 年　11 月退団、フリー バレエ・ダンサーとして活動開始。
  2009 年　まちだ全国バレエコンクールの審査員を始め講師、振付家としても活躍。
  2010 年　全日本バレエ育成振興会・バレエ冬期講習会の講師も務める。
  日本バレエ協会公演 ワレンチン・エリザリエフ版「ドン・キーホーテ」のバレエ・マスターをつとめる。
  2011年　渡部ブーベルアカデミー開校
  2020年YAGP大阪のゲストティーチャーを務める。
  
  レパートリー　
  アリ「海賊」、バジル「ドン・キホ－テ」、　マキューシオ「ロミオとジュリエット」、王子「白鳥の湖」、
  王子「シンデレラ」、アルブレヒト「ジゼル」、王子「くるみ割り人形」、ゴールデン・ボーイ「バヤデルカ」、
  「薔薇の精」、「チポリーノ」、ドン・ホセ「カルメン」、フランツ「コッペリア」、　「ラ・フィユ・マル・ガルデ」、「サタネラ」　etc　創作多数
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  Daniela Rapisarda

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  Daniela Rapisarda
  Artistic Director and choreographer of Oniin Dance Company. She founded the company in 2012 at the Teatro delle Celebrazioni in Bologna. She has worked in Italy as a dancer and choreographer with international artists such as: Massimo Ranieri - Giancarlo Giannini - Ennio Morricone. Currently she collaborates in New York with the contemporary dance company White Wave and the Peridance Center. She is also a Naturopath and author of the book "Una cellula chiamata Universo".
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  Alessandro Vacca

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  Alessandro Vacca
  Choreographer and principal dancer of the Oniin Dance Company. Principal dancer of international fame, he has collaborated with the best Italian artists such as: Elisa, Claudio Baglioni, Giancarlo Giannini, Ennio Morricone. Soloist in the operas Turandot, Barbiere di Siviglia, Mefistofele - in the Italian musicals "Evita" and "Jesus Christ Superstar". He holds workshops for Oniin in America, Europe, China, Japan, Korea. Currently he collaborates in New York with the contemporary dance company White Wave and the Peridance Center.
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  Koichi Omae

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  Born in Japan (Gero, Gifu pref.) on September 27th, 1979
  Studied classic ballet at Osaka University of Arts. Omae mastered contemporary dance techniques and choreography methods in full-scale there, coming under the spotlight while in school. At age 24, shortly after starting a career as a professional dancer, his left leg below the knee was amputated due to car accident. There onwards, he took in movements from a wide range of genre including yoga, martial arts, rhythmic sportive gymnastics, etc, in order to continue dancing with a single leg. He managed to build up a unique, one-and-only dance style by devising the length of the artificial leg adjusted to each dance piece. In 2009, by collaorating with Noh actor Reijiro Tsumura in the piece produced by a world renowned choreographer Alessio Silvestrin, presented as a part of Cerulean Tower Noh Theater’s regular performance, came to prominence as an enchanting amputated dancer.
  In 2010, he was given Rookie of the Year Award and Osaka Governor’s Award in performance arts at Naniwa Performing Arts Festival hosted by Japan Western Dance Association.
  Omae is expanding his field by participating as a guest dancer in numerous traditional stages abroad such as in Tallin and Prague. He was also appointed as a brand ambassador for the major ballet-goods company Chacott’s new product “Tripure”.
  Between 2015-2016, being featured in numerous NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) documentaries, he gained prominence with his one of a kind performance as a dancer beyond comparison.
  Omae also performed solo at the Rio Paralympics closing ceremony in Sept., 2017, as the baton was passed to Tokyo. There he exhibited four continuous back handsprings with his single leg.
  In December 2016, he was invited to an event to pump up Tokyo Olympic Paralympic Games organized by Japan’s prestigious singer AI, where he performed solo at the Nippon Budokan.