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Jiří Jelínek
Freelancer - Entrepreneur

Place of Birth	Height
Prague, Czech Republic	188 cm / 6.2 ft

Engagements
Freelance	Ballet Teacher/DJ/Photographer/Actor	2015
Eifman Ballet	Principal Dancer	2014 - 2015
West Australian Ballet	Principal Dancer	2013 - 2014
The National Ballet of Canada	Principal Dancer	2010 - 2013
Stuttgart Ballet	Principal Dancer	2004 - 2009
Stuttgart Ballet	Soloist	2003 - 2004
Stuttgart Ballet	Demi-Soloist	2002 - 2003
Stuttgart Ballet	Corps de Ballet	2001
Prague National Theatre	Principal Dancer	1998
Prague National Theatre	Soloist	1997 - 1998

Repertoir with The West Australian Ballet

Repertoire with The National Ballet of Canada

Lead Roles
Sergei Diaghilev	Nijinsky	John Neumeier
Claudius	Hamlet	Kevin O'Day
Trigorin	The Seagull	John Neumeier
Rajah / The Caterpillar	Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland	Christopher Wheeldon
Principal Male Role	In The Upper Room	Twyla Tharp
Uncle Nikolai	The Nutcracker	James Kudelka
Eugene Onegin	Onegin	John Cranko
Principal Male Role	Opus 19 / The Dreamer	Jerome Robbins
Principal Male Role	Serenade	George Balanchine
Siegfried	Swan Lake	James Kudelka

Created Roles/ World Premieres
Tybalt	Romeo and Juliet	Alexei Ratmansky
Ensemble	Pur ti Miro	Jorma Elo

Company Premieres
Ensemble	Chroma (2010)	Wayne McGregor

Repertoire With The Stuttgart Ballet and other Companies

Lead Roles
Stanley Kowalski	A Streetcar Named Desire	John Neumeier
Apollo	Apollo	George Balanchine
Demi - Couple	5 Tangos	Hans van Manen
Prince	Cinderella	Vlastimil Jílek
Lead	Corps	Hans van Manen
Role in Crimson	Dances at a Gathering	Jerome Robbins
Lead	das siebte blau	Christian Spuck
Mortimer and Lightborn	Edward II	David Bintley
Phlegmatic Variation	The Four Temperaments	George Balanchine
Father	Gaîté Parisienne	Maurice Béjart
Hilarion	Giselle	Reid Anderson/ Valentina Savina
Albert	Giselle	Vlastimil Jílek
Lead	Hikarizatto	Itzik Galili
Armand Duval	The Lady of the Camellias	John Neumeier
Lead	Le sacre du printemps	Glen Tetley
Dr. Franz Schöning	Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy	Christian Spuck
Lead	My Way	Stephen Thoss
Prince	The Nutcracker	Yuri Grigorovich
Onegin and Gremin	Onegin	John Cranko
Don Q	Présence	John Cranko
Lead	Return to a Strange Land	Jiøí Kylián
Lead	Sinfonietta	Jiøí Kylián
Jean de Brienne	Raymonda	Yuri Grigorovich
Romeo and Tybalt	Romeo and Juliet	John Cranko
Prince and Bluebird	Sleeping Beauty	Marius Petipa
Lead	Slice to Sharp	Jorma Elo
Prince Siegfried and Rothbart	Swan Lake	John Cranko
Solo and Demi Solo, Second Movement	Symphony in C	George Balanchine
Petrucchio	The Taming of the Shrew	John Cranko
Pas de Trois	Voluntaries	Glen Tetley
Pas de Deux	Requiem	Sir Kenneth MacMillan

Created Roles/ World Premieres
Featured Role	Avatar	Matjash Mrozewski
Featured Role	Gambling, x 5	Nicolo Fonte
Claudius	Hamlet	Kevin O’Day
Jack the Ripper	Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy	Christian Spuck
Featured Role	Nautilus	Wayne McGregor
Featured Role	Nocturne	Christian Spuck

Awards
Philip Morris Ballet Flower Award	Best Dancer, Czech Republic	1999
Foundation pour la Danse	Prix de Geneve	1995

Guesting and Special Events
Cartier Gala Taipei		2012
International Ballet Stars Gala Taipei		2012
Hamburg Ballet		2009
Stanley Kowalski	A Streetcar Named Desire	John Neumeier
China		2009
Onegin	Onegin	John Cranko
China, Beijing		2009
The National Ballet of China - 60 Years Gala
Petrucchio	The Taming of the Shrew	John Cranko
Hamburg		2008
Nijinsky Gala
Prague		2008
The National Theatre of Prague Gala
Amsterdam 75th Anniversary gala Hans van Manen		2007
Prague, National Theatre		2007
Onegin	Onegin	John Cranko
Paris Opera Ballet		2007
Pertucchio	The Taming of the Shrew	John Cranko
Korea		2007
Gala
Stuttgart		2007
80 Years of John Cranko Gala
Prix de Lausanne Gala
Vienna State Opera		2006
Onegin	Onegin	John Cranko
Japan		2005, 2008
Onegin	Onegin	John Cranko
Tybalt	Romeo	John Cranko
Korea		2004, 2006
Onegin	Onegin	John Cranko
Petruchio	The Taming of the Shrew	John Cranko
Lausanne		2005
Prix de Lausanne Gala

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