The Australian Ballet: Reiko Hombo

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Reiko Hombo

"Utterly charming"

The Age

Reiko started ballet at the age of five in her hometown of Kobe, Japan. After ten years of training in Japan, she joined The Australian Ballet School in 2003. In 2006 Reiko made her debut with The Australian Ballet in Giselle dancing the Peasant Pas de Deux. Since then, Reiko has danced a handful of critically acclaimed principal roles with the company, including Clara in Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker, and the titles roles in Paquita and Matjash Mrozewski’s Semele. Reiko was promoted to soloist in 2010.

Repertoire highlights

Cio-Cio-San in Stanton Welch's Madame Butterfly 2011
Valencienne in Ronald Hynd's The Merry Widow 2011
Swanhilda in Coppélia 2010
Clara in Peter Wright's The Nutcracker 2010, 2007
Alexei Ratmansky's Scuola di ballo 2009
Stanton Welch's The Sleeping Beauty 2009
Suite en blanc 2009
Graeme Murphy's Firebird 2009
Semele 2008
Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake 2008
La Favorita 2007
Spring Waters 2007

Guest appearances

The Dancers Company tour 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006

Awards

Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominee 2008
The Friends of The Australian Ballet Scholarship 2005
Caroline Poon Scholarship 2004

You may not know ...

Reiko is the proud new owner of a 100-year-old piano. Please feel free to drop by for musical soirées if you are so inclined.

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