Rina Nemoto
Senior Artist
Rina Nemoto
Rina Nemoto was born in Tokyo, Japan, and began dancing at the age of three. At the age of 15, she travelled to Paris for two years of classical ballet training with Daini Kudo and Dominique Khalfouni. In 2009, Rina was awarded a Prix de Lausanne scholarship and joined The Royal Ballet as an apprentice dancer. She joined The Australian Ballet in 2011; she was promoted to coryphée in 2016, to soloist in 2018, and to senior artist in 2022.
Repertoire
- Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow Queen in Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker 2024
- Harald Lander’s Études 2024
- Alice in Christopher Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland©, 2017, 2018 and 2024
- Odette/Odile, Lead Swan, Pas de Six and Hungarian Princess in Anne Woolliams’ Swan Lake 2023
- ‘Emeralds’ principal in George Balanchine's Jewels 2023
- Juliet in John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet 2022
- 2021 Celebration Gala: Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain, Act II Pas de Deux from Stephen Baynes’ Swan Lake and Sugar Plum Pas de Deux in Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker
- Rose Fairy in Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker 2019
- Trio from Stephen Baynes' Imaginary Masque 2017
- Pas de Deux from Stephen Baynes' Molto Vivace 2017
- La Sieste in Serge Lifar's Suite en blanc 2017
- 2nd Movement Soloist in George Balanchine's Symphony in C 2017
- Dawn in Peggy van Praagh and George Ogilvie's Coppélia 2017
- Fairy of Grace and Fairy of Generosity in David McAllister's The Sleeping Beauty 2015 and 2017
- Countess, Lead Swan and Russian Dancer in Stephen Baynes' Swan Lake 2016
Professional accolades
Awards
- Telstra Ballet Dancer Award, 2022
- Telstra Ballet Dancer Award nominee, 2014
You may not know
Rina is interested in pottery, and would like to explore it when she has more time.