Alba Nadal was born in Zaragoza and brought up in Catalonia, first with Olga Roig in Manresa and later on, at Institut del Teatre in Barcelona. She travelled to Madrid at the young age of twelve to continue with Victor Ullate, and finished her formation at the Royal Ballet in London. Since 2004 until today, she lives, works and dances at the Royal Danish Ballet.
Dance has always been the force that has driven her to all her adventures and get through life challenges. It is her element for constant research to keep growing in this art form and as a human being. Dance is love, the place where she is daily rediscovering herself and home to many feelings, struggles and joy. “Home is where the heart is” as once she heard from Ramon Mirabet’s song. Her heart, passion and love have always been and are where dance is alive.

• Birthplace: Zaragoza,Spain
• Mail: albavnadal@hotmail.com
• Moblie: 0049 1590 6280299
• Web: http://albanadal.eu

Studies and Training

• Olga Roig Ballet School:, in Manresa (1987-1994)
• Institut del Teatre, in Barcelona (1995-1997)
• Victor Ullatés School, (1998-2002)
• Graduated at the Royal Ballet School (Third Year Upper School at the Royal Ballet School), London (2003-2004)

Studies and university education

• Higher education degree at the Cervantes Institute in Madrid.
• Studied "Humanities" at UOC (Open University of Catalonia)
• Currently, studying "Psychology" as well at UOC.
• 200H Yoga and Meditation Teacher.

Professional Career

• Danced 14 seasons with the Royal Danish Ballet (Denmark).
• Soloist at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe (Germany) under the leadership of Bridget Breiner (2019-2024).

Among the soloist roles in the ballet repertoire

• Dark Angel in Serenade (George Balanchine)
• Cook and Flower/Card soloist in Alice in Wonderland (C.Wheeldon)
• Glipsy Queen in Don Quixote
• Withe lady in Etudes
• Birthe and Pas a Sept in Folk Tale (A.Bournonville)
• Pas de six and Giovanina in Napoli, Pas de trois in La Ventana, Flower Festival in Genzano, and « La Neva » solo (A.Bournonville)
• Russian Dance, Spanish Dance, and pas de quatre in Swan Lake (P. Martins)
• Hada in Sleeping Beauty (C. Wheeldon)
• Kurtisane in Manon (MacMillan)
• Pas d’action in La Bayadere
• Midsummer Night Dream of J. Neumeier
• Soloist flower and Spanish solo couple in Nutcracker (G.Balanchine)
• Kaliope in Apollo (G. Balanchine)
• First pas de trois in Agon (G. Balanchine)
• Lavina in Romeo and Juliet (J. Neumeier)

Among the neoclassical/modern Roles

• Vertical Road by Akram Khan
• Pas de 5 and Myrtha (Giselle). Million Kisses to my skin by David Dawson
• Always/Only, Petit Poème, Unfolding, when the sun is down, Ave Maria, Your Place or Mine?, Glimmer, “Die Kunst der Fuge” by Kevin O'Day
• Mother in Ruß (a Cinderella story), Viola (Was Ihr Wollt), Cut the world, Soloist in “Blessed Unrest” and the “Cook” in Nutcracker by Bridget Breiner
• Viola (Was Ihr Wollt) by Bridget Breiner
• Ruff Celts by Marguerite Donlon
• Firebird by Jeroen Verbruggen
• Voluntaries by Glen Tetley
• Duet of a Point of Clarity by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich
• Know by Idan Sharabi
• Wool over eyes, Unravel, Coping and Fracture by Kristian Lever
• Infra and Chroma by Wayne McGregor
• Parent in the The Death that best preserves by Natalia Horecna
• Impenetrable Song by Patrick Delcroix
• Forest Queen in “Beginning and Ending”by Oliver Marcus Starpov
• Viscera and Spar Dame by Liam Scarlett
• Strangers by Sebastian Kloborg
• A Naked Feeling by Stefanos Bizas
• In Life & Love & So on a choreographic Concert by Tilman O’Donnell
• Cacti by Alexander Ekman
• København and Carmen by Marcos Morau. La Veronal
• Clocks’n’Clouds by Fernando Hernando Magadan
• Beside Myself by Caroline Finn-Fischer
• Lost on Slow by Jorma Elo
• Prelude and Fugue (A. Marriott)
• Eidolon of Kim Brandstrup
• Air of Jø Stromgren
• 2nd Symphony Schumman by Uwe Scholz
• Maria Magdalena in Requiem and Nomade of Tim Rushton
• 27’52”, Falling Angels, Symphony of Psalms, Petit Mort, Polonaise and Bella Figura by J.Kylián
• Witness of Alvin Ailey
• Slim in Come Fly Away (Twyla Tharp)
• Anita in West Side Story (J. Robbins)
• Minus 7 by Ohad Naharin
• Collaborations with Kammerballetten
• Collaborations with Cross Connection
• IBSTAGE Gala (2017)
• Yearly collaborations in the Benefit Cancer Gala of “Girona en Moviment” since 2018

Awards

• Reumert nomination as "Best Dancer" in Denmark 2017 for "A Naked Feeling" by Stefanos Bizas from Danish Dance Theatre and "Beginning and Ending" by Oliver Starpov for the role of Forest Queen, The Royal Danish Theatre.
• Annie and Otto Johs. Detlefs Foundation Grant for “Artistic development” (2018)
• Alberts Gaubiers og Poul Waldorffs Foundation Grant (2017)
• Received the honors of “Pregonera Jove” 2019 of Sant Fruitós de Bages.

Productions

• Together with David Rodriguez, Luke Prunty, Elisenda Duocastella and Manel Camp, she produces her first full length production: Casa d’àngels, inspired by the Catalan author Mercè Rodoreda and premiered in December 2022 at Teatre Kursaal in Manresa.
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• Together with Kevin O’Day, she produces and dances her second full length production, “This could get complicated” premiered on 5th June 2024 at Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe.
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Teaching Courses

• Summer intensive in CDC (2019). Dance Center lead by Roser Muñoz and Joan Boix.
• Several Summer and Winter Intensives in former Olga Roig Ballet School in Manresa.
• Teacher, dancer and choreographer for Oklahoma International Dance Festival (Summer 2024).

Media Links

• Nikiya Death Variation: Link
• 27’52” Purple Duet (by J.Kylián): Link
• Duet “A Naked Feeling” de Stefanos Bizas: Link
• Spanish Dance in Swan Lake (Nikolaj Hübbe/Silja Schandorff version): Link
• Reumert nomination as "Best Dancer" in Denmark 2017 for "A Naked Feeling" by Stefanos Bizas and "Beginning and Ending" by Oliver Starpov for the role of Forest Queen: Link
• Vancouver Project Collaborator/Belle Spirale Dance Projects: Link

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