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Rentaro Nakaaki

Soloist
The company Dancers Rentaro Nakaaki
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Birthplace
Osaka, Japan

Training
Sadamatsu Hamada Ballet School and English National Ballet School

English National Ballet
Joined 2018. Promoted to First Artist 2022, Junior Soloist 2023, Soloist 2024.

Repertoire
Roles with the Company include the title role in Akram Khan’s Creature; Albrecht in Akram Khan’s Giselle; Nutcracker in Eagling’s Nutcracker; Don José in Inger’s Carmen; Son in Andrea Miller’s Les Noces, Ascent to Days; Abdur Rahman in Rojo’s Raymonda; one of the Four Fates in Wheeldon’s Cinderella in-the-round.

Other info
Awarded 1st place at English National Ballet Schools 2018 Choreographic Competition and 2nd place, Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), Japan 2015. Was a finalist in Emerging Dancer 2019. Has choreographed pieces for Emerging Dancer, including Chacha and Tiara (2022) and Moya (2024).

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Aaron S. Watkin and Arielle Smith's Nutcracker © Photography by ASH
Nutcracker: Production Gallery
In Pictures: Andrea Miller's Les Noces
Creature by Akram Khan: Tackling the challenging title role | English National Ballet
Aitor Arrieta and Rentaro Nakaaki tell us what it's like dancing the title role of Akram Khan's Creature.
Creature: Tackling the challenging title role
Angela Wood in Take Five Blues by Stina Quagebeur part of Reunion © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: Take Five Blues
Rhys Antoni Yeomans and Georgia Bould in Arielle Smith's Joly Folly as part of ENB's Reunion © Laurent Liotardo
On Stage: Reunion at Sadler's Wells
Artists of English National Ballet rehearsing Stina Quagebeur's Take Five Blues © Laurent Liotardo
In rehearsals: Stina Quagebeur's Take Five Blues
Rentaro Nakaaki: Own | English National Ballet
Rentaro Nakaaki performing Own, choreographed by Nuno Campos and set to A Model of Order by UVB, as a finalist at Emerging Dancer 2019.
Rentaro Nakaaki: Own
Julia Conway and dancers of English National Ballet in rehearsals for Harald Lander's Etudes ahead of our 70th Anniversary Gala © Laurent Liotardo.
In rehearsal: 70th Anniversary Gala
Flames of Paris pas de deux: Julia Conway and Rentaro Nakaaki | English National Ballet
Julia Conway and Rentaro Nakaaki performing the pas de deux from Flames of Paris at Emerging Dancer 2019.
Julia Conway and Rentaro Nakaaki: Flames of Paris pas de deux
Julia Conway and Rentaro Nakaaki performing the Flames of Paris pas de deux for Emerging Dancer 2019 © Laurent Liotardo.
Emerging Dancer 2019: production images
The six finalists of Emerging Dancer 2019 © Laurent Liotardo, post production by Nik Pate
Meet the finalists of Emerging Dancer 2019
Rentaro Nakaaki: Emerging Dancer 2019 Finalist | English National Ballet
Rentaro Nakaaki: Emerging Dancer 2019 Finalist
Emerging Dancer 2019: Trailer | English National Ballet
Emerging Dancer 2019: trailer
Nutcracker, Production Gallery, November 2024