Laura Maya and Antonio Gallo in The Flower Festival in Genzano

Laura Maya and Antonio Gallo in The Flower Festival in Genzano, music by Edvard Helsted, choreography by August Bournonville. Estonian National Ballet principal dancer Sergei Upkin ended his 25-year active ballet career with a gala concert on 25 and 27 May 2025 at the Estonian National Opera.

Laura Maya is a principal dancer with Estonian National Ballet. Laura Maya Rosiers trained at the Royal Ballet School of Antwerp (2006–2014). She graduated from the Ballett-Akademie der Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Dance degree (2016). She worked with various theatres (Royal Ballet of Flanders, Landestheater Linz, Bavarian State Ballet) before she joined the Estonian National Ballet in 2018, got promoted to a soloist in 2020 and to principal dancer in 2024.

Antonio Gallo is a demi-soloist with Estonian National Ballet. He began his dance studies in 2008 in a private school, in 2016 he entered The Academy of the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. He obtained his diploma in 2021, having the opportunity to continue with the year of improvement. During the last years of the academy, he was invited to work in the company of the Teatro San Carlo (2018–2022), where he danced also solo roles. He joined the Estonian National Ballet in 2022 and was promoted to demi-soloist in 2024.

© Photos by Jack Devant Ballet Photography with kind permission of Estonian National Ballet, special thanks to Linnar Looris and Maarja Pärn