Mika Yoshioka and Wieslaw Dudek in Melody

Mika Yoshioka and Wieslaw Dudek in Melody. Choreography by Asaf Messerer, music by Christoph Willibald Gluck.  Taken on 20.1.2014, at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Malakhov and Friends — The Final ballet gala.

Mika Yoshioka is the Principal at The Tokyi Ballet. Mika Yoshioka was born in Matsuyama. Having studied abroad in Moscow and St. Gallen in Switzerland, she joined The Tokyo Ballet in 1989. In 1993, Ms. Yoshioka made her debut as ‘Lady Kaoyo’, heroine in Béjart’s “THE KABUKI” and was promoted to principal dancer. She has since danced almost all leading roles of the company’s repertoire.

Wieslaw Dudek is a Soloist with Staatsballett Berlin (Berlin sate Ballet). he was born in Poland, Ostrow Wielkopolski. he studied in National School of Ballet, Lodz. He was enaged by Warsaw National Ballet, kater soloist and first soloist with Lodz Ballet, starting from 000 in Stuttgarter Ballett; 2004 as Soloist with Staatsballett Berlin and at  2006 as First Soloist.

Photo by Jack Devant ballet photography © with kind permission of the Staatsballett Berlin and Vladimir Malakhov. Special thanks to Eva Czaja.