KATHERINE BARKMAN PRINCIPAL BALLERINA AND INTERNATIONAL GUEST ARTIST
PERSONAL INFORMATION Katherine Barkman is an American ballerina who began her professional career at 18 as a principal dancer for Ballet Manila the youngest dancer to assume that position in the company, which known for its strict adherence to the Vaganova technique. In 2018, she won back-to-back medals from the USA IBC and the Varna IBC, taking home the Silver in the Senior Women s Category of both competitions that year, as coached by BM artistic director and prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. As a student, she underwent extensive private training with US-based Russian teacher, Nadia Pavlenko, a graduate of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in St. Petersburg.
REPERTOIRE CLASSICAL SWAN LAKE - Odette/ Odile DON QUIXOTE - Kitri GISELLE - Giselle SLEEPING BEAUTY - Aurora, Diamond Fairy THE NUTCRACKER - Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen, Masha LE CORSAIRE - Medora LA BAYADERE - Nikiya, Gamzatti
REPERTOIRE CLASSICAL PAQUITA grand pas, Armide variation COPPELIA - Swanilda LES SYLPHIDES ( Chopiniana ) GRAND PAS CLASSIQUE (Gsovsky, Auber) DYING SWAN (Fokine) TARANTELLA (Balanchine)
REPERTOIRE CONTEMPORARY Philippine Premiere: ROMEO AND JULIET (Paul Vasterling) Juliet World Premiere: REBEL (Martin Lawrance) Corazon Aquino SNOW WHITE (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) Snow White CINDERELLA (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde) Cinderella
REPERTOIRE CONTEMPORARY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN (Simon Hoy) World Premiere KBJP (Augustus Damian III) World Premiere LA FEMME QUI VOULAIT PARLER AVEC LE VENT (Ernest Mandap) (The Woman Who Wants to Speak with the Wind) World Premiere ARIA (Martin Lawrance) World Premiere
INTERNATIONAL GUEST PERFORMANCES 2017 Swan Lake (Odette/ Odile) The Australian Conservatoire of Ballet Melbourne, Australia 2017 The Nutcracker (Sugar Plum Fairy) Mid-Columbia Ballet Washington, USA 2017 The Nutcracker (Sugar Plum Fairy) Ballet Mississippi Jackson, MS, USA 2016 The Nutcracker (Snow Queen) Goh Ballet Vancouver, Canada 2016 The Nutcracker (Sugar Plum Fairy) St. Lucie Ballet Florida, USA
GALAS AND FESTIVALS 2018 International Ballet Festival of Miami/ Florida, USA 2018 Global Dance Challenge Gala/ Vancouver, Canada 2018 Meeting of the Generations Super Gala Concert/ Varna, Bulgaria 2018 Varna IBC Winners Gala/ Varna, Bulgaria 2018 Ballet Manila American Stars Gala/ Manila, Philippines 2018 Festival in Honor of Ekaterina Maximova/ Chelyabinsk, Russia
GALAS AND FESTIVALS 2018 USA IBC Encore Gala/ Jackson, MS, USA 2018 USA IBC Winners Gala/ Jackson, MS, USA 2017 Asian Grand Prix Winners Gala/ Hong Kong 2016 17th International Festival Ballet Stars in Jurmala / Riga, Latvia 2016 Asian Grand Prix Winners Gala/ Hong Kong 2016 dance.mnl Philippine Dance Festival/ Manila, Philippines
GALA AND FESTIVALS 2015 Ballet Manila Flight tour/ Hong Kong 2015 Philadelphia Youth Dance Festival/ PA, USA 2015 Gala of the Stars, Intl Dance Competition of Spoleto/ Spoleto, Italy 2015 TANZOLYMP Ballet Stars Gala/ Berlin, Germany 2014 On Stage Sarasota Cuban Ballet/ FL, USA 2013 Carreno Dance Festival/ FL, USA 2012 New Jersey Youth Dance Festival/ NJ, USA
AWARDS 2018 Varna International Ballet Competition Varna, Bulgaria Silver Medal, Senior Women s Category 2018 USA International Ballet Competition Jackson, Mississippi, USA Silver Medal, Senior Women s Category 2015 Asian Grand Prix/ Hong Kong Grand Prix Cup (overall) Silver Medal, Pas de Deux Division
AWARDS 2015 TANZOLYMP Festival/ Berlin. Germany Gold Medal, Senior Women s Classical Bronze Medal, Senior Women s Contemporary 2015 Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition/ New Orleans, LA, USA Gold Medal, Senior Women s Classical 2015 Concorso Internazionale di Danza/ Spoleto, Italy Bronze Medal 2014 Youth American Grand Prix Semi-Finals/ PA, USA Gold Medal, Senior Women s Classical
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Katherine Elizabeth Barkman Date of birth: December 21, 1996 Citizenship: American Height: 1.57 meters Weight: 45 kgs. CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: katherinebarkman.ballet@gmail.com Website: www.katherinebarkman.com