Romina Contreras

Biography

Born in Santiago de Chile, Romina trained at the Ballet School of Teatro Municipal de Santiago and completed further studies at the Conservatoire in Lyon. She joined Ballet de Santiago in 2013, rose to soloist in 2015 and principal dancer in 2017, dancing Juliet, Tatiana, Odette/Odile, Carmen, Manon, Nikia and the Sugar Plum Fairy. Awards include the Jury Award of Encouragement at the 2014 USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson.
Since moving to Prague (August 2022) she has debuted as Clara Cratchit / Clara in a Dream / Mrs Cratchit in Youri Vámos’s The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol, wowed critics as Juliet and Countess Capulet in Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet, and captivated audiences in Kylián’s Bella Figura and Gods and Dogs. The 2023/24 season saw her Dawn and Prayer solos in Ronald Hynd’s Coppélia, a triple bill of Beyond Vibrations and the demanding title role of Scheherazade in Mauro Bigonzetti’s new production. February 2025 crowned her Czech career to date with the coveted Manon in Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece. Romina appears at international galas and teaches masterclasses in Chile and Europe.

Classical repertoire

• The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol – Clara Cratchit, Clara in a Dream, Mrs Cratchit, Spanish Dance (Youri Vámos)

• Romeo and Juliet – Juliet; Countess Capulet (John Cranko)

• Coppélia – Dawn (solo), Prayer (solo), Work, Wedding Dance (Ronald Hynd)

• The Sleeping Beauty – Lilac Fairy, Fairy of Beauty (Márcia Haydée)

• La Sylphide – Fairy (solo) (Johan Kobborg)

• Swan Lake – Spanish Princess (John Cranko)

• Cinderella – Fairy (Jean-Christophe Maillot)

• Scheherazade – Scheherazade (Mauro Bigonzetti)

• L’Histoire de Manon – Manon (Kenneth MacMillan)

Contemporary & neoclassical repertoire

• Bill (Sharon Eyal)

• Artza (Eyal Dadon)

• Bohemian Gravity (Yemi A.D.)

• Frank Bridge Variations (Hans van Manen)

• Fly Paper Bird (Marco Goecke)

• Moving Rooms (Krzysztof Pastor)

• Handman (Edward Clug)

• The Second Detail (William Forsythe)

• Petite Mort, Bella Figura, Gods and Dogs (Jiří Kylián)

• Moving Still – ensemble (Jiří Kylián)

• Holo Harmonies / Vertigo Pas de Deux – ensemble (Mauro Bigonzetti)