Shizuru Kato

• Prize-winner of the NBA Ballet Competition (1^st prize, 2010)
• Grand Prix of Japan (2009 – 1^st prize, 2010 – 1^st prize and Scholarship)
• Prize-winner and Scholarship of Prix de Lausanne (2011)

In 2003–2011 he studied in Acri Horimoto Ballet Academy with Massimo Acri, Miwa Horimoto.

In 2011–2013 he studied in Canada’s National Ballet School. Coaches: Mavis Staines, Sergiu Stefanschi, Shaun Amyot, Alexander Gorbatsevich, Raymond Smith.

Took part in a tour at the Mariinsky Theatre (St Petersburg), at the Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow) and in Vladikavkaz as a member of the Ballet Company of the Primorsky Stage.

Since August 2019 he has been a first soloist of the Ballet Company of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre.

Repertoire at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre includes:
The Nutcracker (The Nutcracker-Prince); choreography by Eldar Aliev,
Swan Lake (The Jester); choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revised choreography by Konstantin Sergeyev,
The Sleeping Beauty (The Bluebird); choreography by Marius Petipa revised by Konstantin Sergeyev, Eldar Aliev,
Le Corsaire (Conrad, Lankedem); сhoreography by Eldar Aliev using fragments of Maurius Petipa’s choreography,
La Bayadère (Solor, The Golden Idol); choreography by Marius Petipa revised by Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani,
Don Quixote (Basilio, soloists in Gypsy Dance); choreography by Alexander Gorsky based after Marius Petipa,
Giselle (Pas de deux); choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa,
The Firebird (Kashchei); сhoreography by Eldar Aliev,
The Little Humpbacked Horse (Konyok-Gorbunok),
Daphnis et Chloé (Daphnis); choreography by Dmitry Pimonov,
Visions fugitives (Purple Soloist); choreography by Dmitry Pimonov,
A Thousand and One Nights (Enchanted Bird, Aladdin); choreography by Eldar Aliev,
Raymonda (Béranger, Saracen dance); choreography by Marius Petipa revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev and Eldar Aliev.

Concert numbers:
Grand pas de deux Carnevale di Venezia from Satanella (soloist); choreography by Marius Petipa.

Repertoire also includes:
The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Desire, Blue Bird); choreography by Marius Petipa,
Giselle (Albrecht from 2^nd act); choreography by Marius Petipa,
Pas de deux from Le Corsaire in choreography by Marius Petipa,
Pas de deux Carnevale di Venezia from the ballet Satanella in choreography by Marius Petipa,
The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Desire, Four princes); choreography by Yaroslav Ivanenko,
Coppélia (Frantz); choreography by Yaroslav Ivanenko,
The Nutcracker (Nutcracker, Russian dance); choreography by Yaroslav Ivanenko,
Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried, Rothbart, Pas de trois); choreography by Yaroslav Ivanenko,
Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio); choreography by Yaroslav Ivanenko,
Cinderella (Prince); choreography by Yaroslav Ivanenko,
La Sylphide (James); choreography by August Bournonville,
Pas de deux from Flower Festival in Genzano in choreography by August Bournonville,
One-act ballets: Heroes in choreography by Marguerite Donlon, A Day in the Life in choreography by Trey McIntyre,
Ballets in William Forsythe’s choreography: The Second Detail (Hula), In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated (including the first Male solo).