Victor Caixeta

Victor Caixeta, born in Uberlandia/Brazil, trained as a dancer at the Staatliche Ballettschule Berlin, where he graduated in 2017.
He joined the Mariinsky Ballet in St. Petersburg that same year and was promoted to the rank of Soloist in 2019.

Victor left the company in march 2022 due to the tragic situation between Russia and Ukraine.
After having to take the hard decision to leave his life in Russia behind and move to the Netherlands, Victor joined as a First Soloist the Dutch National Ballet where he danced his premiere as Jean de Brien in the ballet Raymonda and also the part of the Prince in the ballet Sleeping Beauty partnering Russian star Olga Smirnova.

Victor’s repertoire is extremely broad what makes him a very versatile dancer and one of the most talented dancers from his generation with a promising career.

Repertoire includes:

• Principal Roles in Raymonda (Jean de Brien) by Rachel Beaujean; La Sylphide (James) by August Bournonville, revised version by Elsa-Marianne von Rosen La Bayadère (Solor) by V. Pronomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani after Marius Petipa;
 Romeo and Juliet (Romeo) by Leonid Lavrovsky; Don Quixote (Basilio) by Alexander Gorsky after Marius Petipa; The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Désiré) by Sergei Vikharev after Marius Petipa; The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Désiré) by Konstantin Sergeyev
 after Marius Petipa; Le Corsaire (Conrad) by Pyotr Gusev after Marius Petipa; The Nutcracker (The Nutcracker Prince) by Vasily Vainonen; The Nutcracker (The Nutcracker Prince) by Kirill Simonov
• Solo Roles in La Bayadère (Golden Idol) by V. Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani after Marius Petipa; Raymonda (Béranger) by Konstantin Sergeyev after Marius Petipa
;  Swan Lake (Pas de trois, Neapolitan Dance) by K. Sergeyev after M. Petipa and Lev Ivanov;  Le Corsaire (Ali, Lankedem) by Pyotr Gusev after Marius Petipa;  Paquita (Clemente) by Yuri Smekalov after Marius Petipa; Jewels (Rubies, Emeralds) by George Balanchine;  Symphony in C (I. Allegro vivo) by George Balanchine; Prodigal Son (Friends of the Prodigal) by George Balanchine; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Pas de deux from Act II) by George Balanchine; The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Youths) by Rostislav Zakharov;  Spartacus (Satyr) by Leonid Yakobson; The Legend of Love (Friends of Ferkhad) by Yuri Grigorovich;  Cinderella (Summer) by Alexei Ratmansky;  Concerto DSCH by Alexei Ratmansky; Push Comes to Shove by Twyla Tharp; Infra by Wayne McGregor; Violin Concerto No 2 by Anton Pimonov; Concertino Bianco by Dmitry Pimonov; The Four Seasons by Ilya Zhivoi; Grand pas Classique by Viktor Gzovsky; Solo by Hans van Manen; Metaforen by Hans van Manen; Two Gold Variations by Hans van Manen; Adagio Hammerklavier by Hans van Manen

Awards:

• 2017 European Ballet Grand Prix (1^st Place and Jury Award)
• 2017 Moscow International Ballet Competition (3^rd Place)
• 2017 Tanzolymp Berlin (1^st Place)
• 2017 Alexander von Swaine Preis
• 2015 Youth American Grand Prix NY (Finalist)
• 2015 Joinville Dance Festival Brazil (1^st Place)
• 2014 Youth American Grand Prix NY (Finalist)
• 2014 Joinville Dance Festival Brazil (1^st Place)