Virginie
Martinat

Benois de la Danse nominee

Virginie Martinat was born in France in 1977.

She studied to dance in Conservatoire Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1982-1988), in Conservatoire de Paris (1988-1992) and also in Hamburg School of John Neumeier (1992-1996). Her teachers were Claudie Jacquelin, Dany Sasi, Claudette Scouarnel, Kevin Haegen, Anatoli Nisnevich, Marianne Kruuse.

Her ballet carree developed at the stages of: Sachsische Staatsoper in Dresden directed by Vladimir Derevianko in 1996-1999, Buhnen der Landeshauptstadt in Kiel directed by Stephan Thoss in 1999-2001, Ballett der Staatsoper in Hannover directed by Stephan Thoss in 2001-2004…