Eva Kistrup

Emma Riis-Kofoed made Soloist at Royal Danish Ballet

 

 

January 18 2020

 

When a young dancer is capable to handle some of the most difficult roles like ”Myrtha in “Giselle” and the Ballerina in “Etudes” it is time for promotion. Yesterday, Artistic Director Nikolaj Hübbe made good on the deed by promoting Emma Riis-Kofoed to the level of soloist.

Emma Riis-Kofoed is born in 1998 and studied at the Royal Danish Ballet School from 2006- 14. As she was part of a very successful tv-series following a group of RDB dancers and students, she is already a well-known name, not only among the balletomanes

 

She is also one of the first students of the school to have obtained a high school exam. Earlier the Ballet School pupils made do with a primary school degree.

However, the academic focus has certainly not delayed her raise in the company she joined in 2017. Emma Riis-Kofoed is known as an equilibrist dancer and her raise in the company has been fast with a growing number of roles.

On top of dancing the ballerinas in “Etudes” and Myrtha in “Giselle” and “Pas de Deux from “The Flower Festival in Genzano” she is now preparing for the role of the leading ballerina in George Balanchine´s “Ballo della Regina” staged by Merrill Ashley.

I interviewed Emma Riis-Kofoed a few years back. Here is a link to my interview with the young upcoming star. https://danceviewtimes.typepad.com/eva_kistrup/2017/08/smart-girl.html

Handling Heritage

 

“Ballet the Luxe”

 

George Balanchine:

”Ballo della Regina”

 

Nikolaj Hübbe & Dinna Bjørn:

“August 2.0”

 

Nikolaj Hübbe after Marius Petipa:

”Raymonda” 3 act

 

January 12, 2020

January 15, 2020

 

”The Hübbery”

January 18, 2029

 

Royal Danish Ballet

The Old Stage

 

Who can say no to a program with Balanchine, Bournonville and Petipa? Three great giants of classical ballet coming together in one performance. Save Petipa, the two other choreographers have both served as artistic directors at the Royal Danish Ballet. George Balanchine served one season in 1930 but long enough to give us “Apollon Musagetes” and gain an appreciation of the Danish ballet tradition of developing good male dancers. A significant number of Danish males have since served as principal dancers at NYCB, including Peter Martins, Adam Lüders, Ib Andersen and our present artistic director Nikolaj Hübbe.