Hometown
Chiavari, Italy
Joined the Company
1998
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Dance Training
Teatro Alla Scala of Milan
Past Companies
Teatro Comunale in Florence
Teatro Regio in Turin
Teatro Nuovo’s Company (Italy)
Universal Ballet Company (South Korea)
Awards
2004 Texas Ballet Theater Dancer of the Year
Premio Lericipea (Award in Italy given to a distinguished Italian abroad)
Favorite Ballets
Giselle, Serenade, Theme and Variations, Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Four Last Songs, Cleopatra
Point of Interest
As experienced in the kitchen as she is on the stage, Ms. Tseng says “I’m the best Italian cook in town!”
A little bit of Italy comes to Texas Ballet Theater with Enrica Guana Tseng. Born in Chiavari, Italy, she began an impressive career abroad dancing with the Teatro Comunale in Florence, Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro Nuovo’s Company (Italy) and as a principal dancer with Universal Ballet Company (Seoul, South Korea). Among the numerous roles she has enjoyed dancing include: “Odette/Odile” in Swan Lake, “Giselle” in Giselle, Mr. Balanchine’s Serenade, Theme and Variations and Mr. Stevenson’s Four Last Song, Moonbeams and Coppélia. This is her tenth season with Texas Ballet Theater.
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