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ZDENEK KONVALINA
After dancing for five years as a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, in 2011, he joined the English National Ballet in London as lead principal.
After graduating from Brno Conservatory in 1997, Zdenek pursued a career in ballet becoming an International Guest Principal Artist working with the most prominent choreographers, directors and artists around the world. In 2001, he joined the Houston Ballet where he danced until 2006.
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Konvalina performed with Dutch National Ballet, Hamburg Ballet, Munich Bayerische Staats Oper, Slovak National Theatre, Ballet Concerto de Puerto Rico, National Ballet of Cuba, Tokyo Ballet, Segerstrom Centre for the Arts Los Angeles, City Centre, New York, Alexandrinsky and Mikhailovsky Theatres in St Peterburg and Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts in Washington.
He appeared in internationally acclaimed Gala performances, such as Gala des Etoiles in Montreal, Gala performance Homage aux Stravinsky, Stars of 21st Century Gala, International Ballet Star Galas in Taipei and Singapore, Diaghilev Festival and Dance Open Festivals in St. Petersburg, Nijinsky Gala in Hamburg and in prestigious World Ballet Festival in Tokyo in 2006 and 2009.
In 2010 Zdenek co-created a full evening ballet, including creating a set design, for Maggio Musicale festival in Florence.