by Kyra Laubacher | Apr 4, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments The Paris Opéra Ballet celebrates the promotions of its three...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 14, 2021 | Instagram
Chisako Oga has already experienced so much in her short career. In one year, she went from being a San Francisco Ballet apprentice to a principal dancer at Cincinnati Ballet. Now, she’s spreading her wings at Boston Ballet, where she’s currently a...
by Karen Campbell | May 5, 2021 | Digital Cover Star, Profiles
Chisako Oga is a dancer on the move—in more ways than one. From childhood training in Texas, California and Japan to a San Francisco Ballet apprenticeship to her first professional post with Cincinnati Ballet, where she quickly rose to principal dancer, she has rarely...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 25, 2020 | Career, News
It’s been a rough few weeks for the dance world, but here’s some happy news: Boston Ballet announced seven dancer promotions this morning. Tigran Mkrtchyan will be made a principal, Chisako Oga is being promoted to soloist, Soo-bin Lee, Sun Woo Lee and...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 22, 2018 | News, Profiles
It’s been an exciting two weeks here in Jackson, Mississippi, as 119 dancers from 19 countries have competed for medals, monetary awards, scholarships and company contracts at the USA International Ballet Competition. But the IBC has offered more than...