Fernanda Oliveira

Birthplace
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Training
Centro de Dança Rio, Royal Ballet Upper School

English National Ballet
Joined 2000, Coryphée 2002, Soloist 2003, First Soloist 2004, Principal dancer 2007, Lead Principal 2009

Previous company
Ballet Nacional de Santiago de Chile

Repertoire                                                                                                                                                                    Leading roles include Odette/Odile; Clara/Sugar Plum, Nutcracker; Juliet (Nureyev’s and Deane’s); Aurora, The Sleeping Beauty; Giselle (Skeaping and Khan adaptation); Strictly Gershwin; Cinderella, Manon and Gulnare and Medora in Le Corsaire and Stepsister Edwina in Wheeldon’s Cinderella. One act works include In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated; Etudes and Petite Mort. Created roles have included Gerda in The Snow Queen (2007); Wayne Eagling’s Resolution (2008) and Jeux (2012) and Liam Scarlett’s No Man’s Land (2014)

Favourite roles
Juliet, Swanilda in Coppélia, title role in Manon

Favourite productions
Romeo & Juliet and Manon

Career highlight
Performing in Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium and creating the role of Gerda in The Snow Queen

Other info
Won first prize and grand prix in Buenos Aires and first prize in Conselho Brasileiroda Dança. Married to First Soloist, Fabian Reimair where they have two children, their son Liam born in July 2010 and daughter Mila born in July 2018

Best thing about touring
Seeing other cities

Favourite place
The Maldives