Ajkun Ballet Company
Professional Ballet Company in NYC
Performing Classical Ballets and Original Art in New York City and Worldwide
Ajkun Ballet Company is the professional performing company of Ajkun Ballet Theatre and the home of its world-class international artist roster.
Based in New York City and directed by choreographer Chiara Ajkun, the company performs classical ballets and Ajkun’s acclaimed original choreography during its signature New York City home seasons in Midtown and on the Upper East Side as well as on international tours.
Through The Originals, The Grand Ballet Collection, and a repertory that has commanded stages across 27 countries, Ajkun Ballet Company brings technical excellence, theatrical storytelling, and a transformative contemporary vision shaped by more than two decades of original ballet creation and international artistic leadership.
A New York City Ballet Company with a Global Artistic Vision
Under the artistic leadership of Chiara Ajkun, Ajkun Ballet Company creates world-class ballet for audiences in New York City and across the world.
The company honors the architecture, discipline, and technical vocabulary of classical ballet while building on its traditions for the future of the art form. Ajkun’s choreography removes the historical distance that can separate classical stories from contemporary audiences, revealing their emotional urgency through athletic movement, dramatic interpretation, theatrical imagery, and deeply individual performance.
The result is classical ballet experienced as living theater: technically exacting, emotionally direct, visually distinctive, and unmistakably contemporary.
Ajkun Ballet Company does not reproduce the past. It transforms it.
The Dancers
Ajkun Ballet Company brings together exceptional professional ballet dancers from around the world.
Selected for their technical command, artistic individuality, dramatic intelligence, physical discipline, and ability to embody both classical and original repertory, these artists are at the center of the company’s identity.
Their talent, dedication, and distinctive voices bring Chiara Ajkun’s choreography to life in New York City and on international stages.
Kylie Brown
Welton Lucena Costa
Rodrigo Blanco Perez
Ajkun Ballet Company Senior Artists
Bianca Delli Priscoli, Sofia Forero, George Goderdzishvili, Eureka Nakano Grimes*, Paulo Gutierrez, Abbi Johnson, YunJu Kim, Elias Re, Jafet Reinoso, Omar Rodriguez, Vladimir Roje, Jeffrey Salce, Emily Sarkissian, Bianka Skenderi, Bailey Smith, Mari Takayama, Ramon Thielen.
*Currently on leave.
Ajkun Ballet Company Junior Artists
Nicholas Ambrosidze, Hyewon Bok, Giulia Campo, Joey Chou, Alice Chiu, Data Darakhvelidze, Patrick Feng, Shih Ching Hsu, Hitomi Ippongi, Charlene Liao, Conrad Majeron, Kanau Okamoto, Kayu Osako, Nikoloz Skhirtladze, Garson Sun, Athina Tsartsani, Shawn Xu, Vicky Zhao, Maggie Zhang.
The Artists Behind the Vision
Behind the world-class performances of Ajkun Ballet Company stands an artistic framework devoted to the daily realization and interpretation of Chiara Ajkun’s vision and the company’s repertory. Ballet Masters, artistic consultants, and guest coaches work closely with the dancers to refine the aesthetic, dramatic interpretation, and athletic precision that shape the company’s performances in New York City and around the world.
Coach for Principal Roles
Herman Cornejo, Guest Coach
Ballet Masters and Répétiteurs
Luigi Martelletta - Ballet Master
Rodolfo Romero - Ballet Master
Giovanni Rosaci - Ballet Master
Ellen Sinopoli - Contemporary Dance Consultant
Alison Chen - Chinese Classical Dance Consultant
Luljeta Ademi - Assistant Répétiteur
Dancer Health and Well-Being
Ajkun Ballet Company is built on the belief that artistic excellence and dancer well-being are inseparable. At the heart of its culture is a commitment to developing the whole artist, recognizing each dancer’s individual aspirations, supporting emerging artists as they progress toward their fullest potential, and sustaining the resilience, recovery, and longevity required for a professional career through its specialized Well-Being Unit.
Ajkun Methodology
The training and artistic development of Ajkun Ballet Company dancers are guided by the Ajkun Methodology, an evidence-informed approach designed to cultivate technical excellence, artistic individuality, physical intelligence, and sustainable professional careers.
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