Former Soloist of the Vienna State Opera
Artistic Director of dancearts, Vienna

Born 1976  in Bratislava, Slovakia
Speaking : Czech, English, German, Italian, Russian, Slovakian

Education:
Dance Conservatory Bratislava
Dance Conservatory Vienna
Ballettschule der Wiener Staatsoper
Engagements:
1993 – 2005: Dancer of  Ballett der Wiener Staatsoper
2005 – 2006: Dancer of  Ballett der Wiener Staatsoper und Volksoper
seit 2006: Guest Soloist  Ballett der Wiener Staatsoper und Volksoper
permanent guest soloist at  National Theater in Bratislava
Repertory:
Soloist parts in: Schwanensee, Raymonda, Paquita, Giselle, La Sylphide, La Fille Mal Gardée, Wolfgang Amadée, Spartacus, Tricorn and others, as well in choreographies from:
Kilian, van Mannen, Forsythe, Bienert, Zanella, Lacroix, Adler, Gervasi, Hölbling, Beil, Cavalari
Competitions:
1994: International Ballet Competiion in St.Petersburg, „MAYA“: Prize: „The most elegant dancer“
1998: International Ballet Competiion  in St.Petersburg, „MAYA“: Silver medal

2006  Founder of the Ballet School for professional education  dance-arts, Vienna
2009  Founder of  nebyla dance company
2011  Re:Composition, Choreography for the Ballettschule der Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna
2011  Opernball,  Choreography for  Manuel Legris  and Wiener Staatsballet, Vienna
2012  Choreography for Wiener Staatsballett: „ L´apres midi d´un Faun“, Vienna
2012  Choreography for the musical „ Der Mann von La Mancha“ in  Oper of Graz, Austria
2014  New creation for „Ballet Bratislava“
2014  „L´apres midi d´un Faun“ in the State Opera Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
2015  Co-founder of the „European Festival of the Ballet Schools“
2017  Founder and Artistic Director of international ballet and contemporary dance competition; „European Ballet Grand Prix“ Vienna, Austria
2017  Founder of the Charity Project for supporting young dancers :“Hand in Hand“ Vienna, Austria
2017-2018  Artistic Director of the Ballet of National Opera Cluj-Napoca
2019-2020  upcoming creation for Wiener Staatsballett „il prete rosso“

Artistic Director of Pilot-Project “Noja-Nebyla STAGE Education”, Vienna

https://simonanoja.com/

Born  in Huedin, Romania

Education:
Training in the Olympic team sport gymnastic, Romania
Ballet education in the High School of Ballet Cluj-Napoca
University Babes-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca, Linguistic Faculty of Alumni class of 1994
Permanent contracts as principal dancer :
Romanian State Opera Cluj-Napoca, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Wien
Guesting as principal dancer:
Teatro Colon (Buenos Aires), Teatro Municipal (Santiago de Chile), Ballet de Cuba (Havanna), Bolschoi Theater (Moskau),  Mailänder Scala,  Balletto dell’Opera (Roma),  Dresdner Oper,
Teatro San Carlo (Napoli),  Royal Swedish Ballet (Stockholm), Finnish National Ballet (Helsinki), Stuttgarter Ballett, Frankfurter Ballett, Bayerische Staatsoper München

Repertory:
Classical roles as principal dancer:
Swan Lake, Don Quijotte, Giselle, Raymonda, Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, The Nutcracker, La Fille Mal Gardée, Le Corsaire, Paquita, Romeo and Julia,
La Bayadère, Onegin, Manon, Cinderella, Casablanca, Snow Queen
Modern roles in the choreographies of:
G.Balanchine, Ray Barra, B. Bienert, J. Clifford, J.Cranko, Nils Christe, B.Eifmann, W. Forsythe,  E.Gervasi, J. Neumeier, R. Petit, H.Spoerli, R.Zanella
Partners:
Roberto Bolle (Royal Ballet), Jose Manuel Carreno(ABT), Manuel Legris(Paris Opera), Vladimir Malakhov (Berliner Staatsoper),
Sebastian Marcovici(New York City Ballet), Massimo Murru(Scala di Milano), Giuseppe Picone(Teatro di San Carlo), Igor Zelenski (Kirov Ballet)

Competitions & Prizes:
1990: Silver Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Jackson Mississippi, USA
2001: „The best female dancer of the year“ from the international magazine „Danza & Danza“
2002: the cultural distinction „Steaua Romaniei“ (Titel: Chevalier)
2008: „Das Österreichische Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst I. Klasse“
2012: the cultural distinction „Steaua Romaniei“ (Titel: Officer)

Pedagogical & Leading Positions:
2000 Artistic Director of the Ballet Ensemble “Oleg Danovski“ Constanta, Romania
2002 Founder of the Cultural Foundation „Simona Noja“ in Romania
2006 Founder of the dance studio dance arts vienna mit B. Nebyla, Austria
2006- 2020 Teaching Experience: Master Classes at ImPulsTanz Festival Wien; Japan Grand Prix; Taiwan Grand Prix; Festival do Brasil, Brasilia; YAGP Paris und New York;
Summer Courses: Romania, Italy;
2010-2020 Executive Director and in 2019 Director of the Ballettakademie der Wiener Staatsoper
2017: Founder and Director together with Boris Nebyla of the International Ballet Competition in Vienna: „European Ballet Grand Prix“

Shoko ist seit 2011 als Lehrkraft für Schüler und Studenten in Ausbildungsklassen tätig.

Geboren: Tokio, Japan
Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch, Japanisch

Ausbildung:
1997: Tokyo Ballet School
1985-1997: Yoshioka Ballet School

Engagements:
2001-2004: Choreo Dance Project (Zürich)
2002: Theater La Fourmi (Luzern)
2000-2001: Ballett Theater Augsburg (Augsburg)
1998-2000: Cinevox Junior Company (Zürich)
1997-1998: Euro City Ballet (Charleroi)

Lehrerfahrung:
seit 2011: dancearts boris nebyla eu
2013-2015: Broadway Connection
2011: Performing Center Austria
2007-2011: Konservatorium Sunrise Studios
2004-2006: Vienna Musical School
Verschiedenen Workshops auf dem Internationalen Festival und Wettbewerb

Choreografie für dancearts Weihnachtsaufführung:
2019: “Der Nussknacker”
2018: “Don Quixote”
2017: “Puppenfee”
2016: “Cinderella”
2015: “Dornröschen”
2014: “Der Nussknacker”
2013: “Coppelia”