VICTOR CAIXETA

Born in Uberlandia in Brazil, Victor trained as a dancer at the State Ballet School and School of Artistry (Berlin), from where he graduated in 2017. He joined the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg that same year and was promoted to the rank of Soloist in 2019. Victor left the company in Μarch 2022 due to the tragic situation between Russia and Ukraine. After having to take the hard decision of leaving his life in Russia behind and move to the Netherlands, Victor joined as a First Soloist the Dutch National Ballet where he danced Raymonda and The Sleeping Beauty partnering Russian star Olga Smirnova. He was promoted to Principal in April 2023 after his premiere of Swan Lake. At the season 2023/24 he premiered as Albrecht in the ballet Giselle having done all the classical ballets at a young age of 24. Victor’s repertoire is extremely wide, which makes him a very versatile artist and one of the most talented dancers of his generation.