Jan Casier
born in Antwerp, Belgium
Ballet Education
2002–2008 Royal Balletschool Antwerp, Belgium
Engagements
2008 Koninklijk Ballet Vlaanderen /// 2012 Ballett Zürich /// 2014 Semperoper Ballett Dresden /// 2016 Ballett Zürich /// 2023 Staatsballett Berlin
Repertory
Christian Spuck: Woyzeck (Woyzeck), Leonce and Lena (Leonce), Romeo and Juliet (Paris), Sleeping Beauty (Lilac Fairy), Anna Karenina (Konstantin Lewin), Nutcracker and Mouse King (Drosselmeier, Snow King), Messa da Requiem, Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern, Winterreise, Sonett, Lontano, Das Siebte Blau, Nocturne; John Cranko: Onegin (Lensky); William Forsythe: In The Middle, Somewhat Elevated, Impressing the Czar, Artifact, New Sleep, New Suite, Quintett, Approximate Sonata, The Second Detail, One Flat Thing, reproduced; Jiri Kylian: Wings of Wax, Gods and Dogs, Stepping Stones, Sweet Dreams; Marco Goecke: Nijinski (Nijinski), Deer Vision, Petrushka, Almost Blue; Edward Clug: Faust (Faust), Peer Gynt (Peer Gynt), Hill Harpers Dream, Le Sacre du printemps, Chamber Minds; David Dawson: Faun(e), The Third Light, Tristan und Isolde, Giselle; Cathy Marston: The Cellist (The Cello); Sol Léon/Paul Lightfoot: Sleight of Hand, Speak for Yourself; Crystal Pite: Angels’ Atlas, Emergence; Marcos Morau: Nachtträume; Aaron S. Watkin: Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadère, Swan Lake; Alexei Ratmansky: Tanzsuite (Principal couple)
Other works by Kenneth MacMillan, George Balanchine, Marcia Haydée, Patrice Bart, Heinz Spoerli, Hans Van Manen, Martin Schläpfer, Wayne McGregor, Johan Inger, Alexander Ekman, Stijn Celis, Jorma Elo, Jacopo Godani, Nicolo Fonte, Craig Davidson, Louis Stiens, Jiri Bubenicek, Filipe Portugal, Alba Castillo
Competitions | Awards
Tänzer des Jahres Tanz-Magazin (Deutschland 2019) /// Tanzpreis der Freunde des Balletts Zürich (2019)
Other Achievements
Guest Principal Artist with English National Ballet for David Dawson’s Faun(e) (2013), International Ballet Galas: Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Taiwan