Corina, arms raised and smiling, in a burst of water on stage

Performing

Twenty years on stage, in opera houses, theatres, television studios and on the road — classical and contemporary, pointe and floor.

Events and immersive theatre

UN Biodiversity ConferenceIlya JivoySoloist and ensemble, contemporaryYerevan, Armenia · 2026
InterContinental ParisLia KemendiContemporary and ballet dancerParis · 2026
APM eventbrand-contente · Camille H. BonnenfantContemporary dancerParis · 2026
Salon K PrivéJohan King Silverhult and Patrick KingImmersive dance theatreBerlin · 2026

Opera and ballet

Elektra · La Rondine · Parsifal · Les HuguenotsDeutsche Oper BerlinContemporary dancerBerlin · 2015–2018
La TraviataLos Angeles OperaClassical dancerLos Angeles · 2019
Ode to JoyDeutsches FernsehballettBallet dancer, pointeBerlin · 2015
OceanAlonzo King LINES BalletBallet dancerSan Francisco · 2009

Companies and choreographers

FishMike TyusDancerLos Angeles · 2021
Formula and Fairy TalesInvertigo Dance TheatreContemporary dancerGainesville · 2020
BeefLuke ZenderDancerNew York and Jackson, Wyoming · 2018–2019
Impaired Judgment in Slow MotionMiMoDa Movement TheaterDance-theatre dancerLos Angeles · 2013–2015
Fly AwayArrogant Elbow (Sarah Elgart)Contemporary dancerLAX, Los Angeles · 2013
Molly MapsMecca Vazie AndrewsContemporary dancerREDCAT, Los Angeles · 2013
After It HappenedLaura KarlinContemporary dancerLos Angeles · 2012
NyauGibson MurivaContemporary and African dancerMontreal · 2011–2012
Dynamic InquiryNathan TriceContemporary dancerSan Francisco · 2010
QYannis AdoniouContemporary dancerSan Francisco · 2010

Film, television and brands

Music videos / filmsTessa Violet, I Like (the idea of) You · Daft Punk, Lose Yourself to Dance · Scarlett Rabe, Battle Cry · The Sometimes Island, Phantom Limb · Invertigo Dance Theatre, Illuminate · We Are Kindred, Adagio · Diplomacy · Take Back the Night, feature filmDancer2013–2021
TelevisionFace Off · Syfy ChannelAssistant choreographerLos Angeles · 2014
BrandsNetflix, Squid Game: The Challenge · Daphne · APM · Anja Gockel · TOP HAIR · Germany's Next Top Model · Lascana · Meow Wolf · DFB Cup final · Volkswagen · L'Oréal Professionnel · Otis College · Joseph Ribkoff · Holt Renfrew · Ardene · Budweiser · Samuel Adams · BICModel and dancer2010–2026

Lineage

Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFADominican University of California · with Alonzo King, Marina Hotchkiss, Arturo Fernandez, Maurya Kerr, Yannis Adoniou, Carmen Rozestraten, Gregory Dawson, Christian Burns, Kara Davis and Michael ValezBFASan Francisco · 2011
Jack in the Box by Aszure BartonSpringboard Danse MontréalContemporary ballet dancerMontreal · 2011
Works by Jiří Kylián, Toru Shimazaki and Alejandro CerrudoHubbard Street Dance ChicagoContemporary dancerChicago · 2009
Summer intensivesPacific Northwest Ballet School, Steps on Broadway, Ballet West, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, The Edge and David Taylor Dance TheatreTraining and influences2004–2010

Foundations

International Ballet SchoolGerman Zamuel, Mark Carlson and Sandra KerrClassical ballet2000–2007
Parker Dance AcademyBallet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary and pointe · with Kim Kinnear, Beverly Pinkerton, Nicolle Ament, Julie Curley, Christina, Lisa Rebik, David Taylor and Julie AndersonEarly training1991–2007

Performance reel, 2025

An arabesque on the empty stage of the Deutsche Oper BerlinCorina at the barre in a red dressDancing on the opera stage, the auditorium behindBackstage among the stage lightsA backbend in warm lightIn costume against a red curtain and blue wallBackstage, arms raisedIn a white ruffled costume, arms raisedPortrait, looking back over the shoulderClose up, holding a light above the headA développé beside a spiral stairBlack-and-white portrait at the barre

Photographs by Chris Gonz