Jaime Roque de la Cruz
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Jaime Roque de la Cruz, born in Havana (Cuba), holds Cuban-French nationality. He trained at the School of the Cuban National Ballet, joining the company in 1993 under the direction of Alicia Alonso. From 1996 as a principal soloist, he performed leading roles in classics such as “Giselle”, “Swan Lake”, “Don Quixote”, “Coppélia” and “Cinderella”. In 1998 he joined the Ballet Víctor Ullate in Madrid, later danced with the Hessisches Staatsballett in Wiesbaden, and returned to Madrid from 2001 to 2004.
In 2004 he became a member of the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon, where he danced until 2010 and worked with choreographers including Mats Ek, William Forsythe, Angelin Preljocaj, Jiří Kylián, Russell Maliphant and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. Beyond the stage, he has been costume designer for the Compañía Nacional de Danza in Madrid, photographer for the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon (2010–2018) and contributor to the Van Cleef & Arpels campaign “Dance Reflections” (New York 2023).
As guest ballet master and teacher he has collaborated with Staatsballett Berlin, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Ballet Preljocaj, Gärtnerplatztheater, Nederlands Dans Theater and several training institutions in France and Spain. In 2010 he received the French state diploma as a ballet teacher. Following his work as ballet master at Semperoper Dresden, he has held the same position at Ballett am Rhein in Düsseldorf since 2023.
In 2004 he became a member of the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon, where he danced until 2010 and worked with choreographers including Mats Ek, William Forsythe, Angelin Preljocaj, Jiří Kylián, Russell Maliphant and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. Beyond the stage, he has been costume designer for the Compañía Nacional de Danza in Madrid, photographer for the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon (2010–2018) and contributor to the Van Cleef & Arpels campaign “Dance Reflections” (New York 2023).
As guest ballet master and teacher he has collaborated with Staatsballett Berlin, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Ballet Preljocaj, Gärtnerplatztheater, Nederlands Dans Theater and several training institutions in France and Spain. In 2010 he received the French state diploma as a ballet teacher. Following his work as ballet master at Semperoper Dresden, he has held the same position at Ballett am Rhein in Düsseldorf since 2023.