Born in Saitama, Japan, Ryo Kato trained at the National Conservatory of Dance School in Portugal and was a Soloist of State Ballet of Georgia in 2012. He joined Hong Kong Ballet as a member of the Corps de Ballet in 2015 and was named Soloist in 2016. With Hong Kong Ballet, Kato has danced featured and main roles including Prince in Kohler’s The Nutcracker, Blue Bird in Harvey’s The Sleeping Beauty and Paris in van Dantzig’s Romeo and Juliet. He has also danced in Balanchine’s Serenade and Fei Bo’s Shenren Chang. Kato was a finalist at Prix de Lausanne, Switzerland in 2012. He won a gold medal at Tanzolymp Berlin in 2011 and first prize at both the NBA Ballet Competition and Tokyo All Ballet Competition in 2010.
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