Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Awards and honorable mentions
2023: Frida, performed at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion by the Dutch National Ballet has been awarded
the Audience Choice Award of San Francisco Classical Voices.
2022: Requiem for a Rose as part of the program Trilogía, perfomed by Ballet Municipal de Santiago has been cited
as Best Dance Perfomance of 2022 by Toda Cultura.
2022: BOTERO created for Ballet Metropolitano de Medellín is one of 22 most notable pieces of the year according
to the newspaper El Colombiano.
2021: Requiem for a Rose, perfomed by Ballet Municipal de Santiago is named best dance piece of 2021 by the
Circulo de Arte de Chile.
2020: Frida, created for the Dutch National Ballet is named Best premiere by Dance Europe.
2020: A Streetcar Named Desire, performed this year by Nashville Ballet is named Best literature adaption.
2019: Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award.
2018: Last resistance, created for the Dutch National Ballet was named “Best premiere of the year” by Dance
Europe Magazine .
2017: Ecdysis, created for ballet of Flanders and sharing the bill with Martha Graham and Pina Bausch was
named best premiere of 2017 by Dance Europe.
2017: A Streetcar Named Desire was included in the list “Best of Dance 2017” by Dance Magazine US.
2017: Annabelle's Red Riding Hood has been included in the “Memorable performances of 2017 in the UK” by DanceTabs
journalist Lynette Halewood.
2016: Oscurio, created for Ballet Nacional de Cuba gets an honorary mention in the Libro de Honor del Teatro
Alicia Alonso, Cuba.
2016: Broken Wings, created for ENB in April 2016 is on several Best of 2016 list:
• Dance Magazine Europe, December issue
• The Arts Desk UK
• DanceTabs. com
• Pointe Magazine
• The Guardian
2016: Broken Wings, created for ENB has been nominated in the category Best new classical choreography by
the National Dance Award. As well as Tamara Rojo was nominated for her role of Frida Kahlo, and Irek
Mukhamedov for his role of Diego Rivera.
2015: Sombrerisimo, created for Ballet Hispanico received the Villanueva Award for best international
production in Cuba after its appearance during the 24th International Dance Festival of La Habana.
2015: A Streetcar Named Desire was revived by the Scottish Ballet and has been included in:
• The best of the year 2015” by Laura Molzahn of the Chicago Tribune
• The Six game-changing productions of 2015’ by Steve Sucato of the Pittsburg City Paper
• The Dance in 2015 by Mark Monahan of the Guardian UK
2015: Mammatus, created for the Joffrey Ballet is included in the “Best dance of 2015” by Hedy Weiss of the
Chicago Sun-times.
2014: Sombrerisimo, created for Ballet Hispanico, and one of the three commissions for Fall For Dance
NYC 10th anniversary, is included in the ‘Best of 2013’ of US Dance Magazine.
2013: Awarded ‘Best Classical Choreography’ for her full-length ballet A Streetcar Named Desire, created for
the Scottish Ballet, by the Circle of Critics of the National Dance Award UK.
2013: Awarded the South Bank Sky Arts Awards for “Best new production” for A Streetcar Named Desire.
2013: Nominated for an Olivier Award in the category best new dance production for A Streetcar Named
Desire.
2012: Dance Magazine US names her work Cylindrical Shadows, created for Pacific Northwest Ballet, as one
of the highlights of 2012.
2011: Zip Zap Zoom was included in the 10 best Dance highlights of the year in the Montreal Gazette.
2010: Zip Zap Zoom was included in the 10 best dance moments of the year by the Pittsburg Gazette.
2009: Both her pieces Zip Zap Zoom (BJM-Danse Montreal) and Nube Blanco (Luna Negra Dance Theater)
are included in the list of 10 best dance highlights of the year in San Diego and Chicago.
2003: First prize and public’s prize at the International Choreographer’s Competition of Bornem (Belgium)
with the piece Replay.
2002: Third prize with the piece "Clair/Obscur" at the Hannover’s Choreographers competition.