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 to ballet.
2019: Receives the Jacob’s Pillow Choreography 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 has been included in the “Memorable performances of 2017 in the UK” by
DanceTabs journalist Lynette Halewood.
http://dancetabs.com/2017/12/memorable-performances-of-2017-london/
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 http://www.theartsdesk.com/dance/best-2016-dance-ballet
• DanceTabs. com
http://dancetabs.com/2017/01/memorable-performances-of-2016-london/
• Pointe Magazine http://pointemagazine.com/inside-pt/the-standouts/
• The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/dec/04/luke-jennings-best-dance-2016-akram-khan-michael-clark-tamara-rojo?CMP=share_btn_tw
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: Wins the First prize and public’s prize at the International Choreographer’s Competition of
Bornem (Belgium) with the piece Replay.
2002: Wins the 3rd prize with the piece "Clair/Obscur" at the Hannover’s Choreographers competition.
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