Misa Kuranaga

GUEST PRINCIPAL DANCER

Biography

Born

Osaka, Japan
Training

Jinushi Kaoru Ballet School
School of American Ballet
San Francisco Ballet

Named an apprentice in 2001
Returned to the Company as a principal dancer in 2019
Named Guest Principal Dancer in 2025
Other Companies

Boston Ballet
Social Media

@misakuranaga
Facebook: Misa Kuranaga 倉永美沙

BALLETS—SF BALLET

BALLETS—OTHER COMPANIES

AWARDS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Performed L'Air d'Esprit for The Arpino Centennial Celebration, Chicago 2023.
Guest performed at the Jinushi Ballet in Japan, Giselle, 2022.
Performed at the NHK Ballet Gala in Japan, 2022.
Performed at the Sydney International Ballet Gala, 2022.
Performed at the Universal Ballet Competition Gala, 2022.
Performed at the Tokyo and Osaka "Ballet Muse" Gala, 2021.
Performed at the Ballet Sun Valley Gala, 2021.
Performed at the USA International Ballet Competition Gala, 2021.
Performed an excerpt from Petipa’s Le Corsaire at Sarasota Ballet’s Annual Gala, January 2020.
Danced the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Santa Barbara Festival Ballet’s production of Petipa/Ivanov’s The Nutcracker, December 2019.
Performed an excerpt from Petipa’s Le Corsaire at the Monterrey International Ballet Gala, September 2019.
Performed Tomasson’s Soirées Musicales and excerpts from Balanchine’s Coppélia with the Roberto Bolle and Friends tour in Italy, July 2019.
Performed the title role in Giselle as a guest principal at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2017.
Danced Swan Lake (Odette and Odile) at the Komaki Ballet, Tokyo, 2012.
Danced Balanchine’s Serenade with New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center, New York City, 2009.
Performed as a guest of Yuri Grigorovich in the Moscow Ballet Competition Gala at the Bolshoi Theater, Moscow, 1993.
Annual guest artist at the Vail International Dance Festival, directed by Damien Woeztel.
Performed at the Youth American Grand Prix Gala, New York City.
Performed at the Dance Open Gala, Helsinki.
Performed at the Seventh International Ballet Star Gala, Taipei.
Performed at the Prix de Lausanne Gala, Tokyo.
Performed at the International Ballet Gala, Dortmund, Germany.
Performed with Alina Cojocaru & Friends, Sarasota, Florida.
Performed with Roberto Bolle and Friends tour at the Arena di Verona and additional cities, Italy.
Performed at Despertares Gala, Mexico.
Performed at the Russian Ballet Icons Gala, London.

Q&A

What are some of your favorite roles or ballets you've danced while at SF Ballet?

It's hard to choose a few, but I'll say every role has been my favorite.

What do you like to do for fun in San Francisco?

I love to explore the beautiful nature around the parks.

When you have downtime from productions, what do you do to relax?

I like to include self-care into my downtime, for example, take relaxing baths.

Principals

Misa Kuranaga

GUEST PRINCIPAL DANCER

Biography

Born

Training

San Francisco Ballet

Other Companies

Social Media

balanchine

Caniparoli

Lander

Morris

Petipa

Ratmansky

Thatcher

Tomasson

Wheeldon

ASHTON

BALANCHINE

BOURNONVILLE

CLERC AFTER FOKINE

CLERC AFTER PETIPA

CRANKO

ELO

EKMAN

FORSYTHE

GIELGUD

KYLIÁN

LANDER

LIŠKA

MARTIN

MCGREGOR

NEUMEIER

NISSINEN

NUREYEV

PETIPA

Petipa/Ivanov

Tomasson

WHEELDON

Q&A

What are some of your favorite roles or ballets you've danced while at SF Ballet?

What do you like to do for fun in San Francisco?

When you have downtime from productions, what do you do to relax?