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Fumi Kaneko

Fumi Kaneko

Kaneko trained at Jinushi Kaoru Ballet School, Osaka. In the 2010/11 Season she joined the Royal Ballet and was promoted to First Artist in 2012, Soloist in 2013, First Soloist in 2018, and Principal, 2021.

Known for

The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
2025 • Juliet
The Royal Ballet: Cinderella
The Royal Ballet: Cinderella
2023 • The Fairy Godmother
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
2022 • The Sugar Plum Fairy
The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration
The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration
2022
Apollo/ Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux/ Dances at a Gathering
Apollo/ Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux/ Dances at a Gathering
2021 • Polyhymnia (Apollo) / Green (Dances at a Gathering)
The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)
The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)
2020 • Dancer
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
2020 • Princess Aurora
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
2019 • Variation 1 (Raymonda Act III)

Full filmography

The Royal Ballet: Cinderella
The Royal Ballet: Cinderella
2023 • The Fairy Godmother
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The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
2022 • The Sugar Plum Fairy
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Apollo/ Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux/ Dances at a Gathering
Apollo/ Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux/ Dances at a Gathering
2021 • Polyhymnia (Apollo) / Green (Dances at a Gathering)
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La Bayadère (Royal Ballet)
La Bayadère (Royal Ballet)
2018 • Pas d'action dancer
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Fumi Kaneko – Biography, Known For & Filmography