Harry Ashton-Ireland holds both New Zealand and British citizenship. He received his dance training at the Philippa Campbell School of Ballet and the Dutch National Ballet Academy of Dance. From 2023 to 2025, he danced with the Bavarian Junior Ballet in Munich, where he performed in choreographies by Marco Goecke, Pina Bausch, Christopher Wheeldon, Jiří Kylián, John Cranko, and Patrice Bart.
Since the 2025/26 season, he has been a member of the Junior Ballet.
Seit seiner Gründung im Jahre 2001 hat sich das Junior Ballett neben dem Internationalen Opernstudio und der Orchester-Akademie als dritte am Opernhaus Zürich existierende Form der künstlerischen Nachwuchsförderung etabliert. Junge Tänzerinnen und Tänzer aus aller Welt erhalten hier die Möglichkeit des betreuten Übergangs vom Ende ihrer Ballettausbildung bis zum Eintritt ins volle Berufsleben. Im Rahmen eines nicht länger als zwei Jahre währenden Engagements trainieren sie gemeinsam mit den Mitgliedern des Balletts Zürich, tanzen mit ihnen in ausgewählten Vorstellungen des Repertoires und sammeln so die für eine Tänzerlaufbahn notwendige Bühnenerfahrung.
In Zusammenarbeit mit Klimawissenschaftlern der ETH Zürich entstand 2025 der gefeierte Abend «The Butterfly Effect» mit Choreografien von Cathy Marston, Ihsan Rustem und Lucas Valente, der auch in dieser Saison auf dem Spielplan steht.
Unterstützt von Gönner:innen und den Freund:innen des Balletts Zürich.
Harry Ashton-Ireland
Jada Bryant
Jada Bryant is American. She received her ballet training at the Houston Ballet Academy, the Vitacca Ballet School, and the American Ballet Theatre School.
Since the 2025/26 season, she has been a member of the Junior Ballet.
Le'Ronnie Bussey
Le’Ronnie Bussey is from the United States. He received his training at the Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts, Ballet Tennessee, the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Juilliard School in New York. He was a prize winner at the «Young Arts Competition».
Since the 2024/25 season, he has been a member of the Junior Ballet.
Wesley Cloud
Wesley Cloud is from the United States. He received his training at the American Ballet Theatre School and the Juilliard School in New York.
Since the 2024/25 season, he has been a member of the Junior Ballet. He has performed in choreographies by Cathy Marston, Bryan Arias, Crystal Pite, Kenneth MacMillan, and Patrice Bart.
Nicholas Isabelli
Nicholas Isabelli is from the United States. He studied at the John Cranko School in Stuttgart and performed with Stuttgart Ballet (Tadzio in «Death in Venice»). He was a prize winner at the «Youth America Grand Prix».
Since the 2025/26 season, he has been a member of the Junior Ballet.
Yelyzaveta Lazovska
Yelyzaveta Lazovska is from Ukraine. She received her dance training at the Kyiv State Ballet College and the Zurich Dance Academy. After her successful participation in the «Prix de Lausanne», she joined the Junior Ballet at the beginning of the 2024/25 season.
She has performed in ballets by Cathy Marston («Clara», «The Cellist», «Mrs. Robinson», «Atonement»), in «Giselle» by Patrice Bart, and in choreographies by Kenneth MacMillan and Crystal Pite.
Nina Longid
Nina Longid is American. She received her dance training at the Joffrey Academy of Dance in Chicago and at the Juilliard School in New York.
Since the 2025/26 season, she has been a member of the Junior Ballet.
André Marra
André Marra is Brazilian. He received his dance training at the Escola do Futuro em Artes Basileu França in Brazil and at the School of the Hamburg Ballet.
Since the 2025/26 season, he has been a member of the Junior Ballet.
Carla Reynes
Carla Reynes is from Spain. She was trained at the Escola de danza Spin, the Escola de danza Marisa Yudes, and the Dutch National Ballet Academy of Dance. In the 2024/25 season, she was an apprentice with the Semperoper Ballet in Dresden.
Since the 2025/26 season, she has been a member of the Junior Ballet.
Maia Roberts
Maia Roberts is from the United Kingdom. She trained at Jove Ballet, Conservatorio Annarella, and the Royal Ballet School in London. While still studying, she performed with the Royal Ballet and Ballett Zürich.
Since the 2024/25 season, she has been a member of the Junior Ballet. She has danced in ballets by Cathy Marston («Clara», «The Cellist», «Mrs. Robinson», «Atonement»), in «Giselle» by Patrice Bart, and in choreographies by Crystal Pite and Kenneth MacMillan.
Edoardo Savini
Edoardo Savini is Italian. He studied at the Royal Ballet School in London. While still studying, he performed with Ballett Zürich in the ballet evening «Timekeepers».
Since the 2024/25 season, he has been a member of the Junior Ballet.
Adam Takahashi
Adam Takahashi is from the United States. He received his dance training at Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet & Westside Dance Project as well as at the European School of Ballet.
Since the 2025/26 season, he has been a member of the Junior Ballet.
Jana Teruel
Jana Teruel is from the United States. She received her training at the Los Angeles Ballet Academy, the Joffrey Ballet Academy in Chicago, and the Royal Ballet Upper School. In 2020, she was a prize winner at the «RAD Dance Challenge».
Since the 2024/25 season, she has been a member of the Junior Ballet.
Krista Vaitkeviciute
Krista Vaitkeviciute holds Lithuanian and American citizenship. She was trained at the Lithuanian Ballet Academy and the Royal Ballet School in London. While still studying, she performed with the Royal Ballet and Ballett Zürich.
Since the 2025/26 season, she has been a member of the Junior Ballet.