Zuzana Zahradnikova

Zuzana was born in the Czech Republic and trained at the Prague Dance Conservatory from 1991 to 1999. In September of 1999 she joined the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich under the direction of Ivan Liška, dancing with the company for the following 17 years. During this time she performed a rich repertoire, first as a corps de ballet dancer and from the season 2007/08 as a first soloist. Zuzana performed roles in classical ballets such as Bayadère, Swan Lake, Raymonda, Le Corasire, Giselle and also renowned works by John Neumeier, John Cranko, Jiri Kylian, William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Pina Bausch, Nacho Duato, Richard Siegal and many more. Since September 2016, Zuzana has been working as a freelance dancer and has worked with various artists such as F. Prioville, T.O Roth and with Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference where she is a Guest Artist. Zuzana has performed in Richard Siegals's UNITXT, BoD, METRIC DOZEN, MODEL and NEW OCEAN.