Miranda Silveira

San Francisco Ballet: Apprentice (2013-2014), Corps de Ballet (2014-2020)
Compañía Nacional de Danza: Corps de Ballet (2021-present)

HuffPost Highlights Two AGMA Ballerinas in Black History Month Feature -  American Guild of Musical Artists
Photo via American Guild of Musical Artists

Miranda Silveira grew up in Barcelona, Spain but moved to Madrid at age 14 to advance her training at the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza under Marisa Martínez and Rosa Naranjo. She was awarded first place at the 13th International Dance Contest of Ribarroja del Turia.

At age 16, Silveira earned a full scholarship to the San Francisco Ballet School and subsequently joined the company as an apprentice in 2013 and the corps de ballet in 2014. Her featured roles with the company were Spanish, French, and the Snow Queen in Helgi Tomasson’s The Nutcracker and Pas de Six and the Gold Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, among others. Her other repertoire included Tomasson’s Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, and Caprice; Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella; Marius Petipa’s La Bayadère; Liam Scarlett’s The Hummingbird; George Balanchine’s Stravinsky Violin Concerto; Val Caniparoli’s Lambarena; John Cranko’s Onegin; Serge Lifar’s Suite en Blanc; and Myles Thatcher’s Manifesto. She has also worked with William Forsythe, Wayne McGregor, and David Dawson.

Silveira joined Compañía Nacional de Danza in 2021 under artistic director Joaquín de Luz.

 

 

 

Miranda Silveira in Helgi Tomasson’s The Nutcracker, photo by Erik Tomasson

Sources:

The Misty Effect: Miranda Silveira, Corps de Ballet, San Francisco Ballet
Huffpost Highlights Two AGMA Ballerinas in Black History Month Feature, American Guild of Musical Artists
Miranda Silveira, Compañía Nacional de Danza
Preparation, Pasta, and Pointe Shoes, San Francisco Ballet

See also:

San Francisco Ballet & Athleta Just Created a Collection That’s Perfect for Your Holiday Wish List, Dance Teacher
Nutcracker Survival Tips: 6 Pros on Making It Through the Holiday Marathon, Pointe Magazine
Space to Grow: These 5 Dancers Share How They Stretched Themselves During Their Second Company Years, Pointe Magazine

Video links:

Miranda Silveira Dying swan rehearsal
Miranda Silveira blue bird variation
Miranda Silveira pas de trois Swan Lake
Miranda Silveira
Miranda Silveira Short Cuts
Miranda Silveira Solo Arriaga actuación
Miranda Silveira 15’ full ballet class
Miranda Silveira vokuro variation (Bjork Ballet)
Miranda Silveira solo Arriaga

Social media:

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Instagram @miranza_s
YouTube Miranda Silveira

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