Bayerisches Staatsballett promoted António Casalinho to Principal Dancer, the Munich-based company said its Instagram post on 30st November 2024.
Casalinho’s promotion was announced after his debut as James in La Sylphide the day before, on 29 November.
Casalinho, from Leiria, Portugal, joined Bayerisches Staatsballett at the start of the 2021-2022 season, his biography page on the company’s website says. The page already reflects the promotion.
Artistic director Laurent Hilaire promoted Casalinho to Soloist on 1st January 2023. He, then 19 years old, was the youngest person to reach the rank of Soloist with the company.
Just last week, Bayerisches Staatsballett announced six other promotions.
