Naia Dobrota

Born in Slovenia, Naia positioned herself internationally and professionally at an exceptionally early age. She began her dance training in Singapore and moved to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse in Paris at the age of 14. After completing her studies at the end of the 2022/2023 season, she became a member of the Bavarian Junior Ballet Munich and a trainee with the parent company, the Bavarian State Ballet. During this two-year programme, she became familiar with an extremely broad repertoire, ranging from Oskar Schlemmer's iconic Triadic Ballet, John Neumeier's Bach-Suite 3, Pina Bausch's The Rite of Spring to brand new creations by Marco Goecke. The contact with Gauthier Dance came about quite naturally: Eric Gauthier got to know her during the creation of his Night on Bald Mountain for the Junior Ballet. In the 2025/26 season, Naia joined the Gauthier Dance JUNIORS.