Shori Yamamoto

Born in Japan, Shori was trained at the Yamamoto Sanae Ballet School and the prestigious Hungarian Dance Academy in Budapest. His first engagement took him to the National Theatre Brno before his career really took off in Germany: He made a strong impression during his four years with the Kiel Ballet as well as in the three seasons he danced with Augsburg Ballet – in both companies he was awarded the Prize of the local Friends of the Theatre. Shori's extensive repertoire now ranges from classical (Mercutio, Rothbart, Prince Siegfried) to contemporary, with pieces by renowned choreographers such as Trey McIntyre, Cayetano Soto and Ricardo Fernando. In autumn 2020, he became a member of Gauthier Dance, and has remained an audience favourite. With Eric Gauthier's humorous solo ABC, he has been regularly nominated for Dancer of the Year in the critics' surveys of the specialist press, most recently in the Yearbook tanz 2025, in recognition of his superb double performance in the Theaterhaus anniversary programme FireWorks. There, he shone not only in ABC, but also in Marco Goecke's brilliant Mercedes Sosa homage Monstruo Grande.