Mariko Kikuchi

Company Dancer

Sponsored by Paul and Barbara Mostert

A native of Japan, Ms. Kikuchi trained at Clair Ballet Atelier in Sendai, Japan, under the direction of Atsuko Takahashi and at Goh Ballet Academy in Vancouver, Canada.

She joined California Ballet Company in 2002 where she performed the roles of Princess Florina and Fairy of Eloquence in Sleeping Beauty and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, as well as roles in the company’s original works.

In 2005, she joined Illinois Ballet and performed principal roles, such as the title role in Cinderella and Kitri in Don Quixote.

Mariko joined Kentucky Ballet Theatre as a company member in 2006.