Biography
Alejandra Perez-Gomez was born in Toronto, Ontario.
She studied at L’École superiéure de ballet contemporain de Montréal, the Princess Grace Academy
in Monaco and San Francisco Ballet School.
Ms. Perez-Gomez joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1998 and was promoted
to Second Soloist in 2006.
Ms.
Perez-Gomez has danced in The Sleeping
Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Onegin, Don Quixote, The Four Temperaments, Désir, Opus 19/The
Dreamer, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Jewels, The Four Seasons and There,
below.
Ms.
Perez-Gomez danced in the world premieres of Swan Lake, An Italian Straw Hat, The Contract (The Pied
Piper), The Firebird and Emergence and performed in the North American premiere of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Quotes
Romeo
and Juliet
“Alejandra Perez-Gomez glittered and
flashed like a dark gem in the key character role of Lady Capulet.”
The
Ottawa Citizen, 2009
IN
COLOUR
“I was also much taken by a trio for three women [Krista
Downson, Alexandra Golden and Alejandra Perez-Gomez] that seemed satiric and
unguessably intriguing.”
Financial Times (London,
UK), 2009
The Four Temperaments
“The long-legged
Perez-Gomez has beautiful extensions and executed a remarkable six o’clock… the
dancer has personality, charisma and technique.”
The Globe and Mail, 2006