Ayano Haneishi

Ayano Haneishi was born in Chiba, Japan and trained at Ecole de Ballet Pieds Nus in Japan and New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo in Japan. Ayano danced with Hong Kong Ballet in the Corps de Ballet before joining The National Ballet of Canada’s Corps de Ballet in 2019.  

Most recently, Ayano performed in the world premieres of Helen Pickett’s Emma Bovary and William Yong’s UtopiVerse. Ayano’s repertoire with the National Ballet includes Second and Fifth Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Cinderella, Don Quixote, A Streetcar Named Desire, Serenade, Jewels, Symphony in C, Elite Syncopations, Concerto, Suite en Blanc, Angels’ Atlas, Etudes, Chaconne, Tarantella and Passion.