HANNAH O'NEIL

Born in Tokyo in 1993, Hannah O'Neill is a Principal Dancer with the Paris Opera Ballet. Joining the company in 2013, she was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2015. She was named Principal Dancer in March 2023 following a performance of Balanchine's Ballet Impérial.
Hannah O'Neill has danced works by Balanchine, Lifar, Robbins, Roland Petit, Carolyn Carlson, Preljocaj, Millepied, Martinez, and Mats Ek. She has participated in ballet entries by William Forsythe and Hofesh Shechter, as well as creations by Justin Peck, Crystal Pite, and Pierre Lacotte, among others.
She performs the flagship roles of the classical repertoire including Odette/Odile (Swan Lake) and Kitri (Don Quixote) by Nureyev. 2024 marks her debut as Gisèle in the eponymous ballet @operadeparis