{"id":2577,"date":"2026-06-02T23:47:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibchelsinki.fi\/?p=2577"},"modified":"2026-06-02T23:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:57:16","slug":"2577","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibchelsinki.fi\/en\/2026\/06\/2577\/","title":{"rendered":"The Finalists of the Helsinki International Ballet Competition Have Been Selected"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"hibc-column plain\">\n      <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"text\">\n          <p>After the Second Rounds held on Monday, June 1 and Tuesday, June 2, the international jury selected 24 dancers to advance to the Finals of the Helsinki International Ballet Competition. The finals will take place on the Main Stage of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet on Wednesday, June 3 and Thursday, June 4. The prizes will be awarded at the gala on Friday, June 5, featuring not only the finalists but also <a href=\"https:\/\/ibchelsinki.fi\/en\/2026\/03\/star-dancers-at-the-helsinki-international-ballet-competition-gala\/\">guest dancers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The dancers selected for the finals are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Juniors<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n4 Lily Kiyama (Japan \/ USA)<br \/>\n7 Mikaela Cameron (USA)<br \/>\n10 Sora Sudo (Japan)<br \/>\n11 Jiyoung In (Korea)<br \/>\n16 Annie Webb (USA)<br \/>\n20 Joseph Kirillov (USA)<br \/>\n26 Madeleine Lee (USA)<br \/>\n27 Florentina Truempler (Germany)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Young Professionals<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n29 Aoi Morohashi (Japan)<br \/>\n34 Kenshin Kimura (Japan)<br \/>\n40 Ayako Tsukada (Japan)<br \/>\n41 Mingyang Xie (China)<br \/>\n48 Jaesung Sung (Korea)<br \/>\n49 Parker Rozzano-Keefe (USA)<br \/>\n51 Yujeong Kang (Korea)<br \/>\n57 Tatiana Chen (USA)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seniors<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n62 Evelyn Robinson (USA)<br \/>\n63 Antonio Gallo (Italy)<br \/>\n66 Anni Martins\u00e9n (Finland)<br \/>\n67 Chun Hung Yan (China)<br \/>\n70 Katelyn Yang (USA)<br \/>\n71 Eichi Fujita (Japan)<br \/>\n76 Luciano Ghidoli (South-Africa \/ Italy)<br \/>\n80 David Rathbun (USA)<\/p>\n<p>The tickets for the Finals and Gala are available <a href=\"https:\/\/oopperabaletti.fi\/en\/repertoire\/helsinki-international-ballet-competition-2026\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The international jury selected 24 dancers to advance to the Finals of the Helsinki International Ballet Competition. 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