Born in 1983 in Bucharest, she started studying ballet at the age of 4. She graduated from the “Flora Capsali” Choreography High School in 2001. Andra Ionete is a graduate of the National University of Bucharest, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in pedagogy of the choreography department and a master’s degree in choreography. Hired since 2002 at the Bucharest National Opera, she has played several roles in classical dance performances such as: The Nutcracker by P.I. Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake by P.I. Tchaikovsky, Giselle by A. Adam, Cinderella by S. Prokofiev, Coppelia by L. Delibes and many others, but also in contemporary dance performances, such as Palladio by Karl Jenkins and Falling Angels (choreography by Jiří Kylián), Tango fatal from Tango (Edward Clug).

Andra Ionete made her debut in 2015 in the ballet Petite mort (Jiří Kylián). Recently, she danced Titania and Helena in The Dream (Sir Frederick Asthon), DSCH (choreography Alexei Ratmansky), Lise in La Fille mal gardée (Sir Frederick Asthon) and the title role in Manon by Jules Massenet (Kenneth MacMillan).

Repertoire (roles and dances):

  • Tango fatal – Tango (musical collage), choreography: Edward Clug
  • Clara / The Dance of the Porcelain Figurines / Russian Dance – The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreography: Alexa Mezincescu
  • Princess Florina / Precious Stones / Fairies – The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, directed and choreographed by Alexa Mezincescu
  • Beno’s Friends / Small Swans / Scarf – Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreography: Gheorghe Iancu, after Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov
  • Pas de deux Amicii / Mona / Zulma – Giselle by Adolphe Ch. Adam, choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, adaptation: Mihai Babușka
  • Spring – The Skyand the Sky by Sergei Prokofiev, choreography: Mihai Babușka
  • Pas d’action / Shadows / Four Small Baths – The Little Girl by Ludwig Minkus, choreography: Marius Petipa, adaptation: Mihai Babușka
  • Kitri / Mercedes – Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus, choreography: Marius Petipa, Alexandr Gorski, adaptation: Jaroslav Slavický
  • Medora / Odalisque – The Corsair by Adolphe Ch. Adam, choreography: Vasili Medvedev, after Marius Petipa
  • The Spindle – Coppélia by Léo Delibes, choreography: Anton Romanovski and Oleg Danovski
  • Sofia – Women (musical collage), choreography: Gheorghe Iancu
  • The Fairy – A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Virgil Popescu, choreography: Marc Bogaerts
  • Two Princesses – Anna Karenina (music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), choreography: Ioan Tugearu
  • Flăcăruia – The Night of Valpurgia from the opera Faust by Charles Gounod, choreography: Alexa Mezincescu
  • Fantasy Waltz by Mihail Glinka, choreography: George Balanchine
  • Serenade by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreography: George Balanchine
  • Falling angels, choreography: Jiří Kylián
  • Pas de deux – The Flames of Paris by Boris Asafiev, choreography: Mihail Fokin
  • Pas de deux – Esmeralda by Cesare Pugni, choreography: Marius Petipa
  • Palladio by Karl Jenkins, choreography: Mihai Babușka