Emily Kikta
Emily Kikta was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and began her dance training at the Thomas Studio of Performing Arts in Pittsburgh before studying at the Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh.
Ms. Kikta began studying at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, during the summer 2006 course and enrolled as a full-time student in 2008.
Ms. Kikta became an apprentice with NYCB in October 2010 and joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in August 2011.
Ms. Kikita was promoted to the rank of soloist in January 2022.
Photo © Paul Kolnik
GEORGE BALANCHINE
- Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet (First Movement)
- Chaconne
- Coppélia (War and Discord)
- Episodes
- George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® (Coffee, Dewdrop, Flowers)
- Raymonda Variations
- "Rubies" from Jewels
- The Sleeping Beauty (Diamond)
WILLIAM FORSYTHE
- Herman Schmerman
PETER MARTINS
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hippolyta)
- Swan Lake (Hungarian, Queen)
JUSTIN PECK
- Everywhere We Go
JEROME ROBBINS
- The Cage
Peter Martins
- Ocean's Kingdom (Amazon Women)
Pam Tanowitz
- Bartók Ballet
Peter Walker
- ten in seven
Justin Peck
- Principia
Troy Schumacher
- The Wind Still Brings
Anatomy of a Dance
Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet with Emily Kikta
Emily Kikta describes her solo in the first movement of Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, the first plotless work Balanchine choreographed for the much larger stage of our Lincoln Center home, and how it prepares the stage for the extravagance, elegance, and exuberance to come with her dramatic entrance.