Nanoka Shimada

Nanoka Shimada was born in Tokyo. She trained at the Kaneta Kouno Ballet Academy in Tokyo and the Ballet School Theatertanz Basel in Switzerland. Upon graduating in 2023, she joined the Arles Youth Ballet Company in France. She gained stage experience performing in Gaia by Ricardo Amarante, Boléro and Semper Stat by Julien Guérin, Veil of Perspective by Julian Nicosia, Vincent by Young Soon Hue, The Slow Descent Has Begun by Craig Davidson, Beautiful Figures by Alfonso Palencia, Shimmer Simmer, JIT, Storm and Unleashed by Kinsun Chan.
From the 2025/26 season onwards, Nanoka Shimada has been a member of the Youth Company of the Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera.