Timoor Afshar

Demi Soloist

Timoor Afshar

Demi Soloist

Vita

Timoor Afshar was born in Indianapolis (USA) and grew up in Fishers, Indiana. He received his first ballet training at the Indiana Ballet Conservatory; as of 2011 he attended The Harid Conservatory. From 2012 – 2016 he completed his education at the John Cranko Schule.

In 2016/2017 he joined the Stuttgart Ballet as an apprentice, one season later he became a member of the Corps de ballet. At the beginning of the 2019/20 season he was promoted to Demi Soloist.

Photo Carlos Quezada

Repertoire

Leading and Solo Roles with the Stuttgart Ballet
  • Aurora's Nap (Johan Inger): Prince of Germany
  • Bliss (Johan Inger)
  • Bolero (Maurice Béjart): The Rhythm
  • Chrysalis (Vittoria Girelli)
  • Concerto for Flute and Harp (John Cranko)
  • Große Fuge (Hans van Manen)
  • Impuls (Roman Novitzky)
  • Jeu de Cartes (John Cranko): Hearts suite
  • Krabat (Demis Volpi): Merten
  • Lamento (Andreas Heise)
  • Le Spectre de la Rose (Marco Goecke)
  • Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy (Christian Spuck): Eduard Schwarz
  • Mayerling (Kenneth MacMillan): ungarischer Offizier
  • One of a Kind (Jiří Kylián)
  • Petite Mort (Jiří Kylián)
  • Reflection/s (Roman Novitzky)
  • Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko): Benvolio, carnival dance
  • Swan Lake (John Cranko): Companion of the Prince, Cavalier of the Princess of Hungary, Cavalier of the Princess of Naples, Benno
  • Symphony in C (George Balanchine): leading role and solo role 3rd movement
  • The Nutcracker (Edward Clug): Drosselmeier
  • The Sleeping Beauty (Marcia Haydée after Petipa): Prince of the West, Ali Baba, Blue Bird, Cavalier
  • The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko): Servant

Specially created Roles
  • A Spell on you (Marco Goecke)
  • Aedis (Alessandro Giaquinto)
  • Almost Blue (Marco Goecke)
  • Dimora (Alessandro Giaquinto)
  • Empty Hands (Fabio Adorisio)
  • Qi (Louis Stiens)
  • REVOLT (Nanine Linning)
  • Self-deceit (Vittoria Girelli)
  • Source (Edward Clug)
  • Summer from “The Four Seasons” (Louis Stiens)
  • Taiyō to Tsuki (Martin Schläpfer)
  • The Nutcracker (Edward Clug): Torero (Solo), mouse
  • Under the Surface (Roman Novitzky)

Specially created Roles at Noverre-Society: Young Choreographers
  • Alba Mendax (Alessandro Giaquinto)
  • Devenire anima (Aurora De Mori)
  • Kineograph (Vittoria Girelli)
  • Just Somestimes (Alessandro Giaquinto)
  • Many a Moon (Armen Arturi)
  • Notes for Peace (Martino Semenzato)
  • Quintessenz der Vielfalt (Aurora De Mori)
  • Sweet spot (Lucyna Zwolinska)


Corps de ballet Roles with the Stuttgart Ballet
  • A Streetcar named Desire (John Neumeier)
  • Boléro (Maurice Bejart)
  • Brouillards (John Cranko)
  • Concerto for Flute and Harp (John Cranko)
  • Don Quijote (Maximiliano Guerra)
  • Hikarizatto (Itzik Galili)
  • Initials R.B.M.E. (John Cranko)
  • Jeu de Cartes (John Cranko)
  • Kaash (Akram Khan)
  • Krabat (Demis Volpi)
  • L’Estro Armonico (John Cranko)
  • La fille mal gardée (Frederick Ashton)
  • Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy (Christian Spuck)
  • Mayerling (Kenneth MacMillan): a.o. Count Hoyos
  • Onegin (John Cranko)
  • Part of: the seventh blue (Christian Spuck)
  • Pineapple Poll (John Cranko)
  • Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko)
  • Sirs (Bridget Breiner)
  • Swan Lake (John Cranko)
  • The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier)
  • The Sleeping Beauty (Marcia Haydée after Marius Petipa)
  • The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko)

Roles as a Student of the John Cranko Schule
  • Italiana (Nicola Biasutti)

Own Choreographies

B-Side World Premiere at Noverre: Young Choreorgaphers on June 5, 2019, Stuttgart Ballet
Deltangi World Premiere at Noverre: Young Choreographers on April 18, 2021, Stuttgart Ballet
Zeitorgan World Premiere at Noverre: Young Choreographers on April 23, 2022, Stuttgart Ballet
The monster under the bed World Premiere at Noverre: Young Choreographers on January 21, 2023, Stuttgart Ballet