Nora Straukaitė

Biography

Nora Straukaitė graduated from the Ballet Department of the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts in 2022, having studied in the class of Deimantė Karpušenkovienė. That same year, she joined the ballet company of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (LNOBT). In 2023, she was nominated as the “Ballet Hope of the Year” for her role as Myrtha in Giselle, and was promoted to soloist. In 2025, she became a principal soloist.

Roles Created at LNOBT

• Myrtha – Giselle, chor. Lola de Avila
• Gulnara – Le Corsaire, chor. Manuel Legris
• Pierette – Harlequin’s Millions, chor. Alexei Ratmansky
• Barbora – Barbora Radvilaitė, chor. Anželika Cholina
• Woman – Le Parc, chor. Angelin Preljocaj
• Kitri – Don Quixote, chor. Vasilij Medvedev
• Lise – La Fille mal gardée, chor. Frederick Ashton
• Infra, chor. Wayne McGregor
• Miss Burstner – The Trial, chor. Martynas Rimeikis
• Sofia – Čiurlionis, chor. Robert Bondara

Kaunas State Musical Theatre

• Desdemona – Desdemona, chor. Anželika Cholina

Competitions

• 2015 – Vilnius Young Ballet Dancers Competition, 2nd place
• 2018 – Tallinn International Ballet Competition, 2nd place
• 2021 – Sibiu Dance Competition (online), 2nd place
• 2021 – Youth America Grand Prix (online), 3rd place

Awards & Scholarships

• 2017–2022 – Support from the Mstislav Rostropovich Charity and Support Foundation “Help for Lithuanian Children”
• 2019 – Royal Ballet School, International Scholar Program
• 2022 – Little St. Christopher Award
• 2022 – Ballet Hope of the Year
• 2025 – Nomination for the Golden Stage Cross Award for her role in Le Parc