António
Casalinho.

From graduation to the international stage

Following his graduation in 2021, António joined the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich as a demi-soloist. In January 2023, at 19, he became the youngest soloist in the company’s history. He was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2024, at 21, before joining the Vienna State Ballet for the 2025/26 season.

Recent work

In Vienna, his recent performances include Des Grieux in Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon and Frederick Ashton’s Rhapsody in 2026. His repertoire also includes Romeo and Mercutio in John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet, Lenski in Onegin, James in Pierre Lacotte’s La Sylphide and Franz in Roland Petit’s Coppélia.

International guest appearances

As a guest artist, he has returned to the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich as James in Pierre Lacotte’s La Sylphide. His full-length guest appearances also include Franz in Coppélia ou a Rapariga dos Olhos de Esmalte with Portugal’s Companhia Nacional de Bailado in 2025, Siegfried in Alicia Alonso’s Swan Lake with the National Ballet of Cuba, and Basilio in Don Quixote with Cape Town City Ballet in South Africa.

He has also appeared in Roberto Bolle and Friends, the Ballet Icons Gala in London, the Prix de Lausanne Gala and Les Étoiles des Grands Ballets in Cannes.