Biography
Emma Topalova began her ballet training at Pittsburgh Ballet House and continued her studies at Canada’s National Ballet School. Topalova has garnered numerous awards at Youth America Grand Prix competitions, including the Hope Award and the Youth Grand Prix Award. She was the recipient of the Wallace F. McCain Award from 2018-2023 and the Peter Dwyer Award and Christopher Ondaatje Prize in 2023.
Her repertoire includes Frederick Ashton’s The Dream, George Balanchine’s Jewels, Mozartiana, and Symphony in Three Movements, Robert Binet and Esie Mensah’s The Call, Jorma Elo’s Plan to B and Le Sacre du Printemps, Akram Khan’s Vertical Road (Reimagined) 2023, James Kudelka’s The Nutcracker, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette, Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker, Raymonda, and Swan Lake, Marius Petipa’s The Sleeping Beauty, Crystal Pite’s The Seasons’ Canon, My’Kal Stromile’s The Leisurely Installation of a New Window and Jera Wolfe’s Arise.
Topalova joined Boston Ballet as an artist of the Company in 2023 and was promoted to second soloist in 2026.