Biography

Nikolia Mamalakis began dancing at Brookline Academy of Dance and New England Movement Arts in Burlington, Massachusetts. She later attended Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy in Austria. She returned to Massachusetts to study at Integrarte under former Boston Ballet Principal Dancers Erica Cornejo and Carlos Molina. In 2018, she joined American Ballet Theatre’s (ABT) Studio Company.

Her repertoire with ABT’s Studio Company includes Gemma Bond’s Interchangeable Text, Ma Cong’s On the First Star of the Night, Alexei Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker (Snow, Flowers), and Marius Petipa’s Don Quixote (Flower Girl, Kitri). Her repertoire with Intergrate includes Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet (Juliet) and Marius Petipa’s Don Quixote (Flower Girl, Kitri) and The Sleeping Beauty (Lilac Fairy).

Mamalakis received the Gold Medal at the Ballet Beyond Borders Competition in 2018.

Mamalakis joined Boston Ballet II in 2019 and was promoted to Artist in 2021.

Position funded by Jim and Virginia† Aisner