A native of Japan, Sumire began her ballet training at the Hamamatsu City Ballet. She attended The Washington School of Ballet’s Summer Intensives in 2009 and 2010 on full scholarship. In 2011, she joined Atlantic City Ballet after one year as a trainee with The Washington Ballet. During her four years with Atlantic City Ballet, Sumire performed principal roles such as Carmen in Carmen, Lucy in Dracula, Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty.
Now in her eighth season with City Ballet of San Diego, Sumire has performed the lead roles in The Firebird, Giselle, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Tchai Celebration, Requiem, Straw Feet, Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, La Bayadere, Rhapsody in Blue, Don Quixote, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, the company’s premiere of Peter Martins’ Ash, and George Balanchine’s Apollo, La Baiser De La Fee, Donezetti Variations, The Four Temperaments, Walpurgisnacht Ballet, and George Balanchine’s Emeralds.
