REKA GYULAI

Reka Gyulai received her professional training at the Hungarian Dance Academy in Budapest, Hungary. She was a finalist at the International Ballet Competition in Vienna in 2004. In 2006, she received the prestigious Elvira Vecsei Prize and a Scholarship of the Republic from the Hungarian Ministry of Education.

Gyulai has performed with the Hungarian National Ballet, Columbia Classic Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, New Jersey Ballet Company, International Ballet Company, Dance Alive National Ballet in Florida, and California Ballet Company in San Diego. She toured extensively with these companies to Russia, Transylvania, Brazil, and throughout the United States. Her repertoire includes principal roles in Cinderella, Wizard of Oz, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, Walpurgis Night, Swan Lake, Phantom of the Opera, and others, as well as contemporary works by Adam Hougland, Edwaard Liang, Ashley Page, Marcello Angelini, Ma Cong, Kevin Jenkins, Jared Nelson, and Septime Webre.

Reka is currently a freelancer and choreographer based in San Diego, CA. Her work Off Beat premiered at Pointeworks' inaugural performance in June 2024 at the Conrad Theater in La Jolla, and is set to make its NYC debut in March 2025. She is also preparing for her second new commission with Pointeworks for their Season 2.