
Beau Pearson
Sponsored by Kent and Martha DiFiore
Joined Ballet West: 2007
Promoted to Demi-Soloist: 2010
Promoted to Soloist: 2011
Promoted to First Soloist: 2013
2015-16 Season
- Fancy Free (Robbins) (Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City)
- Symphony in C (Balanchine) First movement principal (Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City)
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) Snow King, Waltz of the Flowers soloist, On Tour – Austadt Auditorium, Ogden, Utah
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) Drosselmeyer, Snow King, Sugar Plum Fairy Cavalier, Arabian soloist, Mother Buffoon, Waltz of the Flowers soloist (Capitol Theatre, Salt lake city)
- Romeo and Juliet (Cranko) Lord Capulet (Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City)
- Afternoon of a Faun (Robbins) (Salt Lake City, Capitol Theatre)
- The Rite of Spring (Fonte) (Salt Lake City, Capitol Theatre)
- In Memorium (Ruud) (Salt Lake City, Rose Wagner Theater)
- Barre Spot (Sellars) (Salt Lake City, Rose Wagner Theater)
- HOMER (Naumann) (Salt Lake City, Rose Wagner Theater)
- Lyric Pieces (Lang) (Salt Lake City, Rose Wagner Theater)
2013–14 Season
- The Sleeping Beauty (Sklute after Petipa) – Suitor from the West, Wisdom Cavalier, Catalabutte
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Sugar Plum Cavalier, Snow King, Flowers Lead, Arabian, Spanish
- The Firebird (Christensen) – The Kostchai
- Who Cares? (Balanchine) – lead man
- Divertimento #15 (Balanchine) – pirncipal
- Petite Mort (Kylian) – 5th pas de deux
- Forgotten Land (Kylian) – black couple
Selected World Premiere Roles Created for Him
- The Rite of Spring (Fonte)
- The Sixth Beauty (Neenan)
- Great Souls
- Mixed Signals (Adams)
On Tour
- Emeralds (Balanchine) – principal #1 – Smith Center, Las Vegas
- The Sleeping Beauty (Sklute after Petipa) – Wisdom Cavalier, Catalabutte – Chicago Auditorium Theatre
- Diamonds – pas de deux, The Lottery (Caniporoli) – Mr. Graves – Chicago Auditorium Theatre
2012–13 Season
- Cinderella (Ashton) – Step-Sister, Winter cavalier
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Sugar Plum Cavalier, Snow King, Flowers Lead, Arabian, Spanish,
- Jewels (Balanchine) – Emeralds principal #1, Diamonds principal, Diamonds demi-soloist
- Bolero (Fonte)
- But Never Doubt I Love (Pickett) – final duet
- Trapped (Ruud) – 2nd pas de deux
- The Lottery (Caniporoli) – Mr. Graves
Selected World Premiere Roles Created for Him
- Mercurial Landscape (Gates)
- Mechanism (Smith)
- Spun (Fry)
On Tour
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Spanish, Snow King – The Kennedy Center, Washington DC
2011–12 Season
- Dracula (Stevenson) – Dracula
- Don Quixote (Holmes after Petipa) – Don Quixote, Gamache,
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Snow King, Arabian, Drosselmeyer, Spanish, Mouse King, Host
- Emeralds (Balanchine) – principal #1
- Petite Mort (Kylian) – 5th pas de deux
Selected World Premiere Roles Created for Him
- Descent (Bearden) – Grand Duke
- Forces at Play (Adams)
On Tour
- Sinfonietta (Kylian) – Chicago Dancing Festival & Wolf Trap Park for the Performing Arts
- The Four Temperaments (Balanchine) – 1st theme – Wolf Trap Park for the Performing Arts
- Grand Synthesis (Shields) – Wolf Trap Park for the Performing Arts
2010–11 Season
- The Sleeping Beauty (world premiere Sklute after Petipa) – Catalabutte, Big Bad Wolf, Cavalier
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Drosselmeyer, Snow King, Arabian, Spanish, Mouse King, Host
- The Four Temperaments (Balanchine) – 1st theme
- Carmina Burana (Butler)
- Chaconne (Balanchine) – principal
- Sinfonietta (Kylian)
- Bolero (Fonte)
Selected World Premiere Roles Created for Him
- Trapped (Ruud) – pas de deux #2
- Fall into Loving Arms (Mattingly)
Regarding Us (Adams)
On Tour
- Serenade (Balanchine) – Elegy lead – Chicago Dancing Festival
2009–10 Season
- Swan Lake (world premiere of Sklute after Petipa) – Lead Czardas
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Drosselmeyer, Snow King, Arabina, Spanish, Mouse King, Host
- The Dream (Ashton) – Lysander
- Serenade (Balanchine) – Elegy lead
- Agon (Balanchine) – principal
- Stars & Stripes (Balanchine)
- Songs of the Valley (Marks)
- Three Preludes (Stevenson)
- Polovtsian Dances (Fokine)
Selected World Premiere Roles Created for Him
- Row (Boye-Christensen)
- Descent (Bearden) – lead
- Outbound (DeYoung)
Additional Information: Prior to joining Ballet West, he performed with Chamberdance, a performing group of the Academy of Ballet.