
Beckanne Sisk
sponsored by jim and krista sorenson
Joined Ballet West II: 2010
Joined Ballet West: 2011
Promoted to Demi-Soloist: 2012
Promoted to Soloist: 2013
Promoted to Principal: 2015
2015-16 Season
- Who Cares? (Balanchine) On Tour – Northrup Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Principal
- Overgrown Path (Kylian) (Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City)
- Fancy Free (Robbins) (Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City)
- Symphony in C (Balanchine) Second and fourth movement principal (Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City)
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy, Doll, Arabian Soloist, Mirliton Soloist, Waltz of the Flowers Soloist. (Salt Lake City, Capitol Theatre)
- Romeo and Juliet (Cranko) Juliet, Gypsy (Salt Lake City, Capitol Theatre)
- Light Rain (Arpino) Youth America Grand Prix Gala Performance 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)
- Fragments of Simplicity (Oguma) (Salt Lake City, Rose Wagner Theater)
- Lyric Pieces (Lang) (Salt Lake City, Rose Wagner Theater)
2014–15 Season
- Rubies Pas De Deux (Balanchine) Principal On Tour – Aspen Performing Arts Center, Aspen, Colorado
- Mercurial Landscapes (Gates) On Tour – Aspen Performing Arts Center, Aspen, Colorado
- In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated (Forsythe) (Grand America Hotel Ballroom, Salt Lake City, Utah) Woman #3
- Giselle (Sklute after Perrot/Coralli) Giselle, Peasant Pas de Quatre, (Salt Lake City, JEQ Capitol Theater)
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) On Tour- Austad Auditorium, Ogden, Utah Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) On Tour – Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy, Arabian Soloist,
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy, Doll, Arabian Soloist, Mirliton Soloist,Waltz of the Flowers Soloist. (Salt Lake City, JEQ Capitol Theater)
- Swan Lake (Sklute, after Petipa)Odette, Odile. Pas de Trois(Salt Lake City, JEQ Capitol Theater)
- The Sixth Beauty (Neenan) On Tour – Joyce Theater, New York City, New York, Pas de Deux
- The Lottery (Caniparoli) On Tour – Joyce Theater, New York City, New York, Mrs. Delacroix
- Almost Tango (Fonte) 2nd Pas de Troisl (Salt Lake City, JEQ Capitol Theater)
- In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated (Forsythe) Woman #3 (Salt Lake City, JEQ Capitol Theater)
- Mercurial Landscapes (Gates) On Tour – On Tour -Royal Theater, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada,
- The Lottery (Caniparoli) On Tour – On Tour -Royal Theater, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Mrs. Delacroix
- In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated (Forsythe) On Tour – Royal Theater, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Woman #3
- Homage (Adams) (Salt Lake City, Rose Wagner Theater)
- Pulse (Fry) (Salt Lake City, Rose Wagner Theater)
- Facades (Smith) (Salt Lake City, Rose Wagner Theater)
- Divertimento #15 (Balanchine) On Tour – Belcher Center, Longview, Texas, Prinicpal
- Rubies Pas De Deux (Balanchine) On Tour – Belcher Center, Longview, Texas
- Mercurial Landscapes (Gates) On Tour – Belcher Center, Longview, Texas
- Divertimento #15 (Balanchine) On Tour – Winspear Opera House, Dallas, Texas, Principal
- In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated (Forsythe) On Tour – Winspear Opera House, Dallas, Texas, Woman # 3
- Mercurial Landscapes (Gates) On Tour – Winspear Opera House,Dallas, Texas
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2013–14 Season
- The Sleeping Beauty (Sklute after Petipa) – Princess Aurora, Fairy
- Temperament, Spite, Silver
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen, Flowers lead, Mirlitons lead, Doll
- The Firebird (Christensen) – The Firebird, princess
- Who Cares? (Balanchine) – Embraceable You/ My One and Only
- Divertimento #15 (Balanchine) – principal
- Forgotten Land (Kylian) – Grey couple
- The Rite of Spring (Fonte)
- Light Rain (Arpino) – pas de deux
Selected World Premiere Roles Created for Her
- The Sixth Beauty (Neenan) – soloist
- Great Souls (Ruud) – 2nd Duet
- Mixed Signals (Adams) – principal
On Tour
- The Sleeping Beauty (Sklute after Petipa) – Spite, Silver – Chicago Auditorium Theatre
- Rubies (Balanchine – principal – Chicago Auditorium Theatre
- The Lottery (Caniparoli) – Mrs. Delacroix– Chicago Auditorium Theatre
2012–13 Season
- Cinderella (Ashton) – Fairy Summer
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Sugar Plum Fairy, Flowers lead, Mirlitons lead, Doll
- Jewels (Balanchine) –Rubies, principal, Diamonds demi soloist
- Bolero (Fonte)
- Trapped (Ruud) 3rd pas de deux
- Esmerelda pas de deux 9 (Vagonova)
Selected World Premiere Roles Created for Her
- The Lottery (Caniparoli) – Mr. Delacroix
- Mercurial Landscapes (Gates)
- Behind Closed Doors (Anderson)
On Tour
- Paquita (Kunikova after Petipa) – soloist – New York Fall for Dance Festival
- Emeralds (Balanchine) Smith Center, Las Vegas
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Sugar Plum Fairy, Doll – The Kennedy Center, Washington DC
2011–12 Season
- Dracula (Stevenson) – Bride,
- Don Quixote (Holmes after Petipa) – Kitri/Dulcinea
- The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Sugar Plum Fairy, Mirlitons lead, Doll
- Paquita (Kunikova after Petipa) – soloist
- Emeralds (Balanchine)
Selected World Premiere Roles Created for Her
- Forces at Play (Adams)
- Eevendong (de Young)
On Tour
- The Four Temperaments (Balanchine) – Wolf Trap Park for the Performing Arts
- Grand Synthesis (Shields) – Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Additional Information: Beckanne competed in Youth America Grand Prix and was a New York City finalist from 2006-2010. In 2006, she was a Bronze medalist and, in 2008, she was First Runner Up in the Discount Dance Model Search. She received the Jerome Robbins Scholarship Award in 2007.