Christina Bennett

Born: Townsend, Massachusetts

Training: Pennsylvania Ballet, School of American Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet.

Christiana Bennett

2013---Diamonds---by-Luke-Isley--190_-christiana-bennett-CUTwebJoined Ballet West: 1999
Promoted to Soloist: 2003
Promoted to Principal: 2004

2014–15 Season

  • Divertimento No. 15 (Balanchine) Principal
    On Tour – Aspen Performing Arts Center, Aspen, Colorado
  • Mercurial Landscape (Gates)
    On Tour – Aspen Performing Arts Center, Aspen, Colorado
  • Swan Lake
    ACT 2 PDD(Sklute Aft Petipa) (Grand America Hotel Ballroom, Salt Lake City, Utah) Odile
  • Giselle (Sklute after Perrot/Coralli) Myrthe, Bathilde, (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
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy, (Salt Lake City, JEQ Capitol Theater)
  • Swan Lake(Sklute, after Petipa)Odette, Odile (Salt Lake City, JEQ Capitol Theater)
  • The 6th 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. Graves
  • Almost Tango (Fonte) Principal (Salt Lake City, JEQ Capitol Theater)
  • In The Middle Somewhat Elevated (Forsythe) Woman 2 (Salt Lake City, JEQ Capitol Theater)
  • Mercurial Landscape (Gates) On Tour – On Tour -Royal Theater, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Pas de Deux
  • The Lottery (Caniparoli) On Tour – On Tour -Royal Theater, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Mrs. Graves
  • In The Middle Somewhat Elevated (Forsythe) On Tour – Royal Theater, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Woman #2
  • Homage (Adams) (Salt Lake City, Rose Wagner Theater)
  • Facades (Smith) (Salt Lake City, Rose Wagner Theater)
  • Divertimento No. 15 (Balanchine) On Tour – Belcher Center, Longview, Texas, Principal
  • Mercurial Landscapes (Gates) On Tour – Belcher Center, Longview, Texas, Pas de Deux
  • Divertimento No. 15 (Balanchine) On Tour – Winspear Opera House, Dallas, Texas, Principal
  • In The Middle Somewhat Elevated (Forsythe) Winspear Opera House, Dallas, Texas, Woman #2
  • Mercurial Landscapes (Gates) On Tour – Dallas, Texas, Pas de Deux

2013–14 Season

  • The Sleeping Beauty (Sklute after Petipa) – Princess Aurora, Lilac fairy
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen
  • Who Cares? (Balanchine) – The Man I Love/ Fascinating Rhythm
  • Divertimento #15 (Balanchine) – Principal
  • Petite Mort (Kylian) – 5th pas de deux
  • Forgotten Land (Kylian) – black couple

Selected World Premiere Roles Created for Her

  • The Rite of Spring (Fonte)
  • The Sixth Beauty (Neenan) – Principal

On Tour

  • The Sleeping Beauty (Sklute after Petipa) – Princess Aurora – Chicago Auditorium Theatre
  • Diamonds, pas de deux (Balanchine) – Chicago Auditorium Theatre

2012-13 Season

  • Cinderella (Ashton) – Cinderella
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Sugar Plum Fairy
  • Jewels (Balanchine) – Emeralds principal #1, Diamonds principal
  • Bolero (Fonte) – principal
  • But Never Doubt I Love (Pickett) – Final Duet

Selected World Premiere Roles Created for Her

  • The Lottery (Caniporoli) – Mrs. Graves
  • Behind Closed Doors (Anderson)
  • Spun (Fry)

On Tour

  • Emeralds (Balanchine) – principal #1 Smith Center, Las Vegas
  • Paquita (Kunikova after Petipa) – principal– New York Fall for Dance Festival
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Sugar Plum Fairy – The Kennedy Center, Washington DC

2011–12 Season

  • Dracula (Stevenson) – Flora
  • Don Quixote (Holmes after Petipa) – Queen of the Dryads
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Sugar Plum Fairy
  • Paquita (Kunikova after Petipa) – principal
  • Emeralds (Balanchine) – principal #1
  • Petite Mort (Kylian) – 5th pas de deux
  • No Other (Caniporoli)

Selected World Premiere Roles Created for Her

  • Forces at Play (Anderson)
  • Eenvoudig (Adams)

On Tour

  • Sinfonietta (Kylian) – Chicago Dancing Festival
  • Sinfonietta (Kylian) – Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

2010–11 Season

  • The Sleeping Beauty (world premiere Sklute after Petipa) – Princess Aurora, Carabosse,
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Sugar Plum Fairy
  • The Four Temperaments (Balanchine) – Sanguinic
  • Carmina Burana (Butler) – principal
  • Chaconne (Balanchine) – principal
  • Sinfonietta (Kylian)
  • Bolero (Fonte) – principal

Selected World Premiere Roles Created for Her

  • Trapped (Ruud) – final pas de deux

On Tour

  • Sinfonietta (Kylian) – Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Serenade (Balanchine) – Waltz lead – Chicago Dancing Festival

2009–10 Season

  • Swan Lake (world premiere of Sklute after Petipa) – Odette/Odile
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Sugar Plum Fairy
  • The Dream (Ashton) – Helena
  • Serenade (Balanchine) – Waltz Lead, Dark Angel
  • Agon (Balanchine) – principal

Selected World Premiere Roles Created for Her

  • Row (Boye-Christensen)
  • But Never Doubt I Love (Pickett ) – final duet

On Tour

  • Red Angels (Dove), Black Swan pas de deux – Laguna Dance Festival

Favorite Roles: George Balanchine’s Serenade at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in 2009; and as“Odette/Odile” in Adam Sklute’s Swan Lake in 2010.

Additional Information: Before joining Ballet West, Christiana performed with Pacific Northwest Ballet and Commonwealth Civic Ballet, and was a guest artist for the City Ballet of Boston. She is the recipient of the Coca-Cola Foundation Arts Award and the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts award in dance.