News & Announcements
2023
Spotlight: Isabella Corridon
Get to know our dancers! “Everyone dreams of doing the principal part, myself included, but there is something special and powerful about dancing in the corps. Everyone has to be dancing in unison with each other,” says Ballet West Corps Artist Isabella Corridon. “There’s nothing like it when everything falls into place and everyone is
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2023
Spotlight: Olivia Gusti
Get to know our dancers! Demi-Soloist Olivia Gusti, from Tampa, Florida, attended her first dance class at age three, but disliked the class so much, her parents pulled her out. A year later, Gusti was back in class and enjoyed it so much, her parents had trouble convincing her to leave. By age 10, Gusti
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2023
Katlyn Addison’s New Work for Ballet Jörgen Is Inspired by Hercules | Pointe Magazine
Ballet West Principal Artist Katlyn Addison was interviewed for and featured in a Pointe Magazine article by Sophie Bress about her upcoming premiere work for Ballet Jorgen. Check it out here!
2023
Black choreographers, often neglected in the ballet world, are celebrated by Ballet Jörgen | Toronto Star
Ballet West Principal Artist Katlyn Addison was interviewed for and featured in a Toronto Star article by Michael Crabb about Ballet Jorgen’s celebration of Black choreographers. Check it out here!
2023
Perfect your ballet skills with Ballet West Academy | ABC4 Good Things Utah
Did you know that registration for the Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy is now open? ABC4’s “Good Things Utah” has posted a lovely feature with all of the information you need to register your own little dancer! Read the article and watch the video here.
2023
Spotlight: Nathan Florence
We are thrilled to share some incredible artwork with our Ballet West community! Nathan Florence, the talented father of Ballet West Corps Artist, Maren Florence, has a captivating exhibition of oil paintings on display at Modern West Fine Art. What’s even more special is that a couple of his masterpieces have a direct connection to
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2023
Bucket List | DanceLog NYC
Les Noces is a bucket-list ballet that very few folks get to check off their bucket list. Beyond the brilliance of Stravinsky’s score for four pianos, vocals and chorus and percussion, Bronislava Nijinska’s masterwork is one of the most pictorially perfect ballets of the 20th century. -DanceLog NYC DanceLog NYC has posted a beautiful review
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2023
Where to learn the art of ballet in Utah | KUTV
Calling all ballet lovers in Utah! Discover the captivating world of ballet right here in our beautiful state. KUTV has posted a wonderful video and article announcing the opening of registration for the Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy. Check it out here!
2023
How Ballet West’s Loren Walton Returned to Dance After a Life-Threatening Medical Emergency | Pointe Magazine
Pointe Magazine has posted a feature on Ballet West’s own Corps Artist Loren Walton. Check it out here!
2023
Hardware Creative Collective 2023 Honoree: Katlyn Addison
Congratulations to Ballet West Principal Artist Katlyn Addison for being recognized as one of Hardware Creative Collective’s 2023 Honorees! This prestigious honor is bestowed upon creatives in the community who inspire others, and it’s clear that Katlyn’s talent and dedication as a ballet dancer with the company have done just that. We are thrilled to
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