The Company's on summer break from their rehearsals and performances here at Richmond Ballet, but it doesn't mean they've slowed down! Here's what the Company Men and Apprentices are up to this summer:
Igor Antonov traveled with Cecile to Aruba and France during the beginning of the summer for vacation and to visit family. After his travels, he returned to Richmond and is teaching for the School of Richmond Ballet Summer Intensive Program, working on renovating his home, fishing with his father and friends, keeping up with the yard work, and finding some time to relax as well!
Thomas Garrett started off his summer with Maggie Small dancing the role of Siegfried in Act II of Swan Lake in San Angelo, Texas. He also traveled to Humboldt County, California, to participate in Cinderella along with some of the other Richmond Ballet dancers. Now he has headed up to New York City to dance with one of Richmond’s favorite choreographers, Jessica Lang! After working with her for six weeks, Tommy will return to Richmond just in time for the start of the season.
Trevor Davis, having finished his first season as a company dancer, Trevor took a few opportunities to dance as a guest artist around Virginia, but is spending most of his summer here in Richmond. Along with his visiting brother, Marty, Trevor is enjoying time relaxing and is taking ballet classes as well.
Dylan Keane spent some time home in South Carolina working, golfing, swimming and enjoying some summer time off. He and the other apprentices are now back in the studio focusing on training in the School of Richmond Ballet’s Summer Intensive.
Samuel Lariviere is dancing with his fellow apprentices in the Summer Intensive Program at Richmond Ballet, after having had some time to visit home. While home, Sam took classes at the Nutmeg Conservatory (his alma mater), worked for his dad, hiked, camped, and spent time with his brother and sister.
Thomas Ragland’s summer includes excursions far outside his hometown of Richmond. Thomas performed the ballet Sleeping Beauty in Williamsburg, Virginia, and joined some of his fellow Richmond Ballet dancers in California for New World Ballet’s Cinderella. Next, he will participate in the National Choreographer’s Initiative as a dancer on which four up-and-coming choreographers will set entirely new works.
Ariel Rose returned to the Ballet Municipal de Lima, Peru's national ballet company, to perform with them as a guest soloist in their productions of Snow White and Romeo and Juliet, as well as to visit family there. This summer Ariel is also taking three more college courses online from the University of Massachusetts, where he has begun his Junior year.
Fernando Sabino went to Harrisonburg to work with Rockingham Ballet Theater before traveling out to California to perform in Cinderella. He then spent two and half weeks dancing in Puerto Rico! After all that dancing and traveling, he is now enjoying some well-deserved down time here in Richmond before starting back up with rehearsals for the 2011-2012 season.
Phillip Skaggs, orchestrator of the California trip that included so many of the RB dancers, performed as a guest artists in the New World Ballet’s production of Cinderella in Humboldt County. Phil then performed Sleeping Beauty in Burlington, Vermont. Now, Phil is passing his days teaching ballet and working on his recently purchased and self-renovated house…all while waiting for the arrival of his first-born son at the end of July! He and his wife, Katie (former Richmond Ballet dancer, Katherine Lynch, who has just received her nursing degree from Virginia Commonwealth University), are looking forward to this very exciting time!
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