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RORY HOHENSTEIN (BalletMaster) Master)was wasborn bornininWashington Washington D.C., HOHENSTEIN (Ballet D.C., where dancing at at the the age age of of 6. 6. Hohenstein Hohenstein furthered furthered his his where he he began began dancing training, from the the age age of of 12, 12, at at the the Kirov Kirov Academy Academy of of Ballet. Ballet. At At 17, 17, he he training, from joined Jeune Ballet Ballet de de France France in in Paris. Paris. In In 2000, 2000, he he joined joined San San joined Le Le Jeune Francisco Ballet as as a a member member of of the the corps, corps, being being promoted promoted to to soloist soloist in in Francisco Ballet 2006. he moved moved to to New New York York joining joining Christopher Christopher Wheeldon’s Wheeldon’s 2006. In In 2008, 2008, he company, Morphoses, performing in its home seasons at New York City company, Morphoses, performing in its home seasons at New York City Center and at Sadler’s Wells in London. He spent a season dancing with Center and at Sadler’s Wells in London. He spent a season dancing with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company before joining the Joffrey Ballet in the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company beforeartist joining the Joffrey Ballet in 2011, where he continued to be a leading with the company 2011, where continued to be a leading artist with theinclude company through thehe 2018/19 season. Some personal highlights dancing through 2018/19inseason. Some personal highlights include the rolesthe of Romeo Krzysztof Pastor’s Romeo & Juliet, Riff indancing Jerome the roles of Romeo Krzysztof Pastor’s Romeo & Juliet, Riff in Jerome Robbins’ West Side in Story Suite, Levin in Yuri Possokhov’s Anna Karenina Robbins’ WestMcGregor’s Side Story Suite, Levin inThis YuriisPossokhov’s and in Wayne Eden/Eden. Hohenstein’sAnna thirdKarenina season andballet in Wayne McGregor’s This is Hohenstein's third season as master at AtlantaEden/Eden. Ballet. as ballet master at Atlanta Ballet.
ROMAN RYKINE RYKINE (Ballet (BalletMaster) Master)joined joinedAtlanta AtlantaBallet Balletfrom fromCanada’s Canada’s Royal Ballet School School in in 2016. 2016. He He graduated graduated from from the the Rudolph Rudolph Royal Winnipeg Winnipeg Ballet Nureyev Ballet Academy Academy in in his his hometown hometown of of Ufa, Ufa, Russia, Russia, and and he he Nureyev State State Ballet was dancer with with Boston Boston Ballet, Ballet, San San Francisco Francisco Ballet, Ballet, English English was a a principal principal dancer National and the the Bashkir Bashkir State State Opera Opera and and Ballet Ballet Theatre. Theatre. Rykine Rykine National Ballet, Ballet, and won the gold gold medal medal and and first first prize prize at atthe theInternational InternationalBallet BalletCompetition Competition won the in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1993, and the bronze medal at both the in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1993, and the bronze medal at both the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1994, and the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1994, and the Rudolph Nureyev International Ballet Competition in Budapest, Hungary, Rudolph Nureyev International Ballet in of Budapest, Hungary, in 1993. He holds the honorary title ofCompetition Artist of Merit the Republic in 1993. holds the honorary title ofDuring Artist of of Rykine the Republic from theHe Government of Ufa, Russia. hisMerit career, toured from the Government Ufa, Russia. DuringStates his career, Rykine toured extensively in Europe, of Asia and the United and was a guest artist extensively Europe, Asia andHe theretired Unitedfrom States wasina2010 guest artist with variousinballet companies. theand stage and with various ballet companies. He retired from the stage in 2010 and began teaching. Rykine was a guest faculty member at the Boston Ballet began teaching. Rykine was a guest faculty member at the Boston 2012. Ballet School before joining the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School in January School before joining the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School in January 2012.
CLAUDIA SCHREIER Fauna) is the Choreographer CLAUDIA SCHREIER (Choreographer, (Choreographer-in-Residence ) is the -in-Residence at Atlanta Ballet, has Ballet choreographed, directed and Choreographer-in-Residence at and Atlanta and has choreographed, produced for produced dance, opera and film across the U.S. and internationally. directed and for dance, opera and film across the U.S. and She has been commissioned by Miami City Ballet, Dance of internationally. She has been commissioned by Miami CityTheatre Ballet, Dance Harlem, Vail Dance Festival, Juilliard Opera, ABT Studio Company Theatre of Harlem, Vail Dance Festival, Juilliard Opera, ABT Studio Company and New York Choreographic Institute and will premiere new works for and New York Choreographic Institute and will premiere a new work for Boston Ballet and MCB this spring. In March 2021, Schreier released Force Boston 2022. In Marchby 2021, Schreier released of Habit, of Habit,Ballet a filmincommissioned Guggenheim Works &Force Process and a film commissioned by Guggenheim & Process co-presented co-presented by Atlanta Ballet. Her Works first work for the and Company, First Imby Atlanta Ballet. Her firstStandout work for the Company,by First Impulse, was pulse, was named a 2019 Performance Pointe Magazine. named a 2019 Standout Performance byCompany, Pointe Magazine. second Her second work commissioned by the PleiadesHer Dances, work commissioned by the Company, Pleiadeson Dances, premiered in premiered in March 2021, and will be featured the May 2022 program. March is 2021, and willthird be featured onfor theAtlanta May 2022 program. Fauna Schreier’s new work Ballet. She hasSchreier’s contributed to programs at the White House, Jazzpremiere at Lincoln Center and the She Kennedy third new work for Atlanta Ballet will in February 2022. has Center, including the Kennedy Honors.Jazz Her at work is theCenter subject of contributed to programs at theCenter White House, Lincoln and two documentaries, recently PBS’s EmmyAward-winning the Kennedy Center, most including the Kennedy Center Honors. Her “Dancing work is on the of Giants” (Capital Region).She is aPBS’s recipient of the Princess the Shoulders subject of two documentaries, most recently Emmy Grace Award, Toulmin Fellowship at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at Award-winning "Dancing on the Shoulders of Giants" (Capital Region). NYU, Prize, of and Suzanne She isLotos a recipient the PrincessFarrell GraceDance Award,Prize. Toulmin Fellowship at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU, Lotos Prize, and Suzanne Farrell Dance Prize.
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