Summer 2022
New for 2022 is the Ballet Choreographic Institute, which will run in conjunction with UBSI and will bring four professional choreographers, or Choreographic Fellows, to the University of Utah campus where they will have a chance to choreograph innovative works in pointe shoes.
The four Choreographic Fellows will each be awarded a 2-week residency, which includes travel, room, board, rehearsal space, time, and 8 to 10 previously-auditioned, advanced-level dancers to experiment and create a new work. It also includes a stipend of $2,000. Each 2-week residency will culminate in an informal showing which includes a professional recording of their work.
Announcing the inaugural Choreographic Fellows for
The Utah Ballet Choreographic Institute
Jenelle Figgins
Christina Ghiardi
James Kopecky
Jamal White
We are very excited to have them on campus this summer working with the Utah Ballet Choreographic Institute Company Dancers.
Also announcing:
Genevieve Boyle, Ariana Fonzo, Eden Heille, Aubrie Nield Holman, Sunny Hsieh, Abby Inglett, Amy Novak, Erina Tanaka, Emily Thompson, and Ryan Stroble have been chosen as the Utah Ballet Choreographic Institute Company Dancers for this summer.
Contact Melissa Bobick at melissa.bobick@utah.edu with any questions about the Ballet Choreographic Institute.