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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 andBallet began teaching. Rykine was a guest faculty member at the Boston 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 has CLAUDIA SCHREIER (Choreographer-in-Residence) (Choreographer-in-Residence ) ischoreographed, the directed and produced for dance, operaBallet and film the U.S. and interChoreographer-in-Residence at Atlanta andacross has choreographed, nationally. She has beenfor commissioned Miami City Ballet, Dance directed and produced dance, operaby and film across the U.S. andTheatre of Harlem, Vail She Dance Juilliard Opera, Studio Company internationally. hasFestival, been commissioned byABT Miami City Ballet, Dance and New York Choreographic Institute and will premiere new works for Theatre of Harlem, Vail Dance Festival, Juilliard Opera, ABT Studio Company Boston Ballet and MCB this spring. In March 2021, Schreier released Force and New York Choreographic Institute and will premiere a new work for of Habit, a film commissioned by Guggenheim Works & Process and Boston Ballet by in 2022. In March Schreier Force of Habit, co-presented Atlanta Ballet. 2021, Her first work released for the Company, First a film commissioned Works & Process co-presented Impulse, was namedbya Guggenheim 2019 Standout Performance byand Pointe Magazine. by Atlanta Her first work for Impulse, was Her secondBallet. work commissioned by the the Company, Company,First Pleiades Dances, named a 2019 Standout by Pointe Her second premiered in March 2021,Performance and will be featured onMagazine. the May 2022 program. work commissioned by the Company, Dances, premiered in Fauna is Schreier’s third new work for Pleiades Atlanta Ballet. She has contributed March 2021, and willWhite be featured theatMay 2022Center program. to programs at the House,on Jazz Lincoln andSchreier’s the Kennedy Center, including the Kennedy Center Honors. Her work is the subject of third new work for Atlanta Ballet will premiere in February 2022. She has two documentaries, mostatrecently PBS’s EmmyAward-winning “Dancing contributed to programs the White House, Jazz at Lincoln Center and on the ShouldersCenter, of Giants” (Capital is a recipient of the Princess the Kennedy including theRegion).She Kennedy Center Honors. Her work is Grace Award, Fellowship atmost the Center Ballet and the Arts at the subject of Toulmin two documentaries, recentlyfor PBS’s Emmy NYU, Lotos Prize, and Suzanne Dance Award-winning "Dancing on theFarrell Shoulders of Prize. Giants" (Capital Region). She is a recipient of the Princess Grace Award, Toulmin Fellowship at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU, Lotos Prize, and Suzanne Farrell Dance Prize.
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