Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announces the 2024–2025 season roster. The Company includes a diverse roster of 68 professional dancers from around the world. Three new dancers join the main Company, 10 new dancers join Boston Ballet II (BBII), Boston Ballet’s second Company, and 10 Boston Ballet dancers received promotions for the upcoming season.
“I am thrilled to welcome talented artists from around the world and look forward to working with them and supporting their growth. As Artistic Director, it’s a pleasure to feature a diverse roster of dancers in Boston Ballet’s vibrant collection of programs that celebrates elegant contrasts, exquisite technique, and stunning live music.” said Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen.
Thirty-two percent of the Company self-identifies as BIPOC or multi-racial and the roster has representation from 14 nationalities from South Korea, Russia, Japan, China, Cuba, Bulgaria, Georgia, Spain, Latvia, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, and the United States. BBII alumni comprise 42 percent of the Company.
Boston Ballet welcomes three new dancers to the Company: Evelina Godunova as a soloist and Alexis Workowski and Sam Stampleman as artists of the Company.
Nissinen also previously announced the following promotions. Second Soloists Daniel Durrett and Lauren Herfindahl have been promoted to the rank of soloist and Artists Kaitlyn Casey and Courtney Nitting have been promoted to the rank of second soloist. Boston Ballet II dancers Emily Aston, Alexa Malone, Wesley Miller, Alexander Nicolosi, Sydney Santo Domingo, and Samuel Yuan have been promoted to artists of the Company.
New dancers to join BBII include Madeline Austin, Natalia Cardona, Minseo Chung, Ethan Clarisey, Michael Dadlez, Kallie Green, Pavel Kulev, Sophia Jones, Layla Porter, and Olivia Santos.
“We are dedicated to the development of our dancers, by not only exposing them to a wide range of repertoire but also the vision and values of Boston Ballet” said Nissinen. “It is crucial to invest in the development of dancers and nurture their growth as an artist in the studio and beyond.”
