♦ Location: Salt Lake City, Utah – United States
♦ Artistic Director: Adam Sklute
♦ Orchestra: Ballet West Orchestra
♦ Affiliated School: Ballet West Academy
♦ Founded in 1963 by Willam F. Christensen and Glenn Walker Wallace
Ballet West 2026-2027 Season
The Ballet West 2026-2027 season, which marks Adam Sklute’s 20th year at the helm as the company’s Artistic Director, boasts the return of full-length ballets such as Dracula, The Nutcracker, and Don Quixote, two repertory evenings, and the Works from Within choreographic program which showcases the dancers’ own creations.
“I have chosen to celebrate my 20th anniversary with a season of audience favorites, renowned classics, and some unique contemporary gems that highlight the strength and diversity that have been the hallmark of Ballet West throughout my tenure.
This season is a true reflection of everything we have built over my 20 years at Ballet West. We honor tradition, push creative boundaries, and deliver productions of the highest caliber for an anniversary season that is truly unforgettable.”
Ballet West 2025-2026 Season
Ballet West Promotions and New Dancers for the 2025-2026 Season
On July 1, 2025, Artistic Director Adam Sklute announced that there would be eight promotions from within Ballet West’s main company, five new company members, and ten dancers who will join Ballet West II.
“I am thrilled to recognize the growth of our company artists with eight merit promotions and am so pleased to welcome an exciting new group of dancers to Ballet West and Ballet West II for our 2025-26 season. Out of hundreds of auditions we have seen this past season, these wonderful new artists to our organization came from Utah, the nation, and around the world.
It’s very gratifying to be able to promote so many from the FQL Ballet West Academy and to know that there is such interest nationally and internationally in being a part of Ballet West.”
Rylee Ann Rogers, Dominic Ballard, and Vinicius Lima have been promoted to Soloist from Demi Soloist.
Former Corps Artists Lexi McCloud, Anisa Sinteral, Jacob Hancock, Joseph Lynch, and Loren Walton have all been promoted to Demi-Soloist.
Promoted to Ballet West from BWII are Jaya Dhand, Lund Fuller, Victor Galeana, Téa Hinchley, and former FQL BWA student Kyra Stafford will also be joining Ballet West.
Joining Ballet West II, Ballet West’s pre-professional company, are Ballet West Academy alumni Carlie Allyn, Pieter Gunning (from The Netherlands), Melanie McIntyre, Mario Mery, Mateo Salinas, Zoe Wilson, and Annalise Wood. Newly added BWII artists Calder Feinstein (from Los Angeles, California), Jean Marco (from Havana, Cuba), and Aubri Parker (from Frisco, Texas) are all new to the organization.
Source: Ballet West
Ballet West Upcoming Performances
Ballet West: Choreographic Festival VII
Ballet West: Dracula in SLC
Ballet West: Rolling With the Stones in SLC
Ballet West: The Nutcracker in SLC
Ballet West: Don Quixote in SLC
Ballet West: Carmina Burana in SLC
Ballet West: Works From Within in SLC
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