OLEG GORBOULEV
Mr. Gorboulev received his ballet training from the National Ballet School of Uzbekistan, and originally danced professionally with Moscow Classical Ballet in Russia, where he toured with the company throughout Europe, the USA, and Asia. In 1995, Mr. Gorboulev came to the US to dance with Indianapolis Ballet Theatre; then in 1998 joined Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB), rising to soloist. Mr. Gorboulev was an original member of Los Angeles Ballet, a newly founded ballet company, where he performed lead roles in ballets such as Agon, Apollo, Serenade, and Napoli. He is currently a member of Seattle Dance Project, Seattle, WA and a highly acclaimed dance instructor in the Seattle area. Mr. Gorboulev danced the leading roles of Jonathan in IBT’s Dracula (2007) and Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker (2007).
MARIA MAKARENKO
Mrs. Makarenko graduated in 1994 from Russian Ballet Academy named after Vaganova and become a member of Kirov Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Her repertoire includes: Clara in The Nutcracker, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, Giselle in Giselle, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Kitri in Don Quixote, and Shirin in Legend of Love. Mrs. Makarenko also performed as a soloist in Alecsandryski Theatre and Hermitage Theatre in St. Petersburg. Mrs. Makarenko performed with Mariinsky Theatre in world tours in USA, Germany, Australia, France, Japan and many others countries. For IBT, Mrs. Makarenko performed Kitri in Don Quixote (2007) and Clara in The Nutcracker (2007).
ANTON PANKEVITCH
Mr. Pankevitch danced the role of Jonathan Harker in IBT's 2006 production of Dracula. Mr. Pankevitch was formerly a dancer with New York City Ballet (NYC), Dutch National Ballet (Amsterdam), and Royal Ballet (London). His repertoire encompasses classical and contemporary ballet with more than thirty productions including Firebird, Romeo and Juliet, Paquitta, and Les Sylphides. He performed leading roles in Kent Stowell's Hail to the Conquering Hero and The Nutcracker (Prince), as well as works by Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, August Bournoville, William Forsythe, Magey Marin, Marius Petipa, Jerome Robbins, Ton Simons, Twyla Tharp, Rudi van Dantzig, Hans van Manen, and Toer van Schayk, among others. Mr. Pankevitch is currently a member of the Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB). He is also an instructor with the International School of Classical Ballet (ISCB), teaching men's classes, pas de deux, and ballet.
DMITRY ZAVALISHIN
Mr. Zavalishin graduated in 1994 from Russian Ballet Academy named after Vaganova and became a soloist of the Kirov Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. His repertoire includes: the Prince in The Nutcracker, Dezire in Sleeping Beauty, Albert in Giselle, Siegfried in Swan Lake, Basil in Don Quixote, and Ferhad in Legend of Love. In Contemporary repertoire, he performed choreography by Niemeyer and Rotmansky. Mr. Zavalishin performed with Mariinsky Theatre in world tours in USA, Germany, Australia, France, Japan and many others countries. For IBT, Mr. Zavalishin danced the roles of Basil in Don Quixote (2007) and the Prince in The Nutcracker (2007).
Soloists
RYAN BURTON
has danced since the age of twelve under the direction of Vera Altunina. He is currently a member of the Professional Division of International School of Classical Ballet and has performed in many productions: The Nutcracker, Chippolino, Dracula, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and Coppelia. He has attended several summer intensive programs, including the Joffrey Workshop, American Ballet Theatre and the Houston Ballet Academy.
SOPHIE EDWARDS
was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she first started dancing at the age of four. She is currently a member of the Professional Division of International School of Classical Ballet. She has also danced with the Southwest Ballet Company (NM), Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and Ballet Bellevue. Her performances include: Dracula, The Nutcracker, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Coppelia, and Chipollino.
HAYLEY FRIDENSTINE
has trained with International School of Classical Ballet since she was eleven, and is currently a member of the Professional Division. She began dancing at the age of four and has performed many roles including the Flowers solo and Snow in The Nutcracker, and a Wili in Giselle. She also participated in the Jazz Performance Ensemble. Besides her passion for dance, Hayley is fascinated with Russian history and recently experienced her second trip to St. Petersburg, Russia with other students from ISCB. "I think I like performances more than any other part of dance. When everyone is watching me, I feel like all my training comes together in one place at one time."
KRISTIE LaMAR
began dancing at the age of six in Fresno, California. At age 11, she joined Olympic Ballet Theatre where she danced for three years. She joined the International Ballet Theatre in 2001 and became a soloist in 2003. Under the direction of Vera Altunina, IBT Artistic Director, Kristie has performed leading roles in The Nutcracker, Giselle, Coppelia, Swan Lake Act II, "Aurora's Wedding" from Sleeping Beauty (Act III), Dracula and Don Quixote. She is also a highly accomplished performer in Modern dance, Jazz, Tap, Character and Theater Dance. In February 2004, she traveled to St. Petersburg, Russia, to compete in International Ballet Competition. Kristie is currently a soloist with IBT and also teaches Ballet in International School of Classical Ballet.
LIZZY MELTON
trained at the Washington Academy of Performing Arts and, later, on scholarship at the London Studio Centre (UK). Upon graduation, she worked with several companies in Europe. Most recently, Lizzy worked on a freelance basis and taught at L’ecole de Danse de Geneve in Geneva, Switzerland. Ms. Melton has danced in Don Quixote, Dracula and The Nutcracker for IBT.
MATTHEW LATIF WHITE
graduated from the Professional Division of International School of Classical Ballet in 2005, and has danced with IBT since he was thirteen years old. Previously, he trained at the Washington Academy of Performing Arts, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He is also trained in Jazz, Modern, Tap, Theatre, and Character dance. Latif has danced leading roles in numerous productions including: The Nutcracker, Giselle, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Dracula, Chippolino, Coppelia and Don Quixote.
Corps du Ballet
ERICA CLARK
has been studying classical ballet since the age of seven, as well as taking classes in Character, Jazz, and Modern dance. She is a member of the Professional Division of the International School of Classical Ballet. Her favorite ballets are Don Quixote, Swan Lake, and the Sleeping Beauty. She loves expressing beauty and emotion through the art of dance.
ELLA HOWELL
has been dancing since she was seven and currently is a member of the Professional Division of International School of Classical Ballet. Ella is motivated by the beauty of music; she dances purely from her heart and for the life of the music.
SAM KOLODEZH
started dancing when he was seven years old in Pennsylvania. He loves to dance, and enjoys the style of Character dance the most. He has been dancing with International Ballet Theatre since 1999. Besides dancing, Sam enjoys playing guitar in his free time.
JANELL MIDDLETON
is a member of the Professional Division of the International School of Classical Ballet. She is also trained in Jazz, Modern, Character and Theatre Dance. Since 2006 she is an IBT company member and performed in numerous productions including: The Nutcracker, Dracula, and Don Quixote.
EMILEE PUTSCHE
is a Washington native who has trained under the direction of Vera Altunina since she was seven years old. She is currently in her third year as a member of the Professional Division of International School of Classical Ballet. In addition to ballet, Emilee also trains in Modern, Character, Jazz and Theatre dance. Her performances with IBT include: Dracula, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, Copellia, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and Chippolino. She has attended summer intensive programs at Lines Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet and Burklyn Ballet Theatre, traveling with this company to Edinburgh, Scotland, to perform as part of the cast of Beauty and the Beast in the Fringe Festival.
BREE SWANSON
has been dancing since she was three years old, and is a member of the Professional Division of International School of Classical Ballet. She also trained at the Washington Academy of Performing Arts and the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. During the summer of 2005, she traveled with fellow ISBC students to St. Petersburg, Russia to attend classes with the world's leading ballet masters.
KATIE WEBER
has been dancing almost her whole life. She joined IBT in 2004 and has performed in numerous productions such as The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, An Evening of Russian Ballet, and Dracula. In April, 2007 she went to St. Petersburg, Russia and fell in love with its breathtaking beauty and ballet. She is driven to dance by her love for artistry and passion. She is inspired by Lucia Lacarra, Dying Swan, Galina Ulanova, Mats Ek, Don Quixote and anyone who dances from their heart.
Apprentices
SARAH COOK
has been dancing since the age of four, in the Seattle area. She joined International School of Classical Ballet in 2006 and became an IBT company member in 2007. Ballet and Modern have been her main areas of training, but she loves to be challenged by learning different areas of dance. Sarah has performed in IBT’s 2007-2008 Season productions of Dracula and The Nutcracker.
PHILLIP RUSH
began his formal training with PNB at age 9, dancing in many performances of The Nutcracker as well as Sleeping Beauty. Phillip was selected as a Peasant Boy for ABT’s Seattle performance of Giselle. He attended Burklyn Ballet Theatre in Johnson, Vermont on scholarship for three summers, where he trained with Angela Whitehill, Gretta Murray, Angela Jackson, Rob Royce, and David Howard. He also enjoyed performing in several area theater productions such as: The Nerd, Trial of the Big Bad Wolf, Annie Jr., and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. In 2006, Phillip decided to further his formal training with The International School of Classical Ballet and the following year was accepted into the Professional Division. He performed with IBT in Dracula, The Nutcracker and Don Quixote.
CELESTE SARGIN
began dance classes at the age of eight, studying Ballet, Jazz and Modern at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She performed in various PNB productions, including The Nutcracker and Midsummer Night’s Dream. She has attended summer programs at PNBS and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. In 2006, she attended the International School of Classical Ballet’s Summer Intensive program and was inspired to pursue a career as a ballet dancer. Celeste has performed in IBT’s 2007-2008 Season productions of Dracula and The Nutcracker.
Character Artists
Teresa Anderson, Susan Berkey, Carol Carrillo, Bruce Evans, Jana Malloy, Peter Magolske, Hiromi Rudd, Bill Swan, Wakako Tashiro
IBT Dancers Moving On
BRILEY NEUGEBAUER- State University of Arizona, dance program major with scholarship
MILES PERTL - Stuttgart Ballet
JULIA OSTROVSKAIA - Butler University with scholarship
Guest Artists
Sarah Lamb and
Edward Watson
SARAH LAMB
Born in Boston, Ms. Lamb trained with Madame Tatiana Legat at Boston Ballet School. She was awarded a Gold Medal by President Clinton, 1998. She won three silver medals at the International Ballet Competition in Nagoya, Japan, 1999, the Sixth New York IBC, 2000, and the USA IBC in 2002. She joined Boston Ballet in 1998, was promoted to Soloist, 2001, and Principal, 2003. She joined The Royal Ballet in 2004 and was promoted to Principal in 2006. Her repertory includes Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Lise, Sylphide in La Sylphide, the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Marie Larisch in Mayerling, Olga in Onegin, Nikiya in La Bayadere and many others.
EDWARD WATSON
Mr. Watson trained at The Royal Ballet School, joined the Company in 1994 and was promoted to Principal, 2005. His repertory includes Romeo, Albrecht, Palemon, Ivan Tsarevich, Brighella, Symphony in C, Four Temperaments, Agon, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Afternoon of a Faun, and many others. He created roles in Two-Part Invention; Cheating, Lying, Stealing; Sawdust and Tinsel, Hidden Variables, A Stranger's Taste, Symbiont(s), This House Will Burn, Tryst, Qualia, Castle Nowhere, Chroma, DGV: danse à grande vitesse and The Seven Deadly Sins.
HAMILTON NIEH
Mr. Nieh has studied ballet in Hong Kong, the San Francisco Ballet School, culminating in intensive training with the internationally renowned master teacher, Victor Ullate in Spain. In 2004, Hamilton joined the Sacramento Ballet and later danced with the Victor Ullate Ballet before joining the Alberta Ballet in 2006. He has also performed as a guest soloist at the Gala de Danza por la Paz Spain. His repertoire includes leading roles in The Nutcracker; Who Cares?; Sleeping Beauty ACT III, and Serenade, as well as Carmen, Cinderella, Rubie, Carmina Burana, and Seven Greek Dances.
VIKTOR ISHCHUK
Viktor Ishchuk graduated from the Ukrainian National Academy of Dance in 2001 and became a principal dancer with the Ukraine National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Kiev. His repertoire includes Basilio in Don Quixote, Prince Albert in Giselle, Prince Dezire and Blue Bird in Sleeping Beauty, Djaims in La Sylphide, the Prince in The Nutcracker, as well as other classical and modern parts. Mr. Ishchuk has performed in many countries In Europe and South America. He has won a number of prizes and medals in international ballet competitions. Among these are:
1998 - The gold medal ballet competition "St. Pelten" (Austria)
1999 - The gold medal ballet competition Vienna
2005 - The gold medal ballet competition in Moscow
2006 - Finalist in USA International Ballet Competition Jackson, Mississippi USA
KAORI NAKAMURA
"Ms. Nakamura is from Gumma, Japan. She trained at the Reiko Yamamoto Ballet Company and the School of American Ballet. In 1986, she won first prize at the 14th Prix de Lausanne competition in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 1988, she won a bronze medal at the International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria. Ms. Nakamura joined Royal Winnipeg in 1990, where she was made a principal dancer. She joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a Soloist in 1997 and was promoted to Principal in 1998." Ms. Nakamura has danced lead roles in many contemporary and classical ballets.
–- Pacific Northwest Ballet