Julie Kent (dancer) Ballet Theatre II summer school and the School of American Ballet. She took the stage name Julie Kent at the suggestion of Mikhail Baryshnikov. Kent joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in 1985, became a member of the company's corps de ballet in 1986, was promoted to soloist in 1990, and to principal dancer in 1993. She is known as a skilled dramatic dancer. She was often partnered with ABT Principal Ethan Stiefel, even co-starring with him in the film Center Stage. Her roles with the Company include the Girl in "Afternoon of a Faun", the title role in
Colorado Ballet a field that included more than 80 other productions throughout the U.S. The artistic leadership of the Colorado Ballet includes (as of 2017-2018 season): "Artistic Director": Gil Boggs, former principal dancer of American Ballet Theatre "Ballet Mistresses": Lorita Travaglia, Sandra Brown "Music Director/Principal Conductor": Adam Flatt "Associate Conductor": Catherine Sailer "Company Pianist": Natalia Arefieva "Academy Principal": Erica Fischbach Colorado Ballet consists of 33 professional dancers from around the world (as of 2018-2019 season): The Studio Company is a pre-professional training program; members are selected by audition. The program is designed to offer young dancers training and experience working with the