Audition Tour 2020

Video Auditions

• Atlanta, GA

  Sunday, January 12
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  Atlanta Ballet
  1695 Marietta Blvd, NW

  Pre-register for the Atlanta audition here.

  Audition will be conducted by MBSA & MBII Director, Rolando Yanes

  Rolando Yanes is a native of Villa Clara, Cuba. He received training at the Professional School of the Arts and the Vocational School of Ballet in Santa Clara, Cuba. While in Cuba, Mr. Yanes was a principal dancer with Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In 1995, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Brasilia, Brazil. Mr. Yanes came to the United States in 1996 as a principal dancer with Milwaukee Ballet Company.

  Mr. Yanes expanded his diverse classical and contemporary repertoire while at Milwaukee Ballet dancing leading roles in such ballets as Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake, Coppélia, The Nutcracker and Giselle. His powerful technique and unparalleled partnering skills led to principal roles in La Esmeralda, Spartacus, Troy Game, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon, and Le Corsaire, as well as major works from leading choreographers like George Balanchine, Choo-San Goh, Robert Joffrey and Kathryn Posin. He has performed with numerous companies such as Ballet Taller de San Juan (Puerto Rico) and in The International Ballet Festivals in Havana, Cuba and Maracaibo, Venezuela.

  Mr. Yanes became the director of The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program in 2001. Since 2004, Mr. Yanes has also been directing Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy.  He has created original work for the school including Alice in Wonderland and the upcoming Adventure of the Cipollino. He has been a judge in international and national ballet competitions including the American Youth Competition, DATE Competition in Sendai, Japan and the Japan Grand Prix.

• Boca Raton, FL

  Sunday, January 19
  Registration 12:00-12:30pm | Audition 12:30-2pm

  The Harid Conservatory
  2285 Potomac Road

  Pre-register for the Boca Raton audition here.

  Audition will be conducted by MBSA & MBII Director, Rolando Yanes

  Rolando Yanes is a native of Villa Clara, Cuba. He received training at the Professional School of the Arts and the Vocational School of Ballet in Santa Clara, Cuba. While in Cuba, Mr. Yanes was a principal dancer with Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In 1995, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Brasilia, Brazil. Mr. Yanes came to the United States in 1996 as a principal dancer with Milwaukee Ballet Company.

  Mr. Yanes expanded his diverse classical and contemporary repertoire while at Milwaukee Ballet dancing leading roles in such ballets as Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake, Coppélia, The Nutcracker and Giselle. His powerful technique and unparalleled partnering skills led to principal roles in La Esmeralda, Spartacus, Troy Game, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon, and Le Corsaire, as well as major works from leading choreographers like George Balanchine, Choo-San Goh, Robert Joffrey and Kathryn Posin. He has performed with numerous companies such as Ballet Taller de San Juan (Puerto Rico) and in The International Ballet Festivals in Havana, Cuba and Maracaibo, Venezuela.

  Mr. Yanes became the director of The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program in 2001. Since 2004, Mr. Yanes has also been directing Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy.  He has created original work for the school including Alice in Wonderland and the upcoming Adventure of the Cipollino. He has been a judge in international and national ballet competitions including the American Youth Competition, DATE Competition in Sendai, Japan and the Japan Grand Prix.

• Boston, MA

  Sunday, January 19
  Registration 12:00-12:30pm | Audition 12:30-2pm

  Boston Ballet
  153 Needham Street
  Newton Highlands, MA

  Pre-register for the Boston audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Milwaukee Ballet Company Ballet Master, Luz San Miguel

  Born in Madrid, Spain, Luz San Miguel received her training at Carmina Ocana Ballet School and on a scholarship at the Municipal Institute of Ballet in Antwerp, Belgium. Prior to joining Milwaukee Ballet, she danced with BalletMet Columbus, Charleston Ballet Theater, Tulsa Ballet, and in Germany’s Dresdner Ballet and Leipziger Ballet. She also performed as a guest artist in Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Portugal and several cities in the United States. San Miguel has performed leading roles in ballets by John Cranko, George Balanchine, John Neumeier, Nacho Duato, Anthony Tudor, Stanton Welch, Uwe Scholz, Glen Tetley, Paul Taylor, Lila York and Jerome Robbins, among others. During her time with Milwaukee Ballet, San Miguel has performed roles such as Lucy in Dracula, Clara and Marie in The Nutcracker, Odile and Odette in Swan Lake, Kitri and Matador Lady in Don Quixote, Tinker Bell in Peter Pan, Swanhilda in Coppélia, the title roles in Cinderella, Esmeralda and Giselle, Juliet in Romeo & Juliet, Mimi in La Bohème,and Snow White in Mirror Mirror.

• Chicago

  Sunday, January 12
  Ages 11-14 | Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm
  Ages 15+ | Registration 3-3:30pm | Audition 3:30-5pm

  Ruth Page Center for the Arts
  1016 North Dearborn St
  Chicago, IL

  Pre-register for the Chicago auditions here.

  Audition to be conducted by Timothy O’Donnell and Adam Sterr

  Timothy O’Donnell
  O’Donnell began training at his mother’s ballet school at age seven. He continued at The Australian Ballet School where he received several awards, including The Australian Institute of Classical Dance’s national choreographic competition. After graduating, he joined West Australian Ballet where he performed principal and soloist roles and worked closely with many celebrated international artists such as Paul Lightfoot, Petr Zuska, Simon Dow, Matjash Morzewski and Ivan Cavallari. In 2007, he won Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer at the West Australian Dance Awards.

  In 2009, O’Donnell won Milwaukee Ballet’s international choreographic competition, Genesis, for The Games We Play. As part of his grand prize, he returned in 2010 to create Boléro–Let There Be Light. Shortly after, he appeared as a choreographer on “So You Think You Can Dance–Australia.”

  Since joining Milwaukee Ballet in 2012, O’Donnell has appeared as Marcello in La Bohème, Verdigris (the green stepsister) in Cinderella, and the title character in Dorian Gray.

  As resident choreographer, he has staged five world premieres: Children of the Wall, Talk to Me, The Sixth Sin, Sans Pleurer and More Truth Than Poetry.

   

  Adam Sterr
  Adam Sterr began his ballet training in his hometown of Green Bay, WI. He continued his studies at Butler University, earning a BFA in Dance while spending summers at intensives on scholarship at both Boston Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. Upon graduation, he danced with the Richmond Ballet before joining the Milwaukee Ballet where he performed a wide variety roles from the classical and contemporary repertoire, working closely with many celebrated choreographers such as Michael Pink, Val Caniparoli, Mark Godden, Jessica Lang, Trey McIntyre, Kirk Peterson, Paul Taylor, and Lila York.

  In 2009, Sterr began pursuing a freelance performing career as well as taking his first initial steps as a choreographer. Since then he has developed a great love for choreography, his works being featured in festivals along the east coast from Charleston, SC to Portland, ME, as well as presentations by Portland Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet II, American Repertory Ballet II, and Circus Maine. Sterr spent two seasons on the artistic staff of Portland Ballet working as ballet master and rehearsal director and has taught on faculty for the Portland School of Ballet, the Wayne Center for Dance Education, and the Princeton Ballet School — the official school of American Repertory Ballet — working to enhance and expand outreach initiatives and develop training curricula. Mr. Sterr is excited to be returning to Milwaukee as a member of the Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy faculty.

• Denver, CO

  Sunday, February 9
  Registration 12-12:30pm | Audition 12:30-2pm

  Colorado Ballet
  1075 Santa Fe Drive

  Pre-register for the Denver audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Mireille Favarel, Associate Director MBII

  Mireille Favarel was born in Toulon, France. After studying with Rosella Hightower at the Centre de Danse International in Cannes, Lydia Menchova from the Bolshoi, Robert Bestonso from the Royal Ballet, and Raymond Franchetti from the Paris Opera, Ms. Favarel began her professional career at seventeen with Ballet du Rhin in Strasbourg. She subsequently joined Royal Ballet of Flanders in Belgium as a soloist, where she performed her first principal role as Swanilda in the August Bournonville version of Coppelia, at nineteen. Ms. Favarel later joined Ballet der Deutsch Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Germany, as a soloist, under the direction of Paolo Bortoluzzi, and Ballet du Nord in Roubaix, France, under the direction of Alphonso Cata, as a principal dancer.

  In addition to appearing with the Ballet du Nord during many of its international tours, Ms. Favarel represented France in the first New York International Ballet Competition. She was invited to perform in the gala performance for the next competition, and later returned as a coach and teacher for the NYIBC.

  Ms. Favarel joined Milwaukee Ballet as a principal dancer in 1989, where she performed all of the major roles in the company repertoire. The most memorable are her interpretations of Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, Coppelia, and Giselle. In 1990, dance critic Tom Strini named her “Dancer of the Year” for her interpretations of Swan Lake, Serenade, and Coppelia. During her time with Milwaukee Ballet, many choreographers created works for her, including Kathy Posin’s Tehillim and Bach’s Lunch, and Simon Dow’s Spartacus. In May, 2000, Ms. Favarel gave her farewell performance, and became Ballet Mistress for the company.

  Mireille Favarel is currently Associate Director of the Milwaukee Ballet II. She also teaches and coaches the Milwaukee Ballet company and MBII. Mireille is a frequent guest teacher at major ballet schools and companies in Bulgaria, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Texas, including Chicago, Albuquerque, Palm Beach, Kansas City, and in her native country of France. In March of 2012, Ms. Favarel was invited to stage Kathy Posin’s Scheherazade for the National Ballet of Bulgaria, in Sofia. She staged Scheherazade again for the Milwaukee Ballet in 2016. She continues to perform character roles for Milwaukee Ballet, most recently as James’ mother in La Sylphide, and the Queen in Swan Lake.

• Guadalajara, MX

  Friday, January 31
  Saturday, February 1
  Times TBA

  Institute of Dance & Arts Centre
  Pablo Neruda 2614

  Audition will be conducted by MBSA & MBII Director, Rolando Yanes

  Rolando Yanes is a native of Villa Clara, Cuba. He received training at the Professional School of the Arts and the Vocational School of Ballet in Santa Clara, Cuba. While in Cuba, Mr. Yanes was a principal dancer with Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In 1995, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Brasilia, Brazil. Mr. Yanes came to the United States in 1996 as a principal dancer with Milwaukee Ballet Company.

  Mr. Yanes expanded his diverse classical and contemporary repertoire while at Milwaukee Ballet dancing leading roles in such ballets as Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake, Coppélia, The Nutcracker and Giselle. His powerful technique and unparalleled partnering skills led to principal roles in La Esmeralda, Spartacus, Troy Game, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon, and Le Corsaire, as well as major works from leading choreographers like George Balanchine, Choo-San Goh, Robert Joffrey and Kathryn Posin. He has performed with numerous companies such as Ballet Taller de San Juan (Puerto Rico) and in The International Ballet Festivals in Havana, Cuba and Maracaibo, Venezuela.

  Mr. Yanes became the director of The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program in 2001. Since 2004, Mr. Yanes has also been directing Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy.  He has created original work for the school including Alice in Wonderland and the upcoming Adventure of the Cipollino. He has been a judge in international and national ballet competitions including the American Youth Competition, DATE Competition in Sendai, Japan and the Japan Grand Prix.

• Hinckley, UK

  Saturday, February 15
  Registration 10-10:30am | Audition 10:30am-12:00pm

  Ballet Theatre UK
  Leicestershire House, The Borough
  LE10 1NL

  Download and print the 2020 Audition Registration Form here.

  Audition will be conducted by MBSA & MBII Director, Rolando Yanes

  Rolando Yanes is a native of Villa Clara, Cuba. He received training at the Professional School of the Arts and the Vocational School of Ballet in Santa Clara, Cuba. While in Cuba, Mr. Yanes was a principal dancer with Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In 1995, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Brasilia, Brazil. Mr. Yanes came to the United States in 1996 as a principal dancer with Milwaukee Ballet Company.

  Mr. Yanes expanded his diverse classical and contemporary repertoire while at Milwaukee Ballet dancing leading roles in such ballets as Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake, Coppélia, The Nutcracker and Giselle. His powerful technique and unparalleled partnering skills led to principal roles in La Esmeralda, Spartacus, Troy Game, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon, and Le Corsaire, as well as major works from leading choreographers like George Balanchine, Choo-San Goh, Robert Joffrey and Kathryn Posin. He has performed with numerous companies such as Ballet Taller de San Juan (Puerto Rico) and in The International Ballet Festivals in Havana, Cuba and Maracaibo, Venezuela.

  Mr. Yanes became the director of The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program in 2001. Since 2004, Mr. Yanes has also been directing Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy.  He has created original work for the school including Alice in Wonderland and the upcoming Adventure of the Cipollino. He has been a judge in international and national ballet competitions including the American Youth Competition, DATE Competition in Sendai, Japan and the Japan Grand Prix.

• Houston, TX

  Sunday, January 19
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  Houston Ballet
  601 Preston Street

  Pre-register for the Houston audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Timothy O’Donnell
  O’Donnell began training at his mother’s ballet school at age seven. He continued at The Australian Ballet School where he received several awards, including The Australian Institute of Classical Dance’s national choreographic competition. After graduating, he joined West Australian Ballet where he performed principal and soloist roles and worked closely with many celebrated international artists such as Paul Lightfoot, Petr Zuska, Simon Dow, Matjash Morzewski and Ivan Cavallari. In 2007, he won Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer at the West Australian Dance Awards.

  In 2009, O’Donnell won Milwaukee Ballet’s international choreographic competition, Genesis, for The Games We Play. As part of his grand prize, he returned in 2010 to create Boléro–Let There Be Light. Shortly after, he appeared as a choreographer on “So You Think You Can Dance–Australia.”

  Since joining Milwaukee Ballet in 2012, O’Donnell has appeared as Marcello in La Bohème, Verdigris (the green stepsister) in Cinderella, and the title character in Dorian Gray.

  As resident choreographer, he has staged five world premieres: Children of the Wall, Talk to Me, The Sixth Sin, Sans Pleurer and More Truth Than Poetry.

   

• Indianapolis, IN

  Sunday, February 2
  Registration 1-1:30pm | 1:30-3pm

  Indianapolis Ballet
  502 North Capitol Drive

  Pre-register for the Indianapolis audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Milwaukee Ballet Company Ballet Master, Denis Malinkine

  A native Russian, Denis Malinkine graduated from the esteemed Bolshoi Ballet Academy. He soon joined the Moscow Classical Ballet in 1985 and participated in many of the Company’s tours, including: the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan, among othesrs. In 1990 he joined the National Ballet of Portugal.

  In 1993, Mr. Malinkine was invited by Christopher Gable to join England’s Northern Ballet Theatre. As a principal he created the title role in the landmark production of Dracula by Michael Pink and Christopher Gable, and the roles of Captain Phoebus in Pink’s Hunchback of Notre Dame and Albrecht in Northern Ballet Theatre’s Giselle. He expanded this experience in the genre of Dance Drama in productions of Romeo & Juliet, Christmas Carol, Cinderella, Swan Lake, The Brontes and Carmen.

  Mr. Malinkine has worked with Atlanta Ballet since 1999 where he created the role of Romeo in Michael Pink’s Romeo & Juliet. During his career he has appeared in classical ballet performances, and in productions by George Balanchine, Kenneth MacMillan, Lila York and many others.

  Mr. Malinkine has acted as guest artist and assistant to Mr. Pink in performing and remounting these works for Atlanta Ballet, Boston Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Ballet Internationale and the Norwegian National Ballet. He also assisted John McFall in his work for Peter Pan with Ballet Internationale.

• Kansas City, MO

  Sunday, February 9
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  Kansas City Ballet
  500 West Pershing Road

  Pre-register for the Kansas City audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Adam Sterr
  Adam Sterr began his ballet training in his hometown of Green Bay, WI. He continued his studies at Butler University, earning a BFA in Dance while spending summers at intensives on scholarship at both Boston Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. Upon graduation, he danced with the Richmond Ballet before joining the Milwaukee Ballet where he performed a wide variety roles from the classical and contemporary repertoire, working closely with many celebrated choreographers such as Michael Pink, Val Caniparoli, Mark Godden, Jessica Lang, Trey McIntyre, Kirk Peterson, Paul Taylor, and Lila York.

  In 2009, Sterr began pursuing a freelance performing career as well as taking his first initial steps as a choreographer. Since then he has developed a great love for choreography, his works being featured in festivals along the east coast from Charleston, SC to Portland, ME, as well as presentations by Portland Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet II, American Repertory Ballet II, and Circus Maine. Sterr spent two seasons on the artistic staff of Portland Ballet working as ballet master and rehearsal director and has taught on faculty for the Portland School of Ballet, the Wayne Center for Dance Education, and the Princeton Ballet School — the official school of American Repertory Ballet — working to enhance and expand outreach initiatives and develop training curricula. Mr. Sterr is excited to be returning to Milwaukee as a member of the Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy faculty.

• Los Angeles, CA

  Sunday, January 26
  Registration 5-5:30pm | 5:30-7pm

  Lauridsen Center for Dance
  1261 Satori Avenue
  Torrance, CA

  Pre-register for the Los Angeles audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Mireille Favarel, Associate Director MBII

  Mireille Favarel was born in Toulon, France. After studying with Rosella Hightower at the Centre de Danse International in Cannes, Lydia Menchova from the Bolshoi, Robert Bestonso from the Royal Ballet, and Raymond Franchetti from the Paris Opera, Ms. Favarel began her professional career at seventeen with Ballet du Rhin in Strasbourg. She subsequently joined Royal Ballet of Flanders in Belgium as a soloist, where she performed her first principal role as Swanilda in the August Bournonville version of Coppelia, at nineteen. Ms. Favarel later joined Ballet der Deutsch Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Germany, as a soloist, under the direction of Paolo Bortoluzzi, and Ballet du Nord in Roubaix, France, under the direction of Alphonso Cata, as a principal dancer.

  In addition to appearing with the Ballet du Nord during many of its international tours, Ms. Favarel represented France in the first New York International Ballet Competition. She was invited to perform in the gala performance for the next competition, and later returned as a coach and teacher for the NYIBC.

  Ms. Favarel joined Milwaukee Ballet as a principal dancer in 1989, where she performed all of the major roles in the company repertoire. The most memorable are her interpretations of Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, Coppelia, and Giselle. In 1990, dance critic Tom Strini named her “Dancer of the Year” for her interpretations of Swan Lake, Serenade, and Coppelia. During her time with Milwaukee Ballet, many choreographers created works for her, including Kathy Posin’s Tehillim and Bach’s Lunch, and Simon Dow’s Spartacus. In May, 2000, Ms. Favarel gave her farewell performance, and became Ballet Mistress for the company.

  Mireille Favarel is currently Associate Director of the Milwaukee Ballet II. She also teaches and coaches the Milwaukee Ballet company and MBII. Mireille is a frequent guest teacher at major ballet schools and companies in Bulgaria, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Texas, including Chicago, Albuquerque, Palm Beach, Kansas City, and in her native country of France. In March of 2012, Ms. Favarel was invited to stage Kathy Posin’s Scheherazade for the National Ballet of Bulgaria, in Sofia. She staged Scheherazade again for the Milwaukee Ballet in 2016. She continues to perform character roles for Milwaukee Ballet, most recently as James’ mother in La Sylphide, and the Queen in Swan Lake.

• Memphis, TN

  Sunday, February 2
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  Ballet Memphis
  2144 Madison Avenue

  Pre-register for the Memphis audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Milwaukee Ballet Company Ballet Master, Luz San Miguel

  Born in Madrid, Spain, Luz San Miguel received her training at Carmina Ocana Ballet School and on a scholarship at the Municipal Institute of Ballet in Antwerp, Belgium. Prior to joining Milwaukee Ballet, she danced with BalletMet Columbus, Charleston Ballet Theater, Tulsa Ballet, and in Germany’s Dresdner Ballet and Leipziger Ballet. She also performed as a guest artist in Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Portugal and several cities in the United States. San Miguel has performed leading roles in ballets by John Cranko, George Balanchine, John Neumeier, Nacho Duato, Anthony Tudor, Stanton Welch, Uwe Scholz, Glen Tetley, Paul Taylor, Lila York and Jerome Robbins, among others. During her time with Milwaukee Ballet, San Miguel has performed roles such as Lucy in Dracula, Clara and Marie in The Nutcracker, Odile and Odette in Swan Lake, Kitri and Matador Lady in Don Quixote, Tinker Bell in Peter Pan, Swanhilda in Coppélia, the title roles in Cinderella, Esmeralda and Giselle, Juliet in Romeo & Juliet, Mimi in La Bohème,and Snow White in Mirror Mirror.

• Milwaukee, WI

  Saturday, January 18
  Ages 11-14 | Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm
  Ages 15+ | Registration 3-3:30pm | Audition 3:30-5pm
  Pre-register for the January 18 Milwaukee auditions here.

  Saturday, February 22
  Ages 11-14 | Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm
  Ages 15+ | Registration 3-3:30pm | Audition 3:30-5pm
  Pre-register for the February 22 Milwaukee Auditions here.

  Milwaukee Ballet
  128 N. Jackson Street

  Auditions to be conducted by Milwaukee Ballet Company Leading Artist, Patrick Howell

  New Orleans native William Patrick Howell began training at age 15 at the Giacobbe Academy of Dance. He was offered full scholarships to The Rock School and the School of American Ballet, where he appeared in the feature film “Center Stage.” Howell began his career at BalletMet before joining United Kingdom’s Northern Ballet Theatre, where he performed the title role in Peter Pan and D’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers, and danced the Gypsy pas de deux in La Traviata,

  In 2008, Howell joined Milwaukee Ballet where he performed principal and soloist roles, including the title role in Stephen Mills’ Hamlet, Frollo in Michael Pink’s Esmeralda, and Captain Hook/Mr. Darling in Michael Pink’s Peter Pan.

  In 2011, Howell took a leave of absence to dance with Germany’s Theatre Augsburg where he worked with renowned choreographers and had many works created for him, including The Prince in Mauro de Candia’s Cinderella and the title role in Michael Pink’s Dorian Gray. In 2012, he won a theatre prize for his role in William Forsyth’s Herman Scherman.

  In 2014, he returned to Milwaukee Ballet, where he reprised his role of Dorian Gray in 2016. Howell has also danced in Mark Godden’s Angels in the Architecture, Michael Pink’s Mirror Mirror, the Sheikh in Scheherazade, Beast in Beauty and the Beast, the title role in Dracula, the pas de deux of Val Caniparoli’s Lambarena and alongside his wife Nicole Teague-Howell, in La Bohème. Offstage, he served as emcee for The Ball since 2017. Howell welcomed his first child with Nicole in October.

• Minneapolis, MN

  Saturday, January 11
  Registration 2-2:30pm | Audition 2:30-4pm

  Minnesota Dance Theatre
  528 Hennepin Avenue, Sixth Floor

  Pre-register for the Minneapolis audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Mireille Favarel, Associate Director MBII

  Mireille Favarel was born in Toulon, France. After studying with Rosella Hightower at the Centre de Danse International in Cannes, Lydia Menchova from the Bolshoi, Robert Bestonso from the Royal Ballet, and Raymond Franchetti from the Paris Opera, Ms. Favarel began her professional career at seventeen with Ballet du Rhin in Strasbourg. She subsequently joined Royal Ballet of Flanders in Belgium as a soloist, where she performed her first principal role as Swanilda in the August Bournonville version of Coppelia, at nineteen. Ms. Favarel later joined Ballet der Deutsch Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Germany, as a soloist, under the direction of Paolo Bortoluzzi, and Ballet du Nord in Roubaix, France, under the direction of Alphonso Cata, as a principal dancer.

  In addition to appearing with the Ballet du Nord during many of its international tours, Ms. Favarel represented France in the first New York International Ballet Competition. She was invited to perform in the gala performance for the next competition, and later returned as a coach and teacher for the NYIBC.

  Ms. Favarel joined Milwaukee Ballet as a principal dancer in 1989, where she performed all of the major roles in the company repertoire. The most memorable are her interpretations of Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, Coppelia, and Giselle. In 1990, dance critic Tom Strini named her “Dancer of the Year” for her interpretations of Swan Lake, Serenade, and Coppelia. During her time with Milwaukee Ballet, many choreographers created works for her, including Kathy Posin’s Tehillim and Bach’s Lunch, and Simon Dow’s Spartacus. In May, 2000, Ms. Favarel gave her farewell performance, and became Ballet Mistress for the company.

  Mireille Favarel is currently Associate Director of the Milwaukee Ballet II. She also teaches and coaches the Milwaukee Ballet company and MBII. Mireille is a frequent guest teacher at major ballet schools and companies in Bulgaria, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Texas, including Chicago, Albuquerque, Palm Beach, Kansas City, and in her native country of France. In March of 2012, Ms. Favarel was invited to stage Kathy Posin’s Scheherazade for the National Ballet of Bulgaria, in Sofia. She staged Scheherazade again for the Milwaukee Ballet in 2016. She continues to perform character roles for Milwaukee Ballet, most recently as James’ mother in La Sylphide, and the Queen in Swan Lake.

• Nashville, TN

  Sunday, February 2
  Registration 3-3:30pm | Audition 3:30-5pm

  Nashville Ballet
  3630 Redmon Street

  Pre-register for the Nashville audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Adam Sterr
  Adam Sterr began his ballet training in his hometown of Green Bay, WI. He continued his studies at Butler University, earning a BFA in Dance while spending summers at intensives on scholarship at both Boston Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. Upon graduation, he danced with the Richmond Ballet before joining the Milwaukee Ballet where he performed a wide variety roles from the classical and contemporary repertoire, working closely with many celebrated choreographers such as Michael Pink, Val Caniparoli, Mark Godden, Jessica Lang, Trey McIntyre, Kirk Peterson, Paul Taylor, and Lila York.

  In 2009, Sterr began pursuing a freelance performing career as well as taking his first initial steps as a choreographer. Since then he has developed a great love for choreography, his works being featured in festivals along the east coast from Charleston, SC to Portland, ME, as well as presentations by Portland Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet II, American Repertory Ballet II, and Circus Maine. Sterr spent two seasons on the artistic staff of Portland Ballet working as ballet master and rehearsal director and has taught on faculty for the Portland School of Ballet, the Wayne Center for Dance Education, and the Princeton Ballet School — the official school of American Repertory Ballet — working to enhance and expand outreach initiatives and develop training curricula. Mr. Sterr is excited to be returning to Milwaukee as a member of the Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy faculty.

• New York, NY

  Saturday, January 18
  Registration 4:30-5pm | Audition 5-6:30pm

  Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
  405 West 55th Street

  Pre-register for the New York audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Milwaukee Ballet Company Ballet Master, Luz San Miguel

  Born in Madrid, Spain, Luz San Miguel received her training at Carmina Ocana Ballet School and on a scholarship at the Municipal Institute of Ballet in Antwerp, Belgium. Prior to joining Milwaukee Ballet, she danced with BalletMet Columbus, Charleston Ballet Theater, Tulsa Ballet, and in Germany’s Dresdner Ballet and Leipziger Ballet. She also performed as a guest artist in Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Portugal and several cities in the United States. San Miguel has performed leading roles in ballets by John Cranko, George Balanchine, John Neumeier, Nacho Duato, Anthony Tudor, Stanton Welch, Uwe Scholz, Glen Tetley, Paul Taylor, Lila York and Jerome Robbins, among others. During her time with Milwaukee Ballet, San Miguel has performed roles such as Lucy in Dracula, Clara and Marie in The Nutcracker, Odile and Odette in Swan Lake, Kitri and Matador Lady in Don Quixote, Tinker Bell in Peter Pan, Swanhilda in Coppélia, the title roles in Cinderella, Esmeralda and Giselle, Juliet in Romeo & Juliet, Mimi in La Bohème,and Snow White in Mirror Mirror.

   

• Oklahoma City, OK

  Sunday, February 23
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  Oklahoma City Ballet
  6800 North Classen Blvd

  Pre-register for the Oklahoma City audition here.

  Audition will be conducted by MBSA & MBII Director, Rolando Yanes

  Rolando Yanes is a native of Villa Clara, Cuba. He received training at the Professional School of the Arts and the Vocational School of Ballet in Santa Clara, Cuba. While in Cuba, Mr. Yanes was a principal dancer with Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In 1995, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Brasilia, Brazil. Mr. Yanes came to the United States in 1996 as a principal dancer with Milwaukee Ballet Company.

  Mr. Yanes expanded his diverse classical and contemporary repertoire while at Milwaukee Ballet dancing leading roles in such ballets as Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake, Coppélia, The Nutcracker and Giselle. His powerful technique and unparalleled partnering skills led to principal roles in La Esmeralda, Spartacus, Troy Game, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon, and Le Corsaire, as well as major works from leading choreographers like George Balanchine, Choo-San Goh, Robert Joffrey and Kathryn Posin. He has performed with numerous companies such as Ballet Taller de San Juan (Puerto Rico) and in The International Ballet Festivals in Havana, Cuba and Maracaibo, Venezuela.

  Mr. Yanes became the director of The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program in 2001. Since 2004, Mr. Yanes has also been directing Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy.  He has created original work for the school including Alice in Wonderland and the upcoming Adventure of the Cipollino. He has been a judge in international and national ballet competitions including the American Youth Competition, DATE Competition in Sendai, Japan and the Japan Grand Prix.

• Orlando, FL

  Saturday, February 22
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  Harriet’s Orlando Ballet Centre
  600 North Lake Formosa Drive

  Pre-register for the Orlando audition here.

  Audition will be conducted by MBSA & MBII Director, Rolando Yanes

  Rolando Yanes is a native of Villa Clara, Cuba. He received training at the Professional School of the Arts and the Vocational School of Ballet in Santa Clara, Cuba. While in Cuba, Mr. Yanes was a principal dancer with Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In 1995, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Brasilia, Brazil. Mr. Yanes came to the United States in 1996 as a principal dancer with Milwaukee Ballet Company.

  Mr. Yanes expanded his diverse classical and contemporary repertoire while at Milwaukee Ballet dancing leading roles in such ballets as Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake, Coppélia, The Nutcracker and Giselle. His powerful technique and unparalleled partnering skills led to principal roles in La Esmeralda, Spartacus, Troy Game, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon, and Le Corsaire, as well as major works from leading choreographers like George Balanchine, Choo-San Goh, Robert Joffrey and Kathryn Posin. He has performed with numerous companies such as Ballet Taller de San Juan (Puerto Rico) and in The International Ballet Festivals in Havana, Cuba and Maracaibo, Venezuela.

  Mr. Yanes became the director of The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program in 2001. Since 2004, Mr. Yanes has also been directing Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy.  He has created original work for the school including Alice in Wonderland and the upcoming Adventure of the Cipollino. He has been a judge in international and national ballet competitions including the American Youth Competition, DATE Competition in Sendai, Japan and the Japan Grand Prix.

• Philadelphia, PA

  International Association of Blacks in Dance
  2020 Annual International Conference and Festival

  DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton
  Philadelphia City Center

  Milwaukee Ballet staff will be present to observe the Men’s and Women’s Ballet Auditions, as per the IABD Festival schedule.

• Phoenix, AZ

  Sunday, January 26
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  Ballet Arizona
  2835 East Washington Street

  Pre-register for the Phoenix audition here.

  Audition will be conducted by MBSA & MBII Director, Rolando Yanes

  Rolando Yanes is a native of Villa Clara, Cuba. He received training at the Professional School of the Arts and the Vocational School of Ballet in Santa Clara, Cuba. While in Cuba, Mr. Yanes was a principal dancer with Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In 1995, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Brasilia, Brazil. Mr. Yanes came to the United States in 1996 as a principal dancer with Milwaukee Ballet Company.

  Mr. Yanes expanded his diverse classical and contemporary repertoire while at Milwaukee Ballet dancing leading roles in such ballets as Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake, Coppélia, The Nutcracker and Giselle. His powerful technique and unparalleled partnering skills led to principal roles in La Esmeralda, Spartacus, Troy Game, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon, and Le Corsaire, as well as major works from leading choreographers like George Balanchine, Choo-San Goh, Robert Joffrey and Kathryn Posin. He has performed with numerous companies such as Ballet Taller de San Juan (Puerto Rico) and in The International Ballet Festivals in Havana, Cuba and Maracaibo, Venezuela.

  Mr. Yanes became the director of The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program in 2001. Since 2004, Mr. Yanes has also been directing Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy.  He has created original work for the school including Alice in Wonderland and the upcoming Adventure of the Cipollino. He has been a judge in international and national ballet competitions including the American Youth Competition, DATE Competition in Sendai, Japan and the Japan Grand Prix.

• Pittsburgh, PA

  Saturday, February 1
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  West Pointe Ballet
  1025 Fifth Avenue
  Coraopolis, PA

  Pre-register for the Pittsburgh audition here.

  Audition will be conducted by Resident Faculty, Monica Isla

  Monica Isla is a native of Havana, Cuba. She received her training at the Professional National School of the Arts in Havana. While in Cuba, Isla danced with Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In 1993, she danced with the Pro-Danza Company as a principal dancer under the direction of Laura Alonso. In 1996, she was awarded a silver medal in The International Dance Competition in Nagoya, Japan, and was later invited to the International Dance competition in Jackson, Mississippi.

  Isla has performed with and was part of the teaching faculty with the Neoclassic Company of the University of Mexico and Soloist of Ballet Concerto in Puerto Rico and on international tours to Argentina, Panama, Mexico, Canada, Jamaica, Peru and Uruguay.

• Pittsburgh, PA (National High School Dance Festival)

  February 26-28
  2020 National High School Dance Festival

  Point Park University
  201 Wood Street
  Pittsburgh, PA

  MBSA & MBII Director, Rolando Yanes, will be attending all audition sessions at NHSDF.  Auditionees can also visit Milwaukee Ballet in the expo area.

  Rolando Yanes is a native of Villa Clara, Cuba. He received training at the Professional School of the Arts and the Vocational School of Ballet in Santa Clara, Cuba. While in Cuba, Mr. Yanes was a principal dancer with Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In 1995, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Brasilia, Brazil. Mr. Yanes came to the United States in 1996 as a principal dancer with Milwaukee Ballet Company.

  Mr. Yanes expanded his diverse classical and contemporary repertoire while at Milwaukee Ballet dancing leading roles in such ballets as Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake, Coppélia, The Nutcracker and Giselle. His powerful technique and unparalleled partnering skills led to principal roles in La Esmeralda, Spartacus, Troy Game, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon, and Le Corsaire, as well as major works from leading choreographers like George Balanchine, Choo-San Goh, Robert Joffrey and Kathryn Posin. He has performed with numerous companies such as Ballet Taller de San Juan (Puerto Rico) and in The International Ballet Festivals in Havana, Cuba and Maracaibo, Venezuela.

  Mr. Yanes became the director of The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program in 2001. Since 2004, Mr. Yanes has also been directing Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy.  He has created original work for the school including Alice in Wonderland and the upcoming Adventure of the Cipollino. He has been a judge in international and national ballet competitions including the American Youth Competition, DATE Competition in Sendai, Japan and the Japan Grand Prix.

• Salt Lake City, UT

  Saturday, February 8
  Registration 4-4:30pm | Audition 4:30-6pm

  Ballet West
  52 West 200 South

  Pre-register for the Salt Lake City audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Mireille Favarel, Associate Director MBII

  Mireille Favarel was born in Toulon, France. After studying with Rosella Hightower at the Centre de Danse International in Cannes, Lydia Menchova from the Bolshoi, Robert Bestonso from the Royal Ballet, and Raymond Franchetti from the Paris Opera, Ms. Favarel began her professional career at seventeen with Ballet du Rhin in Strasbourg. She subsequently joined Royal Ballet of Flanders in Belgium as a soloist, where she performed her first principal role as Swanilda in the August Bournonville version of Coppelia, at nineteen. Ms. Favarel later joined Ballet der Deutsch Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Germany, as a soloist, under the direction of Paolo Bortoluzzi, and Ballet du Nord in Roubaix, France, under the direction of Alphonso Cata, as a principal dancer.

  In addition to appearing with the Ballet du Nord during many of its international tours, Ms. Favarel represented France in the first New York International Ballet Competition. She was invited to perform in the gala performance for the next competition, and later returned as a coach and teacher for the NYIBC.

  Ms. Favarel joined Milwaukee Ballet as a principal dancer in 1989, where she performed all of the major roles in the company repertoire. The most memorable are her interpretations of Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, Coppelia, and Giselle. In 1990, dance critic Tom Strini named her “Dancer of the Year” for her interpretations of Swan Lake, Serenade, and Coppelia. During her time with Milwaukee Ballet, many choreographers created works for her, including Kathy Posin’s Tehillim and Bach’s Lunch, and Simon Dow’s Spartacus. In May, 2000, Ms. Favarel gave her farewell performance, and became Ballet Mistress for the company.

  Mireille Favarel is currently Associate Director of the Milwaukee Ballet II. She also teaches and coaches the Milwaukee Ballet company and MBII. Mireille is a frequent guest teacher at major ballet schools and companies in Bulgaria, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Texas, including Chicago, Albuquerque, Palm Beach, Kansas City, and in her native country of France. In March of 2012, Ms. Favarel was invited to stage Kathy Posin’s Scheherazade for the National Ballet of Bulgaria, in Sofia. She staged Scheherazade again for the Milwaukee Ballet in 2016. She continues to perform character roles for Milwaukee Ballet, most recently as James’ mother in La Sylphide, and the Queen in Swan Lake.

• San Antonio, TX

  Sunday, January 19
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  The Ballet Conservatory of South Texas
  5200 Broadway Street

  Pre-register for the San Antonio audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Adam Sterr

  Adam Sterr began his ballet training in his hometown of Green Bay, WI. He continued his studies at Butler University, earning a BFA in Dance while spending summers at intensives on scholarship at both Boston Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. Upon graduation, he danced with the Richmond Ballet before joining the Milwaukee Ballet where he performed a wide variety roles from the classical and contemporary repertoire, working closely with many celebrated choreographers such as Michael Pink, Val Caniparoli, Mark Godden, Jessica Lang, Trey McIntyre, Kirk Peterson, Paul Taylor, and Lila York.

  In 2009, Sterr began pursuing a freelance performing career as well as taking his first initial steps as a choreographer. Since then he has developed a great love for choreography, his works being featured in festivals along the east coast from Charleston, SC to Portland, ME, as well as presentations by Portland Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet II, American Repertory Ballet II, and Circus Maine. Sterr spent two seasons on the artistic staff of Portland Ballet working as ballet master and rehearsal director and has taught on faculty for the Portland School of Ballet, the Wayne Center for Dance Education, and the Princeton Ballet School — the official school of American Repertory Ballet — working to enhance and expand outreach initiatives and develop training curricula. Mr. Sterr is excited to be returning to Milwaukee as a member of the Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy faculty.

• Seattle, WA

  Sunday, January 12
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  Pacific Northwest Ballet
  301 Mercer Street

  Pre-register for the Seattle audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Mireille Favarel, Associate Director MBII

  Mireille Favarel was born in Toulon, France. After studying with Rosella Hightower at the Centre de Danse International in Cannes, Lydia Menchova from the Bolshoi, Robert Bestonso from the Royal Ballet, and Raymond Franchetti from the Paris Opera, Ms. Favarel began her professional career at seventeen with Ballet du Rhin in Strasbourg. She subsequently joined Royal Ballet of Flanders in Belgium as a soloist, where she performed her first principal role as Swanilda in the August Bournonville version of Coppelia, at nineteen. Ms. Favarel later joined Ballet der Deutsch Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Germany, as a soloist, under the direction of Paolo Bortoluzzi, and Ballet du Nord in Roubaix, France, under the direction of Alphonso Cata, as a principal dancer.

  In addition to appearing with the Ballet du Nord during many of its international tours, Ms. Favarel represented France in the first New York International Ballet Competition. She was invited to perform in the gala performance for the next competition, and later returned as a coach and teacher for the NYIBC.

  Ms. Favarel joined Milwaukee Ballet as a principal dancer in 1989, where she performed all of the major roles in the company repertoire. The most memorable are her interpretations of Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, Coppelia, and Giselle. In 1990, dance critic Tom Strini named her “Dancer of the Year” for her interpretations of Swan Lake, Serenade, and Coppelia. During her time with Milwaukee Ballet, many choreographers created works for her, including Kathy Posin’s Tehillim and Bach’s Lunch, and Simon Dow’s Spartacus. In May, 2000, Ms. Favarel gave her farewell performance, and became Ballet Mistress for the company.

  Mireille Favarel is currently Associate Director of the Milwaukee Ballet II. She also teaches and coaches the Milwaukee Ballet company and MBII. Mireille is a frequent guest teacher at major ballet schools and companies in Bulgaria, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Texas, including Chicago, Albuquerque, Palm Beach, Kansas City, and in her native country of France. In March of 2012, Ms. Favarel was invited to stage Kathy Posin’s Scheherazade for the National Ballet of Bulgaria, in Sofia. She staged Scheherazade again for the Milwaukee Ballet in 2016. She continues to perform character roles for Milwaukee Ballet, most recently as James’ mother in La Sylphide, and the Queen in Swan Lake.

• St. Augustine, FL

  Saturday, January 11
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  Abella’s School of Dance
  1711 Lakeside Avenue #9

  Pre-register for the St. Augustine audition here.

  Audition will be conducted by MBSA & MBII Director, Rolando Yanes

  Rolando Yanes is a native of Villa Clara, Cuba. He received training at the Professional School of the Arts and the Vocational School of Ballet in Santa Clara, Cuba. While in Cuba, Mr. Yanes was a principal dancer with Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In 1995, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Brasilia, Brazil. Mr. Yanes came to the United States in 1996 as a principal dancer with Milwaukee Ballet Company.

  Mr. Yanes expanded his diverse classical and contemporary repertoire while at Milwaukee Ballet dancing leading roles in such ballets as Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake, Coppélia, The Nutcracker and Giselle. His powerful technique and unparalleled partnering skills led to principal roles in La Esmeralda, Spartacus, Troy Game, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon, and Le Corsaire, as well as major works from leading choreographers like George Balanchine, Choo-San Goh, Robert Joffrey and Kathryn Posin. He has performed with numerous companies such as Ballet Taller de San Juan (Puerto Rico) and in The International Ballet Festivals in Havana, Cuba and Maracaibo, Venezuela.

  Mr. Yanes became the director of The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program in 2001. Since 2004, Mr. Yanes has also been directing Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy.  He has created original work for the school including Alice in Wonderland and the upcoming Adventure of the Cipollino. He has been a judge in international and national ballet competitions including the American Youth Competition, DATE Competition in Sendai, Japan and the Japan Grand Prix.

• Tampa, FL

  Saturday, January 18
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  Straz Center for the Performing Arts
  1010 North W.C. MacInnes Place

  Pre-register for the Tampa audition here.

  Audition will be conducted by MBSA & MBII Director, Rolando Yanes

  Rolando Yanes is a native of Villa Clara, Cuba. He received training at the Professional School of the Arts and the Vocational School of Ballet in Santa Clara, Cuba. While in Cuba, Mr. Yanes was a principal dancer with Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In 1995, he was awarded the Silver Medal at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Brasilia, Brazil. Mr. Yanes came to the United States in 1996 as a principal dancer with Milwaukee Ballet Company.

  Mr. Yanes expanded his diverse classical and contemporary repertoire while at Milwaukee Ballet dancing leading roles in such ballets as Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake, Coppélia, The Nutcracker and Giselle. His powerful technique and unparalleled partnering skills led to principal roles in La Esmeralda, Spartacus, Troy Game, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon, and Le Corsaire, as well as major works from leading choreographers like George Balanchine, Choo-San Goh, Robert Joffrey and Kathryn Posin. He has performed with numerous companies such as Ballet Taller de San Juan (Puerto Rico) and in The International Ballet Festivals in Havana, Cuba and Maracaibo, Venezuela.

  Mr. Yanes became the director of The Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program in 2001. Since 2004, Mr. Yanes has also been directing Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy.  He has created original work for the school including Alice in Wonderland and the upcoming Adventure of the Cipollino. He has been a judge in international and national ballet competitions including the American Youth Competition, DATE Competition in Sendai, Japan and the Japan Grand Prix.

• Washington, D.C.

  Sunday, February 2
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  Washington Ballet School
  3515 Wisconsin Avenue

  Pre-register for the Washington D.C. audition here.

  Audition to be conducted by Mireille Favarel, Associate Director MBII

  Mireille Favarel was born in Toulon, France. After studying with Rosella Hightower at the Centre de Danse International in Cannes, Lydia Menchova from the Bolshoi, Robert Bestonso from the Royal Ballet, and Raymond Franchetti from the Paris Opera, Ms. Favarel began her professional career at seventeen with Ballet du Rhin in Strasbourg. She subsequently joined Royal Ballet of Flanders in Belgium as a soloist, where she performed her first principal role as Swanilda in the August Bournonville version of Coppelia, at nineteen. Ms. Favarel later joined Ballet der Deutsch Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Germany, as a soloist, under the direction of Paolo Bortoluzzi, and Ballet du Nord in Roubaix, France, under the direction of Alphonso Cata, as a principal dancer.

  In addition to appearing with the Ballet du Nord during many of its international tours, Ms. Favarel represented France in the first New York International Ballet Competition. She was invited to perform in the gala performance for the next competition, and later returned as a coach and teacher for the NYIBC.

  Ms. Favarel joined Milwaukee Ballet as a principal dancer in 1989, where she performed all of the major roles in the company repertoire. The most memorable are her interpretations of Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, Coppelia, and Giselle. In 1990, dance critic Tom Strini named her “Dancer of the Year” for her interpretations of Swan Lake, Serenade, and Coppelia. During her time with Milwaukee Ballet, many choreographers created works for her, including Kathy Posin’s Tehillim and Bach’s Lunch, and Simon Dow’s Spartacus. In May, 2000, Ms. Favarel gave her farewell performance, and became Ballet Mistress for the company.

  Mireille Favarel is currently Associate Director of the Milwaukee Ballet II. She also teaches and coaches the Milwaukee Ballet company and MBII. Mireille is a frequent guest teacher at major ballet schools and companies in Bulgaria, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Texas, including Chicago, Albuquerque, Palm Beach, Kansas City, and in her native country of France. In March of 2012, Ms. Favarel was invited to stage Kathy Posin’s Scheherazade for the National Ballet of Bulgaria, in Sofia. She staged Scheherazade again for the Milwaukee Ballet in 2016. She continues to perform character roles for Milwaukee Ballet, most recently as James’ mother in La Sylphide, and the Queen in Swan Lake.

• Wauconda, IL

  Sunday, February 16
  Registration 1-1:30pm | Audition 1:30-3pm

  Illinois Dance Conservatory
  1251 North Old Rand Road
  Wauconda, IL

  Pre-register for the Wauconda audition here.

  Audition will be conducted by Resident Faculty, Monica Isla

  Monica Isla is a native of Havana, Cuba. She received her training at the Professional National School of the Arts in Havana. While in Cuba, Isla danced with Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of Fernando Alonso. In 1993, she danced with the Pro-Danza Company as a principal dancer under the direction of Laura Alonso. In 1996, she was awarded a silver medal in The International Dance Competition in Nagoya, Japan, and was later invited to the International Dance competition in Jackson, Mississippi.

  Isla has performed with and was part of the teaching faculty with the Neoclassic Company of the University of Mexico and Soloist of Ballet Concerto in Puerto Rico and on international tours to Argentina, Panama, Mexico, Canada, Jamaica, Peru and Uruguay.