For Black History Month, we celebrate the artists who have impacted Smuin Contemporary Ballet with their creativity, heart, and talent.
Join us in celebrating company artist Dominic Barrett this month! We are honored to amplify your voice within our community. We celebrate you today, and always!
📷 1.) with Tessa Barbour in Extremely Close, choreographed by Alejandro Cerrudo. Photo by Chris Hardy.
2.) with Tess Lane in Sinfonietta, choreographed by Rex Wheeler. Photo by Chris Hardy.
3.) with Brennan Wall in Chants d’Auvergne, choreographed by Michael Smuin. Photo by Maximillian Tortoriello.
4.) with Maggie Carey in Smuin’s The Christmas Ballet, photo by Maximillian Tortoriello
5.) with Julia Gundzik in The Last Glass, choreographed by Matthew Neenan. Photo by Chris Hardy.
6.) with Tessa Barbour in Tupelo Tornado, choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Photo by Chris Hardy
7.) Smuin’s The Christmas Ballet, photo by Maximillian Tortoriello.
8.) with Brandon Alexander in Tupelo Tornado, choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Photo by Chris Hardy
9.) with Marc LaPierre in The Singer and the Song, choreographed by Maggie Carey.
10.) with Tessa Barbour in Tupelo Tornado, choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Photo by Chris Hardy
Photo by Maximillian Tortoriello. @maggiecareyyy@juliagundzik@snoosh@gcolls213 in @smuinballet 's "The Christmas Ballet" with the piece "Dona Nobis Pacem" featured here by @aseiwert . Costumes by Sandra Woodall. Lighting by Michael Oesch. Some great pics of many to come from this ballet. Our first 3 shows done and we are on to Mountain View next week, Dec 5-8. Thankful to work with such fun and talented artists!
Join us in welcoming some new faces to the Smuin Ballet roster this season! 🌟Dominic Barrett is a dancer from Cincinnati, Ohio. His training began early on, learning hip-hop and ballroom. At age 11 he started his classical ballet training at @scpacincinnati and the @cincinnatiballetacademy . After graduating high school, he attended the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music @ccmballet for dance on a full scholarship and had the opportunity to perform in China at the Beijing Dance Academy’s 50th Anniversary International Gala in 2014.
Since then he has performed professionally with a number of different choreographers, companies, and ballet schools in Cincinnati and around the U.S. He has worked with directors including Mary Beth Cabana at Ballet Tucson as well as Meridith Benson and Mario de la Nuez, former principal dancers with Cincinnati Ballet and directors of De La Dance Company. Dominic has performed a wide variety of classical repertoire, his favorites being Coppélia, La Bayadère, and Don Quixote. In addition, he has performed works by George Balanchine, set by Zapora Kars, and Christopher Wheeldon. You may have seen Dominic on stage with Smuin during Dance Series 2 last season, and he is excited to be in San Francisco for his first official season with Smuin!
We hope you’ll join us for a performance this season to see all of our artists share the stage together! Season subscriptions available today!
📸 Photo courtesy of Chris Hardy
🌪️ Company Artists Tessa Barbour and Dominic Barrett in Tupelo Tornado, a World premiere choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Dance Series 2 continues all weekend long at @ybca — save your seats, ticket link in bio!
💡 Scenic and Lighting Design by Alexander V. Nichols
🪡 Costume Design by Susan Roemer
📸 Photos by Chris Hardy
