ABOUT US
DANCERS : BIOGRAPHY
Callye Robinson, First soloist
“I joined Les Grands Ballets to experience the company's exciting repertoire.”
Origin : Yuma (Arizona), U.S.A. Training
1987-1993 Ballet Yuma
1993-1995 The School of Ballet Arizona
Career1993-1995 Ballet Arizona (Michael Utoff, artistic director)
1995-1997 American Ballet Theater Studio Company (Kevin McKenzie and Jeremy Blanton, artistic directors)
1997-2003 Miami City Ballet (Edward Villella, artistic director)
Promoted to Soloist in 2001
2003 Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, (Corps de ballet)
2004 Promoted to Soloist
2008 Promoted to First Soloist
Awards
2000 Nominated by Edward Villella for the Princess Grace awards
Repertoire
Since joining Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Callye Robinson has danced principal roles in Prism (Helgi Tomasson), Romeo and Juliet (Jean-Christophe Maillot), The Nutcracker (Fernand Nault), Rubies (George Balanchine), Arbos (Ohad Naharin), The Beast and the Beauty (Kader Belarbi), Without Words (Nacho Duato), The Queen of Spades (Kim Bransdtrup), Cinderella (Stijn Celis) and Sleeping Beauty (Mats Ek).
While dancing with Miami City Ballet, she performed leading roles in such ballets as Concerto Barocco, Tarantella, Who Cares, Stars and Stripes, Valse Fantaisie, Glinka Pas de Trois, and The Steadfast Tin Soldier (George Balanchine).
Ms. Robinson also danced the role of Dream Laurie in the Oklahoma! Tour, restaged by Gemze DeLappe after Agnes De Mille.
