Jonathan Porretta

Leading Roles

George Balanchine's Agon, The Four Temperaments, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Oberon, Puck), Prodigal Son, Rubies, Square Dance, Symphony in C, and Symphony in Three Movements; Todd Bolender's Souvenirs; Val Caniparoli's The Bridge, Lambarena, and Torque; Ulysses Dove's Red Angels; William Forsythe's Artifact II, In the middle, somewhat elevated, and One Flat Thing, reproduced; Marco Goecke's solo Mopey; Ronald Hynd's The Sleeping Beauty (Bluebird pas de deux, Gold and Silver pas de trois); Peter Martins' Fearful Symmetries; Mark Morris' A Garden; David Parsons' Caught; Kirk Peterson's Amazed in Burning Dreams; Marius Petipa's Paquita; Jerome Robbins' Circus Polka (Ringmaster), The Concert, Dances at a Gathering, and Fancy Free; Kent Stowell's Carmina Burana, Cinderella (Jester), Hail to the Conquering Hero, Nutcracker (Prince), Silver Lining, Swan Lake (Jester), and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio); Susan Stroman's TAKE FIVE...More or Less; Richard Tanner's Ancient Airs and Dances; Lynne Taylor-Corbett's The Ballad of You and Me and Mercury; Glen Tetley's The Rite of Spring and Voluntaries; Twyla Tharp's Afternoon Ball, In the Upper Room, Nine Sinatra Songs, and Waterbaby Bagatelles; and Christopher Wheeldon's Polyphonia. He has also performed Molissa Fenley's solo State of Darkness.

Originated Leading Roles: In 2004, Mr. Stowell choreographed Dual Lish for Mr. Porretta and Noelani Pantastico. He also originated leading roles in Nicolo Fonte's Almost Tango, Kevin O'Day's [soundaroun(d)ance], Victor Quijada's Suspension of Disbelief, Christopher Stowell's Quick Time and Zaïs, and Twyla Tharp's Opus 111, and a featured role in Dominique Dumais' Time and other Matter.

Featured Roles

George Balanchine's La Sonnambula and Nacho Duato's Rassemblement.

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