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Rachel Foster is from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. She trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School and attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet and San Francisco Ballet School. She joined Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in 1998 and joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2002. She was promoted to soloist in 2008. Ms. Foster was featured on the cover of Dance Magazine's January 2009 issue, as one of 2009's 25 to watch." Watch the behind-the-scenes video of Dance Magazine's January 2009 cover shoot with Ms. Foster. Leading RolesGeorge Balanchine's CoppĂ©lia (Swanilda), Emeralds, The Four Temperaments, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Butterfly), 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, Serious Pleasures, and Vespers; Nacho Duato's Rassemblement; William Forsythe's In the middle, somewhat elevated and One Flat Thing, reproduced; Paul Gibson's The Piano Dance; Ronald Hynd's The Sleeping Beauty (Bluebird pas de deux); Jiri Kylian's Petite Mort; Edwaard Liang's Für Alina; Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette (Nurse); Benjamin Millepied's 3 Movements; Brian Reeder's Lost Language of the Flight Attendant; Jerome Robbins' The Concert and Dances at a Gathering; Kent Stowell's Nutcracker (Clara, Flora) and Silver Lining; Twyla Tharp's In the Upper Room and Nine Sinatra Songs; and Christopher Wheeldon's After the Rain pas de deux, Carousel (A Dance), and Polyphonia. She has also performed Molissa Fenley's solo State of Darkness. Originated Leading Roles: Van Caniparoli's The Seasons, Kiyon Gaines' M-Pulse, Paul Gibson's Sense of Doubt, Victor Quijada's Suspension of Disbelief, and Twyla Tharp's Opus 111. Featured RolesGeorge Balanchine's Concerto Barocco, Diamonds, The Four Temperaments, Serenade, and La Sonnambula; Ronald Hynd's The Merry Widow; Jerome Robbins' West Side Story Suite; Kent Stowell's Swan Lake and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet; and Glen Tetley's The Rite of Spring. Originated Featured Roles: Dominique Dumais' Time and other Matter, Nicolo Fonte's Within/Without; and Christopher Stowell's Quick Time. Photos of Rachel Foster |
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