Company Artists

Sponsored by John P. Baumgartner

Hometown: Flagstaff, Arizona
Education: The School of American Ballet
Joined MBII: 2016
Joined Company: 2017

Notable Roles:

• Casanova – Kenneth Tindall’s Casanova
• Prince, and Lucretia (Stepsister) – Michael Pink’s Cinderella
• Karl, Oasis Couple, Trumpet Couple – Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker
• Selfish Prince – Michael Pink’s Beauty and the Beast
• Benno – Michael Pink’s Swan Lake
• Arthur – Michael Pink’s Dracula

Sponsored by Kathleen & Frank* Thometz

Hometown: Loganville, Georgia
Education: Lilburn School of Ballet
Joined Company: 2024

Notable Roles:

*At Ballet Memphis

• The Prince – The Nutcracker*
• The Writer – Mark Godden’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream*
• Featured contemporary roles:  Marcus Jarrel Willis’ T&Cs Apply*; Steven McMahon’s A Rare and Gentle Thing.*

Sponsored by Charles & Mary Ann LaBahn

Hometown: Porto Real, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Education: Escola de Dança Fundação Porto Real
Joined Company: 2022

Notable Roles:

• Madame Bon Bon, Oasis Couple, Trumpet Couple – Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker
• Pirate – Michael Pink’s Peter Pan
• Dracula – Michael Pink’s Dracula
• Lucretia (Stepsister) – Michael Pink’s Cinderella

Choreographed Works:

• Back on 74 (Milwaukee Ballet Company, 2024)
• The Last Breath (Milwaukee Ballet II, 2024)
• Lotus (Milwaukee Ballet II, forthcoming 2025)

Sponsored by Kathleen D. Ryan

Hometown: Gurnee, Illinois
Education: Butler University
Joined MBII: 2012
Joined Company: 2014

Notable Roles:

• Drosselmeyer, Fritz, King Rat, Jack Doll – Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker
• Quasimodo – Michael Pink’s Hunchback of Notre Dame
• John Darling – Michael Pink’s Peter Pan
• Harker, Renfield – Michael Pink’s Dracula
• Prunella (Stepsister) – Michael Pink’s Cinderella

Choreographed Works:

• Affixed (2018, Milwaukee Ballet Company)
• I Do, Don’t I? (2020, Milwaukee Ballet Company)

Sponsored by George Hanneman*

Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Education: The McDonald College of Performing Arts, Houston Ballet Academy,
Joined MBII: 2021
Joined Company: 2023

Notable Roles:

• Madame Bon Bon, King Rat – Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker
• the living quality -- Tsai Hsi Hung
• Spirit of the Ballgown, Violinist – Michael Pink’s Cinderella

Sponsored by Clair & Mary Baum

Hometown: Akron, Ohio
Education: Natalya’s Turning Pointe, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy
Joined MBII: 2021
Joined Company: 2023

Notable Roles:

• Swan Corp – Michael Pink’s Swan Lake
• Nana – Michael Pink’s Peter Pan
• King Rat, Snow, Flowers –  Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker
• Spirit of the Enchanted Garden – Michael Pink’s Cinderella

Choreographed Works:

• Une Ode A Toi (2023, Milwaukee Ballet II)
• Living In It All (2023, Milwaukee Ballet II)
• Unspoken (2023, Milwaukee Ballet II)
• Walking Down Lakefront (2024, Milwaukee Ballet II)
• As They Roamed (2024, Ballet Beat)
• Once my Ally (2024, Ballet Beat)

Awards and Accolades:

• "People's Choice Award,” New Century's Dance Competition, 2024

Sponsored by Linda L. Sell

Hometown: Barossa Valley, South Australia
Education: Terry Simpson Studios, The HARID Conservatory
Joined MBII: 2021
Joined Company: 2023

Notable Roles:

• Swan Corp – Michael Pink’s Swan Lake
• Lost Boy – Michael Pink’s Peter Pan
• Clara, Snow, Flowers –  Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker
• Spirit of the Enchanted Garden – Michael Pink’s Cinderella

Sponsored by Barbara A. Mangiafico

Hometown: Houston, Texas
Education: City Ballet of Houston
Joined Company: 2019

Notable Roles:

• First Shade Variation -- La Bayadère
• Pas de Dix, Swan Corp – Michael Pink’s Swan Lake
• Neverland Princess – Michael Pink’s Peter Pan
• Clara, Snow, Flowers –  Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker
• Spirit of the Ball Gown, Spirit of the Enchanted Garden – Michael Pink’s Cinderella

Sponsored by Robert C. Dohmen

Hometown: Plantation, Florida
Education: Madeline Walker Ballet School
Joined MBII: 2017
Joined Company: 2018

Notable Roles:

• Mary Darling, Neverland Princess – Michael Pink’s Peter Pan
• Snow Queen, Oasis Couple,  –  Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker
• Female Vampire – Michael Pink’s Dracula
• Spirit of the Ball Gown – Michael Pink’s Cinderella
• M.M. – Kenneth Tindall’s Casanova

Sponsored by Donna Baumgartner, Jim Caraway, Katie Heil, Justin Mortara, and Jodi Peck.

Hometown: Cimo, Ticino, Switzerland
Education:  Massachusetts Academy of Ballet, The HARID Conservatory 
Joined MBII: 2022
Joined Company: 2024

Notable Roles:

• Fritz – Michael Pink’s Nutcracker
• Peter's Shadow – Michael Pink’s Peter Pan

Sponsored by Elizabeth & Frederic* Friedman

Hometown: Skopje, North Macedonia
Education:  State Ballet School, Skopje
Joined Company: 2019

Notable Roles:

• Pas de Dix – Michael Pink’s Swan Lake
• Peter Pan – Michael Pink’s Peter Pan
• Karl, Fritz, Trumpet Couple  –  Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker
• Quincy – Michael Pink’s Dracula
• Prunella (Stepsister) – Michael Pink’s Cinderella

Awards and Accolades:

• Macedonian national award, “Menada,” for Young Artist of the Year. 
• United Macedonian Diaspora “40 under 40” Award. 

Sponsored by Carla H. Hay

Hometown: Suita City, Osaka, Japan
Education:  Kawakami Keiko Ballet School, the HARID Conservatory
Joined MBII: 2022
Joined Company: 2024

Notable Roles:

• Swan Corp – Michael Pink’s Swan Lake
• Neverland Princess – Michael Pink’s Peter Pan
• Snow, Flowers  –  Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker
• Sprit of the Enchanted Garden – Michael Pink’s Cinderella
• Savorgnan Sister – Kenneth Tindall’s Casanova

Sponsored by Christine Radiske & Herbert Quigley

Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Education:  Boston Ballet School
Joined Company: 2024

Notable Roles:

• *at Texas Ballet Theater
• Ben Stevenson’s Dracula
• Ben Stevenson’s Bartok
• Ben Stevenson’s Alice in Wonderland

Sponsored by Dick Kaul

Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
Education:  Ringwood Ballet Group, Australian Ballet School
Joined MBII: 2022
Joined Company: 2023

Notable Roles:

• Lost Boy – Michael Pink’s Peter Pan
• Fritz, Jack, Lion Pup – Michael Pink’s Nutcracker
• Spirit of the Glass Slipper – Michael Pink’s Cinderella

Sponsored by Linda Fedorczak

Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Education:  Canada’s National Ballet School, Evelyn Hart Conservatory, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School
Joined MBII: 2022
Joined Company: 2023

Notable Roles:

• Swan Corp – Michael Pink’s Swan Lake
• Lost Boy – Michael Pink’s Peter Pan
• Clara, Snow, Flowers – Michael Pink’s Nutcracker
• Spirit of the Enchanted Garden – Michael Pink’s Cinderella
• Henriette, Savorgnan Sister – Kenneth Tindall’s Casanova

Sponsored by Justin & Elizabeth Drew

Hometown: South Bend, Indiana
Education:  Southold Dance Theater
Joined Company: 2023

Notable Roles:

• Jack – Michael Pink’s Nutcracker
• Jack – Michael Pink’s Cinderella