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, Lucretia (Stepsister) – Michael Pink’s Cinderella
• Karl – Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker
• Selfish Prince – Michael Pink’s Beauty and the Beast
• Arthur – Michael Pink’s Dracula
• Benno – Michael Pink’s Swan Lake
• Lieutenant — Mark Godden's Carmen

Sponsored by Kathleen & Frank* Thometz

Hometown: loiesti, Romania
Education: Floria Capsali Bucharest and Ballettschule Theatre Basel Switzerland 
Joined Company: 2025

Notable Roles:

• Classical and Contemporary works by George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Sir Frederick Ashton, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Paul Taylor, Jessica Lang, Johan Kobborg, and Sir David Bintley.

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
• Don José — Mark Godden's Carmen

Choreographed Works:

• Back on 74 (Milwaukee Ballet Company, 2024)
• The Last Breath (Milwaukee Ballet II, 2024; VKIBC Gala 2025)
• Lotus (Milwaukee Ballet II, forthcoming 2025)
• INTERLACE (Milwaukee Ballet Company, 2025)
• REMINISCENCE (Milwaukee Ballet II, 2025)
• Velocity (Milwaukee Ballet II, 2025)
• Nocturne (Milwaukee Ballet Summer Intensive, 2025)
• Where The Light Touches (30th International Ballet Festival of Miami, 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
• Carabosse — Michael Pink's Sleeping Beauty 
• Don José — Mark Godden's Carmen

Choreographed Works:

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

Sponsored by Barbara Mangiafico

Hometown: Lincroft, New Jersey
Education: The Academy of Dance Arts, The Washington School of Ballet
Joined MBII: 2023
Joined Company: 2025

Notable Roles:

• Factory Woman - Mark Godden's Carmen
• Sarabande Couple, Royal Court Couple - Michael Pink's Sleeping Beauty
• Courtesan - Kenneth Tindall's Casanova
• Snow, Flowers –  Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker

Sponsored by Mary & Clair* 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
• Distraught Woman – Michael Pink’s Dracula
• 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)
• This Little Life (2025, Milwaukee Ballet Company)

Awards and Accolades:

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

Sponsored by Linda L. Sell, M.D.

Hometown: Barossa Valley, Australia
Education: Terry Simpson Studios, The HARID Conservatory
Joined MBII: 2022
Joined Company: 2023

Notable Roles:

• Princess Florine, Songbird Fairy — Michael Pink's Sleeping Beauty
• Clara –  Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker
• Lady in Waiting, Masquerade - Kenneth Tindall's Casanova
• Young Girl, Undead - Michael Pink's Dracula
• Lost Boy - Michael Pink's Peter Pan

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
• Coulante — Michael Pink's Sleeping Beauty
• Micaëla — Mark Godden's Carmen

Sponsored by Stacey & Steven Nye

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

Notable Roles:

• Bluebird - Michael Pink's Sleeping Beauty
• 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
• Lieutenant — Mark Godden's Carmen

Awards and Accolades:

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

Sponsored by Kelly, Karina, and Wyatt Noyes

Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Education: City Ballet School, Joffrey Academy of Dance
Joined MBII: 2024
Joined Company: 2025

Notable Roles:

• Inquisitor — Kenneth Tindall's Casanova
• Catalabutte — Michael Pink's Sleeping Beauty
• Lion, Butler, Pupeteer — Michael Pink's The Nutcracker

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
• Songbird, White Cat — Michael Pink's Sleeping Beauty

Sponsored by Christine Radiske and Herbert Quiqley

Hometown: Torino, Italy 
Education:  EkoDanceSchool, Balletschule Theater Basel
Joined Company: 2025

Notable Roles:

• Original roles in Sir David Bintley's A Comedy of Errors and Spider's Feast
• Classical and Contemporary works by George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Sir Frederick Ashton, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Paul Taylor, Jessica Lang, Johan Kobborg, and Sir David Bintley.

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
• Blue Bird — Michael Pink's Sleeping Beauty

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
• Clara, Oasis Couple, Trumpet Couple – Michael Pink’s Nutcracker
• Henriette, Savorgnan Sister – Kenneth Tindall’s Casanova
• White Cat, Pas de Quatre — Michael Pink's Sleeping Beauty

Sponsored by Margaret Crosby

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

Notable Roles:

• Jack, Lion Pup – Michael Pink’s Nutcracker
• Jack – Michael Pink’s Cinderella
• Puss in Boots — Michael Pink's Sleeping Beauty