Graham Johns

Artist of the Company with The Boston Ballet

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

Experience

  • Boston Ballet (11 yrs 11 mos)
    • Artist of the Company
      Aug 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 11 mos

      Promoted to Artist of the Company for the 2017 season by Mikko Nissinen, Boston Ballet artistic director. Performed with The Boston Ballet in the following repertoire: Jorma Elo; The Fifth Symphony of Jean Sibelius (originated role), Carmen. Mikko Nissinen; The Nutcracker (Snow King, Arabian, Herr Silberhaus), Swan Lake (Spanish), Raymonda (originated roles: Soldiers, Four Men). William Forsythe; Pas Parts (2018), Playlist EP (originated role), Blake Works I, Blake Works III, Approximate Sonata, Artifact Suite (First Pas de Deux), Défilé (originated role). Sorella Englund after August Bournonville; La Sylphide. Jerome Robbins; Fancy Free, Glass Pieces (1st movement couples, 3rd movement featured man). George Balanchine; Coppélia, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #2 (pas de trois), Agon (second pas de trois), Chaconne (demi-soloist), Allegro Brilliante. Frederick Ashton; Cinderella (Tall Stepsister, Summer Cavalier, Father, Duke of Wellington). Frederick Ashton after Marius Petipa; The Sleeping Beauty (Indian Prince, Lilac Fairy Cavalier, Tutor, King). Paulo Arrais; ELA Rhapsody in Blue (originated role). Larissa Ponomarenko after Marius Petipa; Giselle (Duke). Abigail Merlis; In Every Step (originated role). Stephen Galloway; Devil's Eye. Claudia Schreier; Slipstream (Originated Role). Rudolf Nureyev; Don Quixote (Matadors). Justin Peck; Everywhere We Go. Nanine Linning; La Mer. Akram Khan; Vertical Road. Helen Pickett; Petal, To Be One. Jiri Kylian; Bella Figura. Ken Ossola; The Space Between. Participated in the following tours with The Boston Ballet: Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris (April 2019). Jacob's Pillow, MA, USA (August 2019). National Arts Center, Ottawa (November 2019). Ballet Sun Valley, Sun Valley ID (June 2022).

    • BBII Dancer
      Aug 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr

      Received continued training with Boston Ballet ballet masters Larissa Ponomarenko, Russell Kaiser, Anthony Randazzo, and Shannon Parsley. Performed with The Boston Ballet in the following repertoire: Ivan Liska; Le Corsaire. Mikko Nissinen; The Nutcracker (Russian). William Forsythe; Artifact (2017). Frederic Ashton after Marius Petipa; The Sleeping Beauty (Woodland Glade Cavalier). Performed with Boston Ballet II in the following repertoire: George Balanchine; Haieff Divertimento (Principal Man, staged by Nilas Martins). Jill Johnson; Strut (originated role).

    • Trainee
      Aug 2014 - Jul 2016 · 2 yrs

      Received intensive training with The Boston Ballet School, under Margaret Tracey, Kathleen Mitchell, Peter Stark, Pavel Gurevitch, Igor Burlak, and Alla Nikitina. Performed with The Boston Ballet in the following repertoire: Mikko Nissinen; Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. John Neumeier; Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler. John Cranko; Onegin. Léonide Massine; Gaité Parisienne. Performed with Boston Ballet School in the following repertoire: Peter Martins; Les Gentilhommes. Marius Petipa; The Sleeping Beauty (Désiré).