Matthew Rusk

Hometown: Tuscon, AR

Joined the company: 2016

Training 

Ruth Page School of Dance

Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy

School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet School and the Royal Ballet School (summer studies)

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Saint Louis Ballet Roles 

(listed by choreographer) 

 

Gen Horiuchi: Cinderella (Prince, Lead Roma, Orientalia), Coppélia (Franz’s Friend), Giselle (Peasant Pas), The Nutcracker (Sugarplum Cavalier, Snow King, Chocolate, Coffee), Romeo & Juliet (Romeo),The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Desire, Bluebird, Jewels), Swan Lake (Prince Seigfried, Russian), Balanchivadze, Classique, Haydyn Cello Concerto, Jazz a la Francaise, La Vie, Passage, Moment, More Morra, Romantique, St. Louis Blues, TOYA/GEN Vol. 1 Appassionata, Wake Up!
Gerald Arpino: Reflections
George Balanchine: Allegro Brillante (principal), Concerto Barocco, Rubies, Square Dance (principal), Who Cares? (principal)
Rebecca Cornett: Espouse
Brian Enos: Alice in Wonderland (Dodo Bird, Jack of Diamonds)
Tom Gold: Faure Fantasy, Oasis
CiCi Houston: Escapades, Shhh…
Kevin Jenkins: Moonlight and Sonatas
Emery LeCrone: Agile Episodes
Miriam Mahdaviani: Mispacha, Correlazione
Peter Martins: Ash, Hallelujah Junction
Nilas Martins: Fasi d'Amore
Monique Meunier: Baile Latino!
Sean Sessions: Strange Creatures
Amy Seiwert: By Any Other Name
Twyla Tharp: Nine Sinatra Songs
Christopher Wheeldon: The American, Within the Golden Hour
Michael Uthoff: La Plaza