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THE COMPANY | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Norbe Risco
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Norbe Risco has served as Artistic Director of
Kentucky Ballet Theatre since 2001. Mr. Risco
began his dance training in Camaguey, Cuba,
in 1980. He graduated in 1988 from the
Professional Art School. Upon graduation, he
was invited to dance as a guest artist at the
Teatro Nuovo in Turin, Italy. On his return
from Italy, Mr. Risco was invited to join the
Ballet de Camaguey under the direction of
Fernando Alonso. In 1990, he became
Principal dancer and toured to Greece,
Cyprus, Brazil, Venezuela, Jamaica, Mexico,
Martinique and Guadeloupe Islands. In 1993
he joined the Ballet de Monterrey, Mexico,
under the direction of Ann Marie D’Angelo
and Fernando Bujones (1995-1996). Mr. Risco
has also worked with choreographers and
dancers such as Melissa Haydn, Cynthia
Gregory, Kevin McKenzie, and Ivan Nagy. He
has been a member of Ballet Theater of
Chicago and Lyric Opera of Chicago. His
repertoire includes roles such as Albrecht in
Giselle, Franz in Coppélia, Colin in La Fille
Mal Gardée, Dracula in Dracula, Phantom in
Phantom of the Opera, Siegfried in Swan
Lake, and Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz.
He has also performed Principal roles in
Paquita, Raymonda, Napoli, Three Preludes
(Ben Stevenson), Le Corsaire (pas de deux), Don Quixote (pas de deux), Diana and Acteon
(pas de deux), Romeo and Juliet (pas de deux), Don Jose (Carmen), Nutcracker, and others.
Mr. Risco has choreographed a new Nutcracker based on the original version. Other
choreographic works include Don Quixote and Degas, as well as his original ballets: Hoops,
a comedic tribute to Kentucky basketball, The Wizard of Oz, Cinderella, Carmen, Pinocchio,
Peter Pan, Beauty & the Beast, and for the fall season, Dracula, Phantom of the Opera, and
The Witches of Doon. In 2012, Mr. Risco choreographed the World Premier of