September 6–16, 2018
November 29–December 30, 2018
March 7–17, 2019
Cincinnati, Ohio
Joined Boston Ballet in 2017
Daniel Durrett started dancing at age 5 at Dr. Lyrica Joy Ministries Ballet School, then trained at Uptown Arts for two years. Cincinnati Ballet Artistic Director Victoria Morgan offered Durrett a full scholarship to continue his training at the Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy. In 2013, Durrett was invited to join Houston Ballet II (HBII), Houston Ballet’s second company. While at Houston Ballet, Durrett performed in Stanton Welch’s Brigade, The Long and Winding Road, A Time to Dance, Swan Lake, La Bayadère, The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, and Blue; Ben Stevenson’s The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty; Ma Cong’s Calling; Garrett Smith’s Mortal Form, as well as the principal role in George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante. Durrett received the gold medal in the Pre-Professional Division of the Indianapolis International Ballet Competition in June 2015, and joined Houston Ballet as an apprentice in November 2015. He joined Boston Ballet as an artist of the Company in 2017.
With Houston Ballet: Justin Peck, Year of the Rabbit (Corps); William Forsythe, Artifact Suite; Stanton Welch, Son of a Chamber Symphony (1st Male solo); Alexander Ekman, Cacti; Ben Stevenson, The Sleeping Beauty (Ivans), The Nutcracker (Fritz); Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Manon (Beggars); Ronald Hynd, The Merry Widow (Waiter); Garrett Smith, Mortal Form; August Bournonville, Flower Festival in Genzano; George Balanchine, Allegro Brillante (Principal); With Cincinnati Ballet: Septime Webre, Alice (In Wonderland) (Soloist Male Card), Peter Pan (Michael); Victoria Morgan, The Nutcracker (Nutcracker Prince).
Houston Ballet II - Houston, Texas, USA (Aug 2013–Nov 2015); Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Aug 2004–May 2013); Uptown Arts - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA – (Aug 2002–2004); Dr. Lyrica Joy Ministries Ballet School - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA – (Aug 2001–2002)
Houston Ballet (Houston, TX), Boston Ballet (Boston, MA)
Gold Medal, Indianapolis International Ballet Competition (2015); 1st Place Classical, Youth America Grand Prix, Indianapolis Semi-Finals (2013); 2nd Place Contemporary, Youth America Grand Prix, Indianapolis Semi-Finals (2013); Final Round Competitor, Youth America Grand Prix NYC Finals (2013)