Biography

Lawrence Rines joined Boston Ballet II in 2009, was promoted to Company artist in 2011, and to second soloist in 2017. Rines trained at the School of American Ballet and The Rock School for Dance Education. Rines participated in summer intensives at Ellison Ballet, Miami City Ballet, the Kirov Academy of Ballet, the School of American Ballet, and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. He has performed as a guest artist at the Nantucket Atheneum 10th Anniversary Dance Festival under the direction of Tyler Angle, principal dancer with New York City Ballet. While at School of American Ballet, he was selected to perform a solo choreographed on him by Matthew Renko (now a soloist with Pacific Northwest Ballet) during the New York Choreographic Institute’s inaugural summer session in 2008.

Position funded through a generous gift from Ellen Slaby and Bruce Richardson

Repertoire

Mikko Nissinen, Swan Lake (Pas de Trois, Pas de Cinq), The Nutcracker (Lead Russian, Bear, Doll, Spanish, Chinese, Pastorale); William Forsythe, Artifact 2017, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, The Second Detail; George Balanchine, Donizetti Variations, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Symphony in C (Third Movement, Principal), Episodes, Jewels (Diamonds, 2^nd Rubies), Symphony in Three Movements (5 couples), Theme and Variations, Coppélia, Kammermusik No. 2; Wayne McGregor, Chroma; Sir Frederick Ashton, Cinderella (Jester); Helen Pickett, Eventide; John Cranko, Romeo and Juliet (Carnival King); Jorma Elo, Elo Experience; José Martinez, Resonance; Karole Armitage, Bitches Brew; John Neumeier, Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler (Soloist Men, Pas de Quatre); Jiří Kylián, Wings of Wax, Marius Petipa, The Sleeping Beauty (Puss in Boots, Bluebird); Alexander Ekman, Cacti

Training

The Rock School for Dance Education, Philadelphia, PA (2002-2008); The School of American Ballet, New York City, NY (2008-2009)

Career

Boston Ballet (Boston, MA): Boston Ballet II (2009); Corps de Ballet (2011); Second Soloist (2017)