March 7–17, 2019
March 21–31, 2019
May 10–June 8, 2019
Philadelphia, PA
Joined Boston Ballet II in 2009, Boston Ballet in 2011
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
Karole Armitage, Bitches Brew; Sir Frederick Ashton, Cinderella (Jester); George Balanchine, Chaconne (Demi Couple, Pas de Deux), Coppélia, Donizetti Variations, Episodes, Jewels (Diamonds, 2nd Rubies), Kammermusik No. 2, Prodigal Son (Friends), Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Symphony in C (Third Movement, Principal), Symphony in Three Movements (5 couples), Theme and Variations; August Bournonville, Bournonville Divertissements (Napoli Pas de Six); John Cranko, Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio, Carnival King); Alexander Ekman, Cacti; Jorma Elo, Elo Experience; William Forsythe, Artifact 2017, Pas/Parts 2018, The Second Detail, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude; Jiří Kylián, Wings of Wax; José Martinez, Resonance; Wayne McGregor, Chroma, Obsidian Tear; Mikko Nissinen, Swan Lake (Pas de Trois, Pas de Cinq), The Nutcracker (Lead Russian, Bear, Doll, Spanish, Chinese, Pastorale); John Neumeier, Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler (Soloist Men, Pas de Quatre); Justin Peck, In Creases; Marius Petipa, The Sleeping Beauty (Puss in Boots, Bluebird); Helen Pickett, Eventide
The Rock School for Dance Education, Philadelphia, PA (2002-2008); The School of American Ballet, New York City, NY (2008-2009)
Boston Ballet (Boston, MA): Boston Ballet II (2009); Corps de Ballet (2011); Second Soloist (2017)
Catch a glimpse of the fast-paced and thrilling Russian Dance of Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker.
The Nutcracker Russian Dance
Catch a glimpse of the fast-paced and thrilling Russian Dance of Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker. Video by Ernesto Galan
Go behind the scenes and get your paws on the secrets behind Boston’s most beloved Bear.