BBT to Welcome ABT Principals Skylar Brandt and Aran Bell for Swan Lake

 

Boca Ballet Theatre’s upcoming production of Swan Lake will feature two stars of the professional ballet world! On May 8th and 9th, American Ballet Theatre principals Skylar Brandt and Aran Bell will take the stage in what is sure to be an unforgettable performance! Swan Lake is one of the most iconic stories in ballet history, and we look forward to seeing these exceptional dancers bring it to life onstage!

Skylar Brandt will take the stage in Boca Ballet Theatre’s production of Swan Lake on Mother’s Day weekend 2021.

Skylar Brandt joined ABT II (now ABT Studio Company) in 2009, became an apprentice with the main Company in November 2010 and joined the corps de ballet in June 2011. She was appointed a Soloist in August 2015 and a Principal Dancer in September 2020. Her roles with the Company include Polyhymnia in Apollo, Gamzatti in La Bayadére, Columbine in Harlequinade, and Princess Florine in Ratmansky’s The Sleeping Beauty, among many others. She created a Consort in A Gathering of Ghosts, The Swallow in The Seasons, the Fairy Canari qui chante (Canary) in Alexei Ratmansky’s The Sleeping Beauty, a leading role in Her Notes and featured roles in AfterEffect, After You and Praedicere. Skylar was awarded a Princess Grace Foundation-USA Dance Fellowship in 2013. That same year, she was featured in the film Ballet’s Greatest Hits. In 2018, Brandt was the recipient of an unprecedented Special Jury Award for her performances on the Russian television show “Big Ballet.”

Skylar was featured this year on the cover of Dance Magazine with a special article “The Single-Minded Drive of ABT Principal Skylar Brandt,” which you can read here!

Aran Bell will take the stage in Boca Ballet Theatre’s production of Swan Lake on Mother’s Day weekend 2021.

Aran Bell joined ABT Studio Company in September 2014 and then joined the main Company as an apprentice in May 2016. In March of 2017, he became a member of the corps de ballet. He was promoted to Soloist in September 2019 and then to Principal Dancer in September 2020. His repertoire includes Lankendem in Le Corsaire, Albrecht in Giselle, and Prince Siegfried and von Rothbart in Swan Lake, among many others. He created Mme. de Staël in A Gathering of Ghosts, Chaereas in Of Love and Rage, Winter in The Seasons and leading roles in AFTERITE, Let Me Sing Forevermore, and New American Romance. His awards include the Hope Award at the Youth America Grand Prix Finals in New York City in 2009 and 2010, followed by the Junior Grand Prix in 2011, Grand Prix at the Milan International Ballet Competition (2010), the Premio Positano (2011), the Premio Amalfi Young Talent Award (2012), Gold Medal at Tanzolymp Berlin (2012), Gold Medal and Audience Choice Award at Rieti International Ballet Competition (2012), the Premio Roma Jia Ruskaja (2012) and the Premio Capri Danza International Award (2014). He has performed in galas throughout Europe and the United States. Bell was featured in the 2011 film First Position: A Ballet Documentary.

Swan Lake ticket information

Boca Ballet Theatre will raise the curtain on Swan Lake, featuring ABT guest artists Skylar Brandt and Aran Bell, on May 8-9, 2021.

You won’t want to miss your chance to see Skylar and Aran onstage this spring! Swan Lake will be performed live in-person on May 8-9th, 2021, at The Countess de Hoernle Theater at Spanish River High School with a virtual broadcast available for those who wish to view the performance at home on Saturday evening!

Tickets for both the in-person and virtual broadcast will soon be available at bocaballet.org/season!

 
Madison Garber