Jason Fowler - New York City Ballet

Jason Fowler

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Photo © Paul Kolnik

Background

Jason Fowler was born in Dallas, Texas. He began his ballet training at the age of 11, at the Dallas Ballet Academy where he studied dance for five years. In 1993, Mr. Fowler entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet. While he was at SAB, he performed in lecture-demonstrations, dancing selections from George Balanchine's Agon, Cortège Hongrois, George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. He became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in August of 1995 and was invited to join the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in April of 1996. In March of 2006 he was promoted to soloist.

Featured Roles Since Joining NYCB

Since joining New York City Ballet, Mr. Fowler has danced featured roles in:

George Balanchine's:

  • Agon
  • Chaconne
  • Divertimento No. 15
  • George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ (Hot Chocolate and Host)
  • "Emeralds" from Jewels
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (Titania’s Cavalier, Demetrius and Theseus)
  • Scotch Symphony
  • Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
  • Union Jack
  • La Valse
  • Vienna Waltzes

Boris Eifman's:

  • Musagète

Peter Martins':

  • The Sleeping Beauty (Europe)
  • Swan Lake (Hungarian, Russian, and Spanish)

Jerome Robbins':

  • The Four Seasons (Janus)
  • Glass Pieces
  • The Goldberg Variations

and Christopher Wheeldon's:

  • After The Rain

Mr. Fowler originated featured roles in:

  • Mauro Bigonzetti's Vespro and In Vento
  • Susan Stroman's "The Blue Necklace" (Mr. Griffith) from Double Feature
  • Christopher Wheeldon's Polyphonia

Mr. Fowler originated corps roles in:

  • Mr. Wheeldon's Carnival of the Animals, Mercurial Manoeuvres and Variations Sérieuses

Teaching

In addition to dancing with New York City Ballet, Mr. Fowler has been a guest teacher at Dallas Ballet Center.