Ruby Lister
Ruby Lister is member of New York City Ballet’s corps de ballet. Lister was born in Sumner, Washington, where they began their training at the age of five at Pacific Northwest Ballet. Lister attended summer programs at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, in 2017 and 2018, before enrolling full-time for the 2018 winter term. Lister became an apprentice with NYCB in August 2021, and joined the corps de ballet in December 2021.
GEORGE BALANCHINE
- George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® (Hot Chocolate, Lead Flower)
- Scotch Symphony
PETER MARTINS
- Swan Lake (Spanish Dance)
JUSTIN PECK
- In Creases
- Mystic Familiar
ALEXEI RATMANSKY
- Pictures at an Exhibition
- Voices
GIANNA REISEN
- Signs (NYCB Premiere)
JEROME ROBBINS
- Glass Pieces
PAM TANOWITZ
- Gustave le Gray No. 1
Kyle Abraham
- Love Letter (on shuffle)
JAMAR ROBERTS
-
Foreseeable Future
Pam Tanowitz
- Law of Mosaics
Alysa Pires
- Standard Deviation
Caili Quan
- Beneath the Tides
ALEXEI RATMANSKY
- Paquita
Anatomy of a Dance
RUBY LISTER ON PAM TANOWITZ’S LAW OF MOSAICS
In this decidedly authoritative solo from Pam Tanowitz’s Law of Mosaics, it’s fitting that control is the key to success. Originator Ruby Lister shares how the modern dance choreography enhances their classical technique, drawing on a range of references to illustrate the dance.
HONORS
In 2020, as a student at SAB, Lister received the Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise and the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists.
FILM CREDITS
Lister was also featured in the 2020 Disney+ docuseries “On Pointe.”
Portrait © Erin Baiano