Harrison Ball
Harrison Ball was born in Houston, Texas, and began his dance training at the age of four at The Charleston Ballet Theatre in South Carolina.
Mr. Ball began studying at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, during the 2007 summer course and enrolled as a full-time student that fall.
While at SAB, Mr. Ball performed in Jerome Robbins’ Fanfare for the Jerome Robbins Celebration in 2008.
In June of 2011, he became an apprentice with NYCB, and in July of 2012, he joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet. Harrison was made a soloist in February 2017 and in February 2022 Mr. Ball was promoted to principal dancer.
HONORS
Mr. Ball was a recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise in 2011 and was the 2013-14 Janice Levin Award honoree. He was also nominated for the 2015 Clive Barnes Foundation Award.
Portrait © Erin Baiano
GEORGE BALANCHINE
- Chaconne
- Coppélia (War and Discord)
- Danses Concertantes
- Divertimento No. 15
- "Emeralds" from Jewels
- Episodes
- George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® (Tea, Candy Cane, Cavalier)
- Haieff Divertimento
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Puck)
- Mozartiana
- La Sonnambula
- La Source
- Stars and Stripes
- Symphony in C
- Tschaikovsky Pas De Deux
- Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 (Scherzo)
- Valse Fantaisie
- Vienna Waltzes
MAURO BIGONZETTI
- In Vento
AUGUST BOURNONVILLE
- Bournonville Divertissements (Pas de Six from Napoli and Abdallah)
- La Sylphide (Gurn)
WILLIAM FORSYTHE
- Herman Schmerman
PETER MARTINS
- Bal de Couture
- Fearful Symmetries
- Jeu de Cartes
- Romeo + Juliet (Mercutio)
- The Sleeping Beauty (Gold, Bluebird, Court Jester)
- Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried, Jester)
JUSTIN PECK
- Year of the Rabbit
ALEXEI RATMANSKY
- Concerto DSCH
- Voices
GIANNA REISEN
- Judah
JEROME ROBBINS
- Andantino
- Dances at a Gathering
- Interplay
JAMAR ROBERTS
- Emanon – In Two Movements
TROY SCHUMACHER
- Common Ground
CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON
- DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse
- Mercurial Manoeuvres
- Polyphonia
- Soirée Musicale (NYCB Premiere)
Kyle Abraham
- Love Letter (on shuffle)
Sidra Bell
- SUSPENDED ANIMATION
Robert Binet
- The Blue of Distance
Gianna Reisen
- Judah
Kim Brandstrup
- Jeux
JR
- Les Bosquets
Pontus Lidberg
- The Shimmering Asphalt
Peter Martins
- Ocean's Kingdom
Justin Peck
- Everywhere We Go
- Paz de la Jolla
Alexei Ratmansky
- Odessa
Liam Scarlett
- Acheron
Christopher Wheeldon
- Les Carillons
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