Adam Still is originally from Kansas City, Missouri and graduated from the Harid Conservatory where he trained under Svetlana Osiyeva and Olivier Pardina. He received additional training at the Pacific Northwest Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and Jacob’s Pillow summer programs.

In 2004 he won the silver medal in the U.S.A. International Youth Ballet Competition and in 2005 received the Rudolph Nureyev Education Fellowship.

He is currently a Soloist with the Colorado Ballet under the direction of Gil Boggs.  While at Colorado Ballet Adam has danced roles such as The Prince in The Nutcracker, Green Man in Celts,  Lead Gypsy in Don Quixote, The Male Duet in Great Galloping Gottschalk, Peter in Peter Pan,  and Benno in Swan Lake.

Date of Birth:  08/18/87
Citizenship:  United States
Height:  5ft. 8in.
Weight:  135 lbs.

Employment History

• 2009-Present:  Colorado Ballet, Gil Boggs, Artistic Director
• 2007-2008:  Milwaukee Ballet, Michael Pink, Artistic Director
• 2006-2007:  Eugene Ballet, Toni Pimble, Artistic Director

Dance Training

• 2004-2006: The Harid Conservatory, Gordon Wright, director
  Full tuition scholarship
  Teachers:  Olivier Pardina, Svetlana Osiyeva
• 2001-2004: Kansas City Ballet School, Karen Brown, director

Performance Experience

2012

• “Peter Pan” in Peter Pan (Michael Pink)

2011

• “Prince”  The Nutcracker (Martin Fredmann)
• “Benno”  Swan Lake (staged by Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner)
• “Neapolitan” Swan Lake (staged by Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner)
• “Mercutio” Romeo and Juliet (Alun Jones)

2010

• “Prince” The Nutcracker (Martin Fredmann)
• Dracula (Michael Pink)
• Feast of the Gods (Edward Liang)
• World Premier, The Faraway (Mathew Neenan)
• “Green Man” Celts (Lila York)
• World Premier, Eventually (Brian Reeder)
• “Little Prince” Beauty and the Beast (Domy Reiter-Soffer)

2009

• “Prince” The Nutcracker (Martin Fredmann)
• “Lead Gypsy” Don Quixote, (Staged by Gil Boggs and Sandra Brown)
• “Men’s duet” Great Galloping Gottschalk (Lynne Taylor Corbett)
• “Puck” A Midsummer Nights Dream (Peter Anastos)

2008

• Clair de Lune (Peter Anastos)
• Aubade (Michael Pink)
• Galem Galem (Nelly Van Bommel)

2007

• Hamlet (Stephen Mills)
• “James” La Sylphide Act II variation
• World Premier by Yuri Possohkov (75^th anniversary Jacobs Pillow Gala)
• Carnival of the Animals (Toni Pimble)

2006

• Carmina Burana, corps de ballet (Toni Pimble)
• Flower Festival in Genzano “Pas de Deux”
• “Tight Rope”, (Mark Godden)

2005

• The Nutcracker, “Cavalier”
• La Bayadere, “The Bronze Idol”
• “Why Are You Here Today?, (Mark Godden

Summer Programs and Festivals

• 2007: Jacobs Pillow Festival, Ana Marie Holmes, Director
• 2005: Pacific Northwest Ballet, Peter Boal, artistic director
  Tuition/housing/travel scholarship
• 2004: The Harid Conservatory, Gordon Wright, director
  Tuition and housing scholarship
• 2003: Pacific Northwest Ballet, Francia Russell, artistic director
  Tuition/housing/travel scholarship

Awards and Honors

• 2009: New York International Ballet Competition competitor
• 2006: Graduated from The Harid Conservatory
• 2005: Rudolf Nureyev  Education Fellowship, The Nureyev Foundation
• 2005: Dance Study Award, The Harid Conservatory
• 2004: Silver Medal, USA International Youth Ballet Competition

References

• Gil Boggs, Artistic Director, Colorado Ballet (303)-837-8888
• Michael Pink, Artistic Director, Milwaukee Ballet, (414)-902-2103
• Toni Pimble, Artistic Director, Eugene Ballet, (208)343-0556
• Gordon Wright, Director, The Harid Conservatory, (561)997-2677

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