In 2002, Dominic Walsh, Principal Dancer and Choreographer with Houston Ballet, founded Dominic Walsh Dance Theater. His full length works include: The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Coppelia, Don Quixote, Peer Gynt, Dracula, The Snow Maiden, and Cleopatra. Known for creating splendor on stage, his choreography is both world-renowned and in high-demand across ballet companies world-wide. Stevenson is one of the great storytellers of ballet. He is celebrated as a Texas legend, winning the Texas Medal of Arts in 2005 for achieving greatness through his creative talents. In December of 1999, Queen Elizabeth II named Stevenson an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.īen is a recipient of the 2000 Dance Magazine Award and was recognized in 2018 by the Chinese government as an influential foreign expert across four decades during China’s Reform and Opening Up policy. His contribution to ballet, as a dancer and choreographer, influences the art of ballet at an international level. He appeared with the Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet and English National Ballet where, as a principal dancer, he performed leading roles in all the classics.ĭuring his professional career, Stevenson received numerous awards, including 3 gold medals at the International Ballet Competitions of 1972, 1982, and 1986. began his training at the Arts Education School in London. Ben Stevenson, O.B.E Choreographer and Artistic Director, Texas Ballet TheaterĪ native of Portsmouth, England, Ben Stevenson, O.B.E.
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