Artistic Director Rodney Gustafson
Rodney Gustafson brings vision, energy and mastery of the classics
to State Street Ballet, propelling the company to explore new and untapped
areas of entertainment. Gustafson holds an undergraduate and master's degree
in business, enhanced by a successful dance career with American Ballet
Theatre. He continues his association with American Ballet Theatre as a
coordinator for their national education program. He is a Certified Instructor
in Primary through level 7 for American Ballet Theatre's National Training
Curriculum.
As a dancer with American Ballet Theatre, Gustafson worked with many of the greatest dancers of our time including Mikhail Baryshnikov and famous choreographers like Alvin Ailey, George Balanchine, Rudolf Nureyev, Jerome Robbins and Antony Tudor. He also appeared in the films Turning Point and Nutcracker (Baryshnikov) and several Live from Lincoln Center productions.
Rodney and Allison Gustafson founded State Street Ballet in 1994. During his tenure as Artistic Director, he has created several full-length ballets for the company, including Romeo and Juliet, NutCracker, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Cinderella, and The Jungle Book.
