Stanton De Burgh Welch (born 1969) is an Australian dancer and choreographer. He currently serves as the Artistic Director of the

Houston Ballet Houston Ballet, operated by Houston Ballet Foundation, is a professional ballet company based in Houston, Texas. The company, consisting of 59 dancers, produces over 85 performances per year. History Tatiana Semenova (1955–1967) Houston d ...

Early life

Welch was born in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ...

to Marilyn Jones and Garth Welch, two prominent Australian dancers.

Career

Welch was initially trained at the dance school run by his parents. In 1989, after a year as a scholarship student at the San Francisco Ballet School, Welch was accepted into

the Australian Ballet The Australian Ballet is the largest classical ballet company in Australia. It was founded by J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1962, with the English-born dancer, teacher, repetiteur and direc ...

where he became a leading soloist. While with The Australian Ballet, Welch developed an interest in choreography and, in 1990, received his first commission. By 1995, he had been appointed a resident choreographer with the Australian Ballet and, in 2003, he was also appointed artistic director of the

. Welch has received choreographic commissions from many international companies including the Australian Ballet, the Houston Ballet, the

American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. Founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant, it is recognized as one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. Through 2019, it had an annual ei ...

, the Atlanta Ballet,

BalletMet BalletMet is an American ballet company and academy based in Columbus, Ohio. Located in downtown Columbus, BalletMet facilities include a black box theatre performance space, seven dance studios, administrative offices and costume and scene shops ...

, the

Birmingham Royal Ballet Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) is one of the five major ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside The Royal Ballet, the English National Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish Ballet. Founded as the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet, the company ...

, the Royal Danish Ballet, the

San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet is the oldest ballet company in the United States, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet under the leadership of ballet master Adolph Bolm. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Fra ...

and the Moscow Dance Theatre. Welch is also known for staging works for Colorado Ballet,

Cincinnati Ballet The Cincinnati Ballet is a professional ballet company founded in 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States and had its first performance in 1964. The current artistic director is Victoria Morgan. Founding Organizing founders Nancy Bauer, Virgini ...

Tulsa Ballet Tulsa Ballet is a professional American ballet company located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The artistic mission of Tulsa Ballet is "To preserve the tradition of classical ballet, promote the appreciation of contemporary dance, create works of superior and ...

, the Texas Ballet Theater, the Royal Ballet School, the Singapore Dance Theatre, the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Fugate/Bahiri Ballet NY. Since 2006, Welch serves as a Jury Member for the Young America Grand Prix.

Works

*''The Three of Us'' (1990) *''A Time to Dance'' (1990) *''Of Blessed Memory'' (1991) *''Passion and Canon'' (1992) *''Before the Rain'' (1993) *''Divergence'' (1994) *''Corroboree'' (1995) *''Madame Butterfly'' (1995) *''Red Earth'' (1996) *''Maninyas'' (1996) *''Cinderella'' (1997) *''X'' (1999) *''Indigo'' (1999) *''Bruiser'' (2000) *''Fingerprints'' (2000) *''Clear'' (2001) *''Within You Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison'' (2002) *''Tu Tu'' (2003) *''Velocity'' (2003) *''Carmina Burana'' (2003) *''Bolero'' (2004) *''Blindness'' (2004) *''Tales of Texas'' (2004) *''Falling'' (2005) *''Nosotros'' (2005) *''Sleeping Beauty'' (2005) *''Swan Lake'' (2006) *''Punctilious'' (2007) *''

A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' ( Danish and nb, Et dukkehjem; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having be ...

'' (2008) *''Mediæval Bæbes'' (2008) *''Marie'' (2009) *'' La Bayadère'' (2010) *''The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'' (2014) *''Romeo & Juliet'' (2015) *'' Sylvia'' (2019)

References

External links

Page at Australian BalletPage at Houston ballet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Welch, Stanton 1969 births Living people Ballet choreographers Australian male ballet dancers Australian Ballet soloists Members of the Order of Australia Stanton Welch People from Melbourne