Samuel Gest
First Soloist
Joined the company in 2021 as Corps de Ballet, promoted to First Soloist in 2026 season.
Born: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Training: Royal Ballet School
Previous company: National Theatre of Belgrade
Favorite quote: “Just do it”
Favorite role: Come In by Aszure Barton
Favorite costume:El Capitan from Stars and Stripes
Fun fact: I used to be the first chair Viola in the Evansville Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
Featured roles include: Ashton’s A Wedding Bouquet, Birthday Offering, Les Patineurs, Romeo and Juliet, Valse nobles et sentimentales, Varii Capricci; Balanchine’s Rubies, Serenade; Bintley’s The Spider’s Feast; Bond’s The Beginning; de Valois’ The Rake’s Progress; House’s Living Ghosts; Kobborg’s La Sylphide; Lang’s Shades of Spring; MacMillan’s Danses Concertantes; Morris’ The Letter V; Paroni’s Rococo Variations; Taylor’s Brandenburgs; Wright’s Giselle, Summertide.