Opening Night
Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
Performance Details
Conversations On Dance with Calvin Royal III: Digital Edition
6pm MDT // Tune in on Facebook or Youtube.
Underwritten by Jody and John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation
Join Rebecca King Ferraro and Michael Sean Breeden from the popular podcast series Conversations On Dance, as they host in-depth discussions from afar with Festival Artist-In-Residence, Calvin Royal III. Find out what Calvin has been up to, how he’s preparing to take on the role of Artist-In-Residence in 2021, and how his past experience at the Festival has shaped who he is as an artist today.
Conversations on Dance
Hosted by Rebecca King Ferraro and Michael Sean Breeden
Conversationsondancepod.com
@conversationsondance on social media
Calvin Royal III began his formal dance training under the direction of Suzanne Pomerantzeff and Patricia L. Paige at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was a finalist at the Youth America Grand Prix Scholarship Competition in New York City in April 2006 and joined the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre in September 2006. Calvin joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in October 2010 and the corps de ballet in April 2011. In the spring of 2017, Calvin was promoted to a soloist with American Ballet Theatre.