vita

JEnavieve JOINED BALLET FANTASTIQUE IN 2018 (fellowship apprentice) AND WAS PROMOTED TO full company in 2019 and soloist in 2022 | FEATURED BFAN ROLES LISTED BELOW

Jenavieve, a native of Washington, began her training in Spokane at Academy of Dance and subsequently trained in Boise, Idaho with Ballet Idaho Academy, where she was recipient of the John William Jackson full scholarship. Under Director Peter Anastos, Jenavieve performed in Ballet Idaho company performances including The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake.

Jenavieve has also danced with contemporary companies including Boise Dance Co-op, Project Flux and Idaho Dance Theater.

With Ballet Fantastique, Jenavieve has performed and originated a range of roles at home as part of the company’s Resident Season at the Hult Center, and with Ballet Fantastique on tour. She has originated roles in a number of Ballet Fantastique productions (see below).

Quick Facts

Hometown:
Spokane, WA

Ballet Fantastique:
Since 2018, favorite role Princess Jasmine in Aladdin: A Rock Opera Ballet

Favorites:
a good coffee in the morning, watching the sunset, hikes and bike rides around Eugene, thrifting!

PHOTOS OF JENAVIEVE: GREG BURNS, BOB WILLIAMS, STEPHANIE URSO, GUSTAVO RAMIREZ

Featured Ballet Fantastique roles

WITH BALLET FANTASTIQUE, JENAVIEVE HAS Been featured in ROLES AT HOME + ON TOUR, INCLUDING:

*ORIGINATED ROLE

  • Ghost of Juliet in Murder at the Ballet (with Juan Luqui, 2024 premiere + tour)

  • Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland: Remix (2024 performances + tour)

  • Fairy in Cinderella: The Rock Opera (with Shelley & Cal & the Agents of Unity, 2024)

  • Jill in Babes in Toyland (with Swing Shift Jazz Orchestra, 2022 + 2023 performances + tour)

  • Lenore in Nevermore: Stories of Edgar Allan Poe (with Liz Dorman, 2023)

  • Entertainer* in Robin Hood & Maid Marian (with Nottingham, premiere 2023)

  • Paulina in (Misadventures of) Casanova (with Oregon Mozart Players, 2023)

  • Golden Girl in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (with Dréos + Gerry Rempel Ensemble, 2022 performances + tour)

  • Prissy Sister #2 in Beauty & the Beast (with Trio Voronezh, 2022 performances + tour)

  • Jongo, Amazon Awakenings, and Walls in ARRIVALS: RIO (choreography Valéria da Costa Ball, with Juan Luqui + Bossanaire, premiere 2021)

  • La Paloma Beauty in Cirque de la Lune (with Baroque Betty, Mood Area 52 + Blue Carnivàle, 2022 performances)

  • Party Scene in BFan's Emmy®-nominated feature film An American Christmas Carol: A Ballet Movie (2020 holiday release)

  • Raven in Dragon & the Night Queen (with Gerry Rempel Ensemble + Eliot Grasso; 2020 performances)

  • Toymaker* and Gumdrop* in Babes in Toyland (with Swing Shift Orchestra, premiere 2018 + 2019 performance)

  • Lady,* Keeper,* Seraph,* and Reveler* in Nevermore: Stories of Edgar Allan Poe (with Liz Dorman, Sergei Teleshev, Dale Bradley, premiere 2019)

  • SYMFEST (with Eugene Symphony, 2019)

  • Senator* and Woman* in Cleopatra: The Ballet (with Beats Antique, premiere 2019)

  • The Odyssey (with live looping electric violinist Cullen Vance, 2019 performances)

  • As You Like It: A Wild West Ballet (2018 performances)