LUIS OCARANZA
Performing as Captain Cappuccino in The Nutcracker
Born in Morelia, Mexico, Ocaranza began his Ballet training at Centro Pro-Ballet de Michoacán. At age 18 he was personally selected by Edward Villella to join the Miami City Ballet School where he graduated after three years working and touring with the company. Ocaranza has performed several Ballets from Choreographers such as George Balanchine, Sir Frederick Ashton, Keneth McMillan, Rudolph Nureyev, John Cranko, Uwe Scholz, Marco Goecke, Paul Taylor, Anthony Tudor, Will Tucket, Ninette De Valois, Val Caniparoli, Christopher Wheeldon, Michael Pink and others.
He has been awarded scholarships to train with Boston Ballet and Tulsa Ballet. In 2014 he was part of The Carreño Festival under the direction of Jose Manuel Carreño from The American ballet theater. In 2015 he and his partner were “top Twelve” in the Youth American Grand Prix Finals. As a dancer with The Sarasota Ballet, he toured to The New York City Center to Perform in the Fall For Dance Festival of 2016 dancing alongside Alina Cojacaru and Friedman Voguel . In 2017 he joined the Milwaukee Ballet under the direction of Michael Pink. Later in 2021 Ocaranza was Part of Theater Im Pfalzbau Dance festival in Germany as a member of Compañía Nacional de Danza.
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BTC TO HOLD FIRST PERFORMANCE OF ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
This intimate, mixed-repertoire performance, Up Close: Fall, will be presented at BTC’s Ron and Nancy Compton Studio located at 20 Jefferson Ave...
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BALLET THEATRE COMPANY HOLDING SEASON OPENER PARTY AT WAREHOUSE 635 IN WEST HARTFORD
On Sept. 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Warehouse 635 in West Hartford, join Ballet Theatre Company (BTC) and celebrate 25 years of professional ballet in Greater Hartford...
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BALLET THEATRE COMPANY OFFERING TICKETS TO 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PERFORMANCES
Ballet Theatre Company (BTC), the state’s largest professional ballet company, calls West Hartford home. Ballet Theatre Company is Connecticut’s ballet, and it’s your ballet...
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CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BALLET THEATRE COMPANY
In 1999, Ballet Theatre Company (BTC) was a small ballet company putting on one spring performance per year. Within 25 years, it has grown exponentially to become Connecticut’s leading ballet organization...