KEVIN KAISER
Artistic Director Evergreen City Ballet
2012 Summer Faculty

Mr. Kaiser started dancing when he was four years old.  He is one of five brothers that made up a professional tap dancing group.  The “Kaiser Brothers” grew up outside of Seattle and toured the United States throughout their childhood.   Mr. Kaiser began his professional ballet career at age sixteen with Pennsylvania Ballet under the Direction of Barbara Weisberger and Benjamin Harkarvey.  Mr. Kaiser returned to Seattle and joined Pacific Northwest Ballet under the direction of Kent Stowell and Francia Russell.  For fifteen years he performed a wide range of repertoire. Mr. Kaiser danced roles from world-renowned choreographers including George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Paul Taylor, Kent Stowell, Marius Petipa, Anthony Tudor, Lar Lubovich and Glen Tetley.  Mr. Kaiser danced a very diverse repertoire from Paul Taylor's “Company B” to George Balanchine's “A Midsummer Night's Dream” Divertissement Pas De Deux, George Balanchine's “Serenade” to almost every male role in Kent Stowell's “Nutcracker” from the Prince to Drosselmeyer.  In addition Mr. Kaiser enjoyed dancing Anthony Tudors “Jardin Aux Lilac”, Mercucio in Kent Stowell's “Romeo and Juliet” and Glen Tetley's “Voluntaries.” 

After retiring, Mr. Kaiser was appointed Ballet Master with Oregon Ballet Theatre and later promoted to Associate Artistic Director under the direction of James Canfield. While at the Oregon Ballet Theatre Mr. Kaiser staged works choreographed by James Canfield, George Balanchine, Donald Byrd, Robert Joffrey, David Parsons and Val Caniparoli. 

Mr. Kaiser has an extensive teaching background throughout the United States which include Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Dance Educators of America, Tulsa Ballet and many more. 

Mr. Kaiser's ties to the ballet world can be felt throughout the United States.  His older brother Roy Kaiser, is Artistic Director of Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia.  His younger brother Russell danced with New York City Ballet and is now Assistant Artistic Director for Boston Ballet.  Ken and Dan Kaiser are both Artistic Directors of ballet schools and regional companies.

Mr. Kaiser was appointed Artistic Director of Evergreen City Ballet in January 2008.  He has choreographes two original works along with bringing in new choreographers to work with the Company and Performance Division.  He is excited to bring his years of dedication and experience in the field of dance to this rapidly growing area of the Northwest.

ROY KAISER
Artistic Director with Pennsylvania Ballet
2012 Summer Faculty 

LOUISE NADEAU
Former Principal Dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet
World-Renowned Ballerina
2012 Summer Faculty 

Louise Nadeau is from Long Island, New York. She trained at the Cantarella School of Dance in Pittsfield, MA, the Alexandra School of Ballet in St. Louis and the School of American Ballet. She danced with Basel Ballet and Kansas City Ballet before joining Pacific Northwest Ballet as a Soloist in 1990. She was promoted to Principal in 1992 and retired from the stage with a celebratory gala in June of 2009.

Her versatility and powerful interpretive skills have made her a favorite in full length classical ballets as well as contemporary works.  She has performed nationally and internationally with Pacific NW Ballet and as a guest artist.  

Ms. Nadeau has performed leading roles in George Balanchine’s Agon, Apollo, Ballet Imperial, Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, Chaconne, Concerto Barocco, Divertimento No. 15, Duo Concertant, Emeralds, The Four Temperaments, La Sonnambula, La Valse, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Titania, Hermia, Divertissement pas de deux), Pavane, Rubies, Serenade, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Stars and Stripes, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Symphony in C, Tarantella, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Theme and Variations, and Who Cares?; Todd Bolender’s Souvenirs; Donald Byrd’s Subtext Rage; August Bournonville’s Bournonville Variations; Val Caniparoli’s The Bridge; William Forsythe’s Artifact II; Ronald Hynd’s The Merry Widow (Hanna) and The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora, Princess Florine); Edwaard Liang’s Für Alina; José Limón’s The Moor’s Pavane; Eugene Loring’s Billy the Kid; Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette (Lady Capulet); Peter Martins’ Fearful Symmetries and Valse Triste; Vicente Nebrada’s Lento a Tempo e Appassionato; Marius Petipa’s Don Quixote and Paquita; Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering, Fancy Free, In the Night, and The Concert, West Side Story Suite; Kent Stowell’s Carmina Burana, Cinderella (Cinderella), Coppélia (Swanilda), Delicate Balance, Firebird, Hail to the Conquering Hero, Kammergarten Tänze, Nutcracker (Clara), Orpheus Portrait, Palacios Dances, Pas de Deux Campagnolo, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Swan Lake (Odette/Odile), and Zirkus Weill; Richard Tanner’s Ancient Airs and Dances; Paul Taylor’s Roses; Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s The Quilt; Glen Tetley’s Voluntaries; Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs and Waterbaby Bagatelles; Antony Tudor’s Jardin aux Lilas; Rudi van Dantzig’s Ginastera; and Christopher Wheeldon’s  After the Rain Pas de Deux, Polyphonia and Variations Sérieuses. She originated roles in Donald Byrd’s Capricious Night, Val Caniparoli’s Torque, Mark Dendy’s Symmetries, Paul Gibson’s The Piano Dance and Rush, Miriam Mahdaviani’s And Then Again…, Kevin O'Day’s Aract and [soundaroun(d)dance], Kent Stowell’s Quaternary and Silver Lining, and Olivier Wevers’ Shindig.

Ms. Nadeau performed the Divertissement pas de deux in the BBC’s 1999 film version of PNB’s production of Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, filmed at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London. In 2000, she participated in The George Balanchine Foundation’s Interpreters Archive series, dancing excerpts from Balanchine’s Agon, coached by Melissa Hayden. In 2005, she performed with Peter Boal and Company.

MARIA CHAPMAN
Principal Dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet
2012 Summer Faculty 

Carla Körbes was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and began her ballet training at age five with local teachers. At age eleven, she began studying at Ballet Vera Bublitz. In 1996, Peter Boal danced with her as a guest artist of the school and encouraged her to come to New York to study at the School of American Ballet. For academic year 1997–1998, her tuition was paid by Alexandra Danilova so she could continue studying at the School of American Ballet. In 1999, she was the Mae. L. Wien Award recipient and was made an apprentice with New York City Ballet. She joined the company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2000 and was the Janice Levin Dancer Honoree for 2001–2002. She was promoted to soloist in 2005 and later that year joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a soloist. Ms. Körbes was promoted to principal dancer in 2006.

In 2002, Ms. Körbes performed Richard Tanner's Ancient Airs and Dances for the nationally televised PBS Live from Lincoln Center broadcast, "New York City Ballet's Diamond Project: Ten Years of New Choreography."

In addition to her performances with New York City Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ms. Körbes has performed with Peter Boal and Company. In 2007, she performed in the worldwide company debut performance of Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. She has also performed as a guest artist on the Vail International Dance Festival’s “International Evenings of Dance” galas and at the “Dance Open” Gala in St. Petersburg, Russia in April 2010.

JEFFREY STANTON
Former Principal Dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet
2012 Summer Faculty