Company in 1985, attaining the rank of principal dancer. Roles performed
include the Pioneering Woman in Appalachian Spring, Woman in White
in Diversion of Angels, Chorus Leader in Night Journey, Chorus in Cave of
the Heart, the Attendant in Hérodiade, Leader in the 1980s reconstruction
of “Steps in the Street”, and Night Chant, a ballet created for Ms. Vale by
Martha Graham in 1989. Graham solos performed include Lamentation,
Frontier, Satyric Festival Song, and Serenata Morisca.
LLOYD KNIGHT (Principal) joined the Company in 2005 and performs
leading roles in Appalachian Spring, Embattled Garden, Errand into the
Maze and others. Born in England and raised in Miami, he trained at Miami
Conservatory of Ballet and graduated from New World School of the
Arts, under the direction of Daniel Lewis. There he worked with choreog-
scholarships to The Ailey School and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Dance
Magazine named him one of the “Top 25 Dancers to Watch” in 2010.
Recently he partnered Wendy Whelan in Moon and Misty Copeland in At
Summer’s Full.
BEN SCHULTZ (Principal) joined the Company in 2009 and dances leading
roles including King Hades in Clytemnestra and Jason in Cave of the
Heart. He premiered Martha Graham’s work in Russia performing Errand
into the Maze with prima ballerina Diana Vishneva at the Mariinsky Theatre,
Saint Petersburg. Earlier dance credits include the Tony Award®
winning Blast!, the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, and Hannah
Kahn Contemporary Dance. Mr. Schultz has served as faculty and resident
choreographer for the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities.
Mr. Schultz starred in the world premiere of AXE, a work created by Mats
Ek for the Company.
XIN YING (Principal) joined the Company in 2011 and performs lead roles
in Cave of the Heart, Chronicle, Diversion of Angels, Clytemnestra, Woodland
and I used to love you, among others. In 2008 she received the China
Dance Lotus Award. She was the director of the Dance Department at
Sichuan College of Arts & Culture and a guest teacher at the Graham
School, the Beijing Dance Academy and Nanjing University of Arts. She
was awarded a full scholarship to the Graham School, and was a member
of Graham 2.
NATASHA M. DIAMOND-WALKER (Soloist) from Los Angeles, CA, joined
the Company in 2011 and performs lead roles in Graham’s Appalachian
Spring (The Pioneering Woman), Diversion of Angels (Woman in White),
Cave of the Heart (The Chorus), Embattled Garden (Lilith) and Ekstasis. She
has originated roles in collaboration with Annie-B Parson, Kyle Abraham,
Sonya Tayeh, Liz Gerring, and Nacho Duato. Ms. Diamond-Walker is also a
freelance writer, and works in TV/Film as an actress and model. She holds
a BFA degree from Fordham University.
CHARLOTTE LANDREAU (Soloist) a native of France, joined the Company
in 2013. She dances lead roles in Graham’s Appalachian Spring (The
Bride), Errand into the Maze, The Rite of Spring (The Chosen One) and Maple
Leaf Rag. She trained as a rhythmic gymnast and studied ballet, circus,
acting, and modern dance at the Maurice Béjart School (Switzerland). In
2012 she received a scholarship to study at the Martha Graham School.
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