JoAnna Schmidt

Featured roles include:

Aurora in Marius Petipa's "The Sleeping Beauty"

Principal couple in George Balanchine's "Rubies"

Bombsquad in Twyla Tharp's "In the Upper Room"

Sugar Plum Fairy in Terrence Orr's "The Nutcracker"

Cupid in Marius Petipa's "Don Quixote"

Florence Waren in Jennifer Archibald's "Sounds of the Sun"

"1st Flash" by Jorma Elo

"Petite Mort" by Jiri Kylian

"Dupuis le Jour" by Gemma Bond

"Eternal Idol" by Michael Smuin

"Nine Sinatra Songs" by Twyla Tharp

"Bolero" by Susan Jaffe

Performed in a new, contemporary ballet featuring three female artists, choreographed by Viktor Plotnikov, in a gala for the World Ballet Competition

• Commissioned to choreograph 20 minute ballet, "Lightworks", for a two-week choreography showcase in March of 2018
• Commissioned to choreograph virtual ballet, "Back to Normal" in May of 2020 for social media

• Commissioned to choreograph multiple pieces for school showcases since 2017

Commissioned to choreograph a contemporary ballet on the company artists for their spring production

Teaching ballet class, variations, and pointe for various levels of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School