Lisa Sundstrom

Professional dancer with 20 years’ experience from corps de ballet to principal. Teacher and coach of all levels from beginner to professional dancers, 30 years. Stager of original, well-known, and full-length works.

• Developed annual training curriculum for aspiring professional dancers
• Selected, staged and rehearsed repertory; planned and generated daily schedule
• Designed OBT2 show format with public speaking to educate all types of audiences
• Marketed OBT2 shows including touring to regional communities
• Planned tour; communicated with venues, booked shows, managed dancers/staff
• Managed program staff including instructors, technical staff, and accompanists
• Regularly communicated with OBT Artistic Staff, Board Members, and parents
• Provided mentoring, performance evaluations and recommendation letters

• Classic/Theatre
• Swan Lake (Odette/Odile)
• Romeo and Juliet (Cranko’s)
• Coppelia (Swanhilda)
• Cinderella (Cinderella)
• Sleeping Beauty (Aurora)
• Don Quixote (Amour)
• Lilac Garden (Caroline)
• Les Patineurs (White Pas de Deux)
• Gaite Parisienne (Glove Seller)
• Flower Festival Pas de Deux
• Les Sylphides (Mazurka, Prelude)
• The Dying Swan
• Balanchine
• Raymonda Pas de Dix
• Symphony in C (1st and 2nd Movements)
• Raymonda Variations
• Who Cares? (The Man I Love)
• Allegro Brillante
• Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux
• Bugaku (Pas de Deux)
• Nutcracker (Sugar Plum, Arabian, Dew Drop)
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Titania, Helena, Divertissement Lead)
• Stars and Stripes (Liberty Bell)
• The Four Temperaments (1st Theme)
• Agon (Pas de Deux)
• Divertimento #15
• Concerto Borocco (2nd Violin)
• Prodigal Son (Siren)
• La Sonnambula (Sleepwalker)
• Contemporary/Modern
• Steptext (William Forsythe)
• Love Songs (William Forsythe)
• Calcium Light Night (Peter Martins)
• Moors Pavane (Jose Limon)
• Billy the Kid (Eugene Loring)
• Carmina Burana (John Butler)
• Cruel World (James Kudelka)
• In the Upper Room (Twyla Tharp)
• Anastasia (Kenneth MacMillan)
• Great Galloping Gottschalk (Lynne Taylor-Corbett)
• Sacred Text (Alonzo King)
• Sonatas and Interludes (Richard Tanner)
• The Four Seasons (Paul Vasterling)
• A Certain Depth of Heart, Also Love (Bebe Miller)
• Franklin Court
• Christopher d’Amboise
• Danced encore performance by invitation from Governor Casey of Pennsylvania

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• Http://articles.philly.com/1992-06-08/news/260323734_1_jeffrey-gribler-pennsylvania-ballet-juergen-rose
• Http://articles.philly.com/1989-09-18/news/261001731_1_swan-lake-black-swan-prince-siegfried
• Http://balletalert.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/21060-did-anyone-dance-with-lisa-sundstrom/

• Bring all individuals in the organization together in a shared mission
• Identify and support talent within the organization—company and school
• Teach, coach and mentor dancers to reach their highest potential
• Select an eclectic repertoire of classical, neo-classical and contemporary works to appeal to a diverse audience
• Promote diversity, equality and inclusion within and outside of organization
• Bring forward my vision for creating the best pre-professional program, that attracts talented young dancers and works hand-in-hand with an outreach program to both inspire young audiences and market to new audiences