Ballett
James Kirby Rogers
First Soloist
Nationality
American-Canadian
Semperoper Ballett member since
2024
Education

Houston Ballet 2 (2015-2016)
North Carolina School of the Arts (2014-2015)

Acting jobs

Pacific Northwest Ballet (2021-2024 / since 2022 Principal)
Kansas City Ballet (2016-2021)

Repertoire

A Thousand Several Ways (Gabrielle Lamb)

Allegro Brillante (George Balanchine)

Birthday Offering (Frederick Ashton)

Black on Black on Black (Alejandro Cerrud)

Catching Feelings (Dwight Rhoden)

Coppélia (George Balanchine) – as Franz

Diamonds (George Balanchine)

Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven (Ulysses Dove)

Duo Concertante (George Balanchine)

Giselle (Peter Boal) – as Albrecht

Interplay (Jerome Robbins)

In the Middle Somewhat Elevated (William Forsythe)

In the Upper Room (Twyla Tharp) – as Stomper

Lady Of the Camelias (Val Caniparoli) – as Armand

Napoli (August Bournonville)

The Personal Element (Alonzo King)

Petal (Helen Picket) – as Jesse

Petit Mort (Jiří Kylián)

Play (Stanton Welch)

Plot Point (Crystal Pite) – as Thug

Romeo and Juliet (Devon Carney) – as Romeo and Tybalt

Romeo and Juliet (Jean-Christophe Maillot) – as Tybalt

The Seasons Canon (Crystal Pite)

Sechs Tänze (Jiří Kylián)

The Sleeping Beauty (Devon Carney) – as Désiré

Swan Lake (Kent Stowell) – as Siegfried

Tchaikovsky Pas Deux (George Balanchine)

Tulips and Lobster (Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa)

War Time Elegy (Alexei Ratmansky)

The Wizard of Oz (Septime Weber) – as Scarecrow

Yondering (John Neumeier) – as The Father

This season

Kinsun Chan & Martin Zimmermann
30
Thu
January 2025
7.30 pm
31
Fri
January 2025
7.30 pm
14
Mon
April 2025
7.30 pm
15
Tue
April 2025
7.30 pm
16
Wed
April 2025
7.30 pm
19
Mon
May 2025
7.30 pm
23 – 26 €
67 Tickets
20
Tue
May 2025
7.30 pm
23 – 26 €
99 Tickets
21
Wed
May 2025
7.30 pm
23 – 26 €
59 Tickets