José Pablo Castro Cuevas

José Pablo Castro Cuevas, born in Querétaro, Mexico, began dancing at six. He competed in YAGP Mexico in 2013 and 2015, earning scholarships to prestigious programs, including the Joffrey Academy of Dance. At 14, he moved to Chicago to train in Joffrey’s Pre-Professional and Conservatory programs before joining the Studio Company. During his academy years, he performed with the main company, including in the world premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s The Nutcracker. As a Studio Company member, he danced lead roles in Coppélia and Viva Vivaldi.

 

Since joining the Joffrey Ballet at age 17, Jose Pablo’s favorite featured roles include Peter in The Nutcracker, Vronsky in Yuri Possokhov’s Anna Karenina, Robbie in Cathy Marston’s Atonement and Victor Frankenstein in Liam Scarlett’s Frankenstein.