Julia Rust
Company Artist with the Joffrey since 2018
Biography
Julia Rust spent her formative years with Alyona Yakovleva and the faculty of Indiana Ballet Conservatory before training on scholarship with The Washington School of Ballet under Xiomara Reyes and Rinat Imaev. She was chosen by Julie Kent to dance in The Washington Ballet’s productions of Serenade, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, and The Nutcracker. She has continued to be coached by Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky throughout her career.
Ms. Rust was awarded the Silver Medal at the USA International Ballet Competition in 2018, where she received her Joffrey company contract. Prior to this, she was awarded numerous awards at other international ballet competitions and is the recipient of the Fernando Bujones Memorial Award. She has danced in many galas such as "The Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow" Gala in Salt Lake City, The International Ballet Festival of Miami, the Awards Gala & Encore Gala at USA IBC, the International Festival of Dance by YAGP in Orizaba, Mexico, the On Pointe Gala for USA IBC, and ADC|IBC’s 20th Anniversary Gala.
During her time with the Joffrey, Julia has had the honor of dancing a wide range of featured roles as Kitri’s Friend in Yuri Possokhov’s Don Quixote, in Justin Peck’s The Times Are Racing, and soloist roles in Gerald Arpino’s Birthday Variations and Suite Saint-Saëns.
