Luther
DeMyer
Luther DeMyer is from Indianapolis, Indiana. He studied at the Indianapolis School of Ballet, Miami City Ballet School, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and he attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2018, was promoted to corps de ballet in 2019, and became a soloist in 2024.
Featured & Leading Roles
George Balanchine
The Nutcracker
(Cavalier, Hot Chocolate, Mother Ginger, and Mouse King)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(Theseus)
Peter Boal
Giselle
(Wilfried)
Donald Byrd
Love and Loss
Alejandro Cerrudo
One Thousand Pieces
Ulysses Dove
Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven
Jiří Kylián
Petite Mort
Jean-Christophe Maillot
Roméo et Juliette
(Paris)
Justin Peck
The Times Are Racing
Crystal Pite
Plot Point
Eva Stone
F O I L
Kent Stowell
Carmina Burana
Swan Lake
(Spanish, Benno)
Original Roles
Alejandro Cerrudo
Black on Black on Black
Jessica Lang
Let Me Mingle Tears With Thee
Vincent Michael Lopez
Op. 21
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Khepri
Miles Pertl
Wash of Gray
Alexei Ratmansky
Wartime Elegy
Dwight Rhoden
Catching Feelings
Kiyon Ross
…throes of increasing wonder
Dani Rowe
The Window
(The Man)
Price Suddarth
The Intermission Project
Dancer Promotion! Luther DeMyer
Moments before Pacific Northwest Ballet launched its 2024-25 season, Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal and Associate Artistic Director Kiyon Ross stepped out in front of the sparkly-red McCaw Hall stage to announce to the audience that corps de ballet dancer Luther DeMyer has been promoted to Soloist. Click to read more about Luther and his career at PNB!
Q&A with Corps Member Luther DeMyer
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