Brooklyn Mack joins the Jury of the Helsinki International Ballet Competition 2022

25 April 2022

The Helsinki International Ballet Competition welcomes American ballet dancer Brooklyn Mack to the Jury 2022. He joins the jury members who are renowned artistic directors from international ballet companies and prominent ballet experts.

Brooklyn Mack is a world renowned International Principal Guest Artist. Mr. Mack has performed as a principal dancer all over the globe on the world's greatest stages, with some of the most preeminent ballet companies in the world, including the National Ballet of Ukraine, American Ballet Theatre, English National Ballet, and many more. Mr. Mack has been a principal dancer with The Washington Ballet from 2009–2018 and with Orlando Ballet from 2006–2009. He has received numerous glowing reviews from prominent publications such as The Washington Post and The New York Times.

Mr. Mack has won numerous awards in recognition of his prowess as a dancer, such as the silver medal at the 2006 USA IBC, the silver medal at the 2009 Helsinki IBC, and the gold medal at the 2012 Varna IBC.

The President of the Jury is Madelaine Onne, the Artistic Director of the Finnish National Ballet and Opera. Other members are Nina Ananiashvili, prima ballerina and Artistic Director of the State Ballet of Georgia; Frank Andersen, producer of Bournonville ballets; Julio Bocca, teacher and coach; Jorma Elo, resident choreographer of Boston Ballet, and Nicolas Le Riche, Artistic Director of the Royal Swedish Ballet.

The Jury 2022