Photo by Joni Kabana

Gavin Larsen was born and raised in New York City and received her training from Dick Andros, Francis Patrelle, the Pacific Northwest Ballet School and the School of American Ballet.  Prior to joining OBT, she danced as a member of Pacific Northwest Ballet and Alberta Ballet and performed as a soloist with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet. Ms. Larsen has danced leading roles at OBT in works by Julia Adam, George Balanchine, Val Caniparoli, James Kudelka, Jerome Robbins, Kent Stowell, Christopher Stowell, Paul Taylor, Helgi Tomasson and Christopher Wheeldon, among others. In addition to performing, Ms. Larsen teaches for the School of OBT.

Since joining OBT, Ms. Larsen as danced featured roles in:

Julia Adam’s

• Angelo (Friend)

George Balanchine’s

• Apollo (Terpsichore)
• Concerto Barocco
• Divertimento No. 15 (Second Variation)
• Duo Concertant
• The Four Temperaments (Theme)
• The Nutcracker (The Sugarplum Fairy, Dew Drop, Arabian)
• Serenade (Waltz)
• Who Cares? (The Man I Love, Fascinatin’ Rhythm)

Val Caniparoli’s

• Lambarena

James Kudelka’s

• Hush (II)

Jerome Robbins’s

• Afternoon of a Faun
• In the Night (1st Couple)

Kent Stowell’s

• Orpheus Portrait
• Through Eden’s Gates (Nocturne)

Christopher Stowell’s

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena)
• Adin
• Eyes On You (You Do Something to Me, Night and Day)
• Pas De Deux Parisien
• The Sleeping Beauty, Act III (Princess Aurora, Princess Florine)
• Swan Lake (Act I Pas de Trois, Czardas, Act III Pas de Trois)
• Zaïs

Helgi Tomasson’s

• Twilight

Christopher Wheeldon’s

• RUSH (Central Pas de Deux)
• There Where She Loved (Surabaya-Johnny & Je Ne T’Aime Pas)

Read Feature Articles about Gavin Larsen

"Why I Dance"
Dance Magazine
September 2009

"Instruments of Art:
An Interview with
Gavin Larsen"
Critical Dance
April 2007

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