Nutcracker insider: The nutcracker prince

Alejandro Gonzalez
From Oklahoma city Ballet

​Alejandro González, from Venezuela, trained at the Gustavo Franklin School there before continuing his training at Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy. While with Houston Ballet, he performed in John Neumeier’s Yondering, and in Ben Stevenson’s Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. He also danced in Stanton Welch’s Long and Winding Road, The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, and Brigade.

González attended the Oklahoma City Ballet Summer Intensive in 2017, and was invited to join the Studio Company for the 2017/18 season. He was offered an apprenticeship for the 2018/19 season, and promoted to Corps de Ballet for the 2019/20 season. During the last two seasons he has performed in Robert Mills’ Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, August Bournonville’s La Sylphide, and has danced feature roles in Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Helen Pickett’s Petal, Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), and Cayetano Soto’s Adam.


The Nolte Nutcracker will have five shows at the Englert Theatre December 6-8. Click below to secure your tickets! 

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