Samuel Opsal

Trainee Program Director
Solo Artist

BALLET 5:8 PROFESSIONAL COMPANY MEMBERSHIP

Senior Apprentice 2016-2017
Company Artist 2017-2020
Solo Artist 2020-Present

Samuel Opsal started dancing at the age of 16 in Pullman, WA. In 2014 he received a BFA in Dance from Cornish College of the Arts, graduating Magna Cum Laude. While attending Cornish he was granted multiple awards for academic and artistic achievement. After college Mr. Opsal worked with Iyun Harrison’s Ashani Dances in Seattle and then moved to Pittsburgh to train in Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Graduate Program. His performances include PBT’s Le Corsaire, Sleeping Beauty, and La Bayadere. As a guest artist he has performed principal roles in Giselle, Firebird, and Swan Lake. In 2015 he also had the opportunity to choreograph a duet that was performed by PBT’s ensemble group. Samuel joined Ballet 5:8 in 2016.