Garrett Anderson, Ballet Idaho.
Garrett received training from some of the country’s premier academies, including Contra Costa Ballet Centre, San Francisco Ballet School, American Ballet Theatre and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Following this, he danced with The San Francisco Ballet, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Trey McIntyre Project, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Garrett went on to perform as a guest artist with Ballet Chicago, Civic Ballet of Chicago and SF Danceworks. Over the course of a 20 year professional career in both classical ballet and contemporary dance companies, Garrett worked with some of the world’s most celebrated choreographers and directors performing the works of Forsythe, Kylían, Morris, Wheeldon, Ek, Duato, Naharin, Robbins, Balanchine, Tharp, Cerrudo, McIntyre, Rowe, and many more in theaters around the world.
--Acknowledged Rotary’s service to the community
--approaches ballet direction as an educational process
--love constant evolution in the work
--believes ballet is relevant to community inspiration
--thinks ballet is a viable business
-- while Nutcracker is big ticket ballet, he feels that artistic reputation is as much “currency” as money
--includes trainees in performances
--believes AI can build strength from vulnerability
This Weeks Speaker
Kathy Buck District Governor 2025-2-26 Emmett
Serving as Governor for an entire Rotary district is an incredible honor. Individuals that serve in this capacity are recognized leaders, nominated by their clubs to fill this important role. As Governor, you are the official representative of Rotary International in your region. As Governor, your mission is to lead clubs, inspire Rotary members, and engage the general public in the important role fulfilled by Rotary in our community. District Governors serve for one full Rotary year, from July 1 to June 30, and are very actively engaged in District decision making leading up to their year as Governor.
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