Cole Companion
Cole began his training at the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, Alabama. After graduating with the highest honor, the “Prix D’excellance De Danse,” he has been a performing member of Alabama Ballet, The Arova Foundation, Birmingham Ballet Repertory Company, Oakland Ballet Company, Bay Pointe Ballet. and Ballet Theatre of Indiana. Previous roles include Albrecht in Giselle, Tea Man in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, Principal in Alfonzo Figeroura’s Changes, Hues and The Awakening, Furbo In Graham Lustig's Pulcinella, Russian in Bruce Steivel's The Nutcracker, Michael in Bruce Steivel's Peter Pan, and Puck in Bruce Steivel's A Midsummer Nights Dream. As a choreographer, he has created numerous works including The Allegory of the Cave, Our Best Decision, El Dorado, Les Biches, Cask of Amontillado, Why Sarah Cries, The Trap, Ideals Through A Fish-Eyed Lens.