Zachary Rogers

Demi-Soloist

Zachary Rogers was born in Vancouver, Canada. He received his training at Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, Germany. He was a finalist at Prix de Lausanne in 2013 and at Helsinki International Ballet Competition in 2016. Upon completion of his studies in 2014 he joined the Estonian National Ballet where he remained for three seasons, being promoted to demi-soloist in 2016. In 2017 he joined the Czech National Ballet as a demi-soloist. It was here that he danced his first leading role as the Prince in The Nutcracker by Youri Vámos. In February 2019 he moved to Moscow and joined the Stanislavsky Ballet as a first soloist under the direction of Laurent Hilaire. During his three seasons there he danced roles such as James in La Sylphide (Pierre Lacotte), Kaash by Akram Khan, Petite Mort by Jiří Kylián, the Golden Idol in La Bayadère (Natalia Makarova) and Peasant Pas de Deux in Giselle. He also performed as a guest soloist within Russia as Albrecht in Giselle and Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. In the 2022/23 season he moved home to Canada and joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, where he was a soloist and danced the leading male roles in Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. At the beginning of the 2023/24 season he joined Bayerisches Staatsballett as a corps de ballet member. On 22 November 2024, the Opening Night of La Sylphide, he was promoted to demi-soloist by ballet director Laurent Hilaire.

(Information as of November 2024)

Roles in the 2024/25 season (updated periodically)
Gardener in Le Parc (Angelin Preljocaj)
Scottish Couple Pas de deux in La Sylphide (Pierre Lacotte after Filippo Taglioni)
Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko)