Program for Smuin's The Christmas Ballet - Flipbook - Page 9
ARTIST PROFILES
CLAIRE BUEHLER
Claire Buehler, from Milwaukee, WI, trained at the Milwaukee
Ballet School and Academy. She danced in the second companies
of Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, and Nashville Ballets, and as a
company member for Minnesota Ballet and Smuin Contemporary
Ballet. Featured roles include Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, Paul
Vasterling’s Seasons, Amy Seiwert’s Been Through Diamonds, and
Sextette by Kate Skarpetowska. Buehler is a freelance dancer
represented by Go2Talent Agency. A budding choreographer who
got her start in Smuin’s Choreography Showcase, she recently
restaged her work “Kismet” on SoCal Ballet Scene’s festival in
Orange County. She is excited to be back with her Smuin family.
JACOPO CALVO
Jacopo Calvo, from Asti, Italy, began training at his hometown
school, Ritmo Danza. He moved to New York City to attend
The Ailey School on scholarship, performing alongside Alvin
Ailey American Dance Theater for its 60th anniversary season.
After graduation, he joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet
under the direction of Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson,
touring extensively nationally and internationally. Calvo joined
Smuin in 2024.
MAGGIE CAREY
Maggie Carey, of Dayton, OH, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree in Dance Performance from Butler University, where she
performed works by George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, and Paul
Taylor. Upon graduating, Carey performed with Dayton Ballet.
She spent two years with the Cincinnati Ballet Second Company,
performing works by Victoria Morgan, George Balanchine, Ohad
Naharin, and working with choreographers Garrett Smith, Nicolo
Fonte, and Jennifer Archibald. At Smuin, Carey has performed
works by Amy Seiwert, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Trey McIntyre,
Matthew Neenan, and Val Caniparoli. Carey joined Smuin in 2018.
CAMERON COFRANCESCO
Cameron Cofrancesco, from West Chester, PA, began training at
The Rock School West and continued at The USC Kaufman School
under the guidance of Jodie Gates and William Forsythe. Here,
he learned from artists like Hope Boykin, Azure Barton, Fiona
Lummis, and Jermaine Spivey, and performed works by Jiří Kylián,
Ohad Nahrin, and Justin Peck. Professionally, Cameron has worked
with Marcus Jarrel Willis, Yusha Marie Sorzano, Francisco Gella, and
Garrett Ammon while dancing for Zeitgeist Dance Theatre, Ballet
Memphis, and Wonderbound. Cofrancesco joined Smuin in 2025.
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