Bruce Caldwell

A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Bruce Caldwell began his ballet training at age 10 with Bene Arnold.  His first appearance on stage was in Willam F. Christensen’s “The Nutcracker”  in 1961, as Drosselmeyer’s Nephew. After joining The Utah Civic Ballet (predecessor to Ballet West), in 1968, he moved through the ranks, and in 1971 became a Principal Dancer.  Over the next 20 years he performed all of the major roles in the Ballet West repertoire, including Prince Seigfried in “Swan Lake”, Prince Florimund in “The Sleeping Beauty”,  Sugar Plum Cavalier in “The Nutcracker, Oberon in “The Dream”, as well as leading roles in over 15 Balanchine works. 

 In 1991 he moved to the Artistic Staff of Ballet West, assuming duties of staging ballets, rehearsing and teaching the company, continuing on to this day.He has been awarded the Governors Excellence in the Arts Award,  the Chamber of Commerce Artist of the Year Award, and most recently, the Ballet West Guild Arts Legend Award.