Trygve Cumpston. Photo by Karolina Kuras.
Quick Facts
Born: Des Moines, Iowa
Trained: School of Classical Ballet and Dance in Des Moines, Iowa, Orlando Ballet School and San Francisco Ballet School
Joined: 2012
Corps de Ballet since: 2013
Five Things to Know
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- Trygve was named after his great-grandfather.
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- 2He has a black belt in Taekwondo.
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- 3At the age of 15, Trygve moved to San Francisco from Florida to train at San Francisco Ballet School.
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- 4Trygve has appeared in roles such as Benno in Swan Lake, L’Allumeur in Le Petit Prince and Icicle in The Nutcracker.
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- 5He has enjoyed working with choreographers such as William Forsythe, Christopher Wheeldon, John Neumeier, James Kudelka, Guillaume Côté and Robert Binet.
Favourite Ballets
- 1Onegin
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- 2Nijinsky
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- 3Swan Lake
- 4Angels' Atlas
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- 5Within the Golden Hour (Christopher Wheeldon)