Skyler Maxey-Wert

The US-American completed his training at the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company before joining the Semperoper Dresden Ballet in 2014. He was later appointed first-soloist in 2023. His repertoire includes a variety of solo roles and pieces such as “The Nutcracker” by Aaron S. Watkin and Jason Beechey after Marius Petipa, “Sleeping Beauty”, “La Bayadère”, “Swan Lake” by Aaron S. Watkin after Marius Petipa; “The Dream” by Frederic Ashton, "Gods and Dogs", "Forgotten Land" by Jiří Kylián, "Heatscape" by Justin Peck, ‘She was black’ by Mats Ek, "Romeo and Juliet" and "The Four Seasons" by David Dawson, "Impressing the Czar", "Second Detail" and "Enemy in the Figure" by William Forsythe, "Cacti" and "COW" by Alexander Ekman, "Carmen" and "A Swan Lake" by Johan Inger and "Black Milk" by Ohad Naharin. Skyler Maxey-Wert joined Ballett am Rhein in the 2024/25 season.