performers
Ashton Roxander
Ashton Roxander is a principal dancer with Philadelphia Ballet. He joined the company as a member of Philadelphia Ballet II in 2016 and was promoted to the corps in 2017, soloist in 2019, first soloist in 2021, and principal in 2023. He has performed many ballets and roles with the company including Siegfried in Angel Corrella’s Swan Lake, Cavalier in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, Basilio in Angel Corella’s Don Quixote, and Mercutio in Kenneth Macmillan’s Romeo & Juliet. Roxander has also performed in several musical theatre productions in Oregon, including the featured role of Winthrop in The Music Man with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Roxander was awarded first place at both the 2015 and 2016 Youth America Grand Prix semifinals in Seattle. He studied exclusively with his parents at their schools starting at three-years-old. When he was 16, he was offered a full-merit scholarship to Boston Ballet School’s summer intensive, which he attended for two summers before being asked to join their trainee program in 2015, also on full scholarship.
Performances
Melanie Hamrick, Joanna DeFelice, and Christine Shevchenko bring their exhilarating production, A Night at the Ballet, to Napa for the annual Dance Gala. The program features highlights from some of the world's most beloved classical ballets, including Don Quixote, Diana & Acteon, and Le Corsaire. The evening also includes a special appearance by guest artist Nicholas Palmquist.