KATHERINE BARKMAN

DANCE WITHOUT LIMITS

Katherine Barkman joined The Washington Ballet in 2018, soon after winning consecutive Silver Medals from two of the world’s most prestigious ballet Olympiads – the XI USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, and the XXVIII Varna International Ballet Competition in Bulgaria. She has debuted in the classical roles of Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Kitri in Don Quixote, Giselle in Giselle, Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Nikiya in La Bayadere, and Medora in Le Corsaire.
As an international guest principal, Barkman has performed in festivals, galas, and full-length productions in Russia, Latvia, Australia, Canada, Argentina, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and in major cities across the United States. Since 2019 Katherine has been a faculty member of The Washington School of Ballet.