BIOGRAPHY
Martell Ruffin
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: The Wiz. Tours: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Second Company; A.I.M by Kyle Abraham; Eyes of One Another (Triptych). Regional: Champion, Grounded, Aida, Salome, Eugene Onegin, Metropolitan Opera. International: Holland Dance Festival, Sadler’s Wells Dance Festival, La Biennale Danza Festival. Developmental Work: Black Swan, Romeo + Juliet, An Untitled Love, Requiem. Educational Performance: USC, Princeton, Chicago Public Schools. Other Live Performance Media: Ailey II, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Bounce: The Basketball Opera. Film & TV: Christian Dior Commercial; Urban Outfitters Music Video; Season 2 of “Zewi.” Awards: NAACP ACT-SO Gold Award. Education/Training: Joffrey Ballet Academy, (Mentored by Pierre Lockett & Lisa Johnson-Willingham); Chicago High School for the Arts; The Ailey School. Unions/Memberships: AGMA.