Rising Star Tumbling & Dance Studio

✨ **Be part of the magic!** ✨

Auditions for **The Nutcracker** are coming up!

🩰 **September 12 | 9:30 AM–2:30 PM**

Join us onstage for one of Casper’s favorite holiday traditions. 🎄✨

For audition information and registration, visit:
https://www.rstd.net/the-nutcracker-2/

Kannen Glanz, a native of Casper, Wyoming, is a dancer and choreographer currently in his third season working with SALT Contemporary Dance under the direction of Amy Gunter-Lolofie. Kannen began his dance training at the age of five at Rising Star Tumbling and Dance Studio in Casper.

Kannen received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the The Juilliard School in New York City, New York under the direction of Alicia Graf Mack where he performed in works by Tiler Peck, Rena Butler, Jamar Roberts, Ohad Naharin, Trisha Brown, Justin Peck, and Jessica Lang. For his fourth year, he partook in the Professional Exchange Program which allowed him to jumpstart his career with the Cincinnati Ballet Second Company while finishing his credits to receive his Bachelor of Fine Arts. During his time at Cincinnati Ballet, Kannen performed in works by Jodie Gates, Gerald Arpino, George Balanchine, and Anna Marie-Holmes among others.

Kannen’s professional development has included numerous intensive programs such as Ballet Austin, Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Juilliard School, Boston Ballet, Medhi Walerski at Orsolina28, and the Contemporary Ballet and Contemporary programs at The School at Jacob’s Pillow, where he premiered new creations by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Jennifer Archibald, Rena Butler, Sidra Bell, and Antoine Vereecken. Additionally, Kannen was a member of the 2024 Biennale di Venezia College Danza under the direction of Wayne McGregor, preparing new creations by Wayne McGregor, Cristina Caprioli, Javier Sauco, and Enrique Flores for the 18th International Festival of Contemporary Dance.