Taylor Ciampi

TAYLOR CIAMPI’S PERFORMANCES SPONSORED BY CARMEN AND MARISA FACCIOLO

TAYLOR CIAMPI, born in Baltimore, Maryland, began her pre-professional training at The Rock School in Philadelphia under the direction of Bo and Stephanie Spassoff. While there, Taylor competed in the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), winning numerous Regional Semifinals. In 2015, she was awarded the Grand Prix Award in Austin, Texas, and placed in the Top 12 during the Finals at Lincoln Center. Taylor was one of six American women chosen to compete at the prestigious Prix de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2015. She has additional training from the Dutch National Ballet Academy in Amsterdam under the direction of Jean-Yves Esquerre. Taylor was also honored to participate in the Jacob's Pillow Ballet Program. In 2016, Taylor began her professional career as an Apprentice with the National Ballet of Canada. She joined Atlanta Ballet 2 in 2017 and was promoted to the Atlanta Ballet company in 2018.

Since joining First State Ballet Theatre in 2021, Taylor has enjoyed dancing Myrtha in Giselle; Big Swans in Swan Lake; Gamzatti in La Bayadère; Dew Drop Fairy in The Nutcracker; Mercedes in Don Quixote; Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet; Pas de Deux from Diana and Acteon; Pas de Deux from La Esmeralda; Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty; Paquita Pas de Trois; Swan Lake Pas de Trois; as well as Viktor Plotnikov’s Fantasy to Dvořák, Unwound, Wings, Celestials, Nonsense in the Sense of Innocence, and an excerpt from Everlasting Arms. She was also a featured artist in Maeghan McHale’s Revolving Doors.

In addition to dancing with FSBT, Taylor also teaches at The School of First State Ballet Theatre and is the Director of The National Ballet Competition. Ms. Ciampi is very excited for her sixth season with First State Ballet Theatre.