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Erik
Sanborn,
Founder/Artistic Director of the Metropolitan
Ballet Company, a native of Minnesota, started his own company
at a young age while pursuing a career in theater, film
and modeling in the Twin Cities, New York City, Hamburg
Germany, Zurich Switzerland and Milan Italy. His careers
have taken him through 25 countries in Europe, South America,
Africa and the Middle East. Film experiences include principal
and feature roles in works with B.B.D.O., Digital Video
Works, an ABC Movie with Kate Jackson, Northwest Tele-productions,
Goib-Hamburg Germany and Anheuser Busch. Erik was a celebrity
guest of a special Olympics event with Tommy DePaolo and
Tippy Hedgrin and has been the subject of interviews with
numerous programs including NBC Television, PM Magazine
and Twin Cities Live. While living in Europe he worked with
Talents International Krystel Flath Agency for clients such
as OTTO Versand, Neckermann Versand and Vitamin-Genus. Print
works include GQ Magazine, Esquire, and Seventeen Magazine.
Theater experience principal roles in "Fanny’s
Funny Farm" the "Braxton Theater" and the
Chimera Theater, Collings Fine Arts, the North-East Play
House. Commercial work with Carmichael Lynch, Young Rubicam
and Saffer-Cravit are other credits to his career. Mr. Sanborn
has performed several leading roles including the Nutcracker
Prince, Sugar Plum Cavalier, Arabian Prince, Snow Cavalier,
Blue Bird Pas de Deux, Head Rancher in Rodeo, Prince Florimund
in Sleeping Beauty, Fall Pas de Deux in Cinderella and the
male lead in CAAM’s Butterfly Lovers choreographed
by Shen Pei. Erik donates his time to the fine art of ballet
in the spirit of his late daughter Anna. |
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