Justin Rapaport

Justin Rapaport (he/him) is a dynamic freelance performer and choreographer who has worked with various international dance companies. He was a company member with Ballet BC for 6 years under Emily Molnar and Medhi Walerski, and has gone on tp be a freelance guest artist with Nederlands Dans Theater, Kidd Pivot, Belle Spirale Dance Projects and Anne Plamondon Productions. Justin received his formal training at New World School of the Arts in Miami, FL, followed by The Juilliard School, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts. During his training, Justin had the opportunity to perform works by Jiří Kylián, Twyla Tharp, Kyle Abraham, and Camille A. Brown. He also had the opportunity to perform as a guest artist with Brain Brooks/Moving Company and Kate Weare Company during his time at Juilliard.

He started his professional choreographic career with Peter London Global Dance Company in 2014 and has gone on to create numerous collaborations for the company. He has gone on to create with Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, HD Theatre, Boykin Dance Projects, and Ballet BC. Justin’s work has been selected as a finalist for the Copenhagen International Choreography Competition, where he was awarded the Danish Dance Theater Award by Pontus Lidburg. Justin was also a 2025 Choreographic Fellow for the Carmel Dance Festival under the directorship of Lillian Barbieto and Alex Ketley.

Justin has also stepped into other various roles in the studio, such as rehearsal director and stager. He stages the works of Medhi Walerski and Anne Plamondon, at companies such as Staatestheater Hanover and Ballet BC, and was rehearsal director for Ballet BC in the spring of 2025 and recently with Anne Plamondon on her creation with Les Grands Ballet Canadiens.

While growing in Miami, FL, Justin was a trained violinist for 10 years, in addition to his rigorous dance training, but had to put it to the side as dance became his full-time focus after high school. He stills fiddles around with it from time to time. Outside of dance, Justin loves being outdoors, playing games and puzzles, and the occasional decadent donut.

Photo: Michael Slobodian