Shannon Brianne Quirk

A southern California native, Shannon Quirk began her training with Orange County Regional Ballet and continued her studies at UC, Irvine earning a BFA in Dance Performance – performing featured parts in William Forsythe’s Artifact Suite and In The Middle Somewhat Elevated and have original works created on her by Jodie Gates and Molly Lynch. Upon graduation, she joined Madison Ballet. Ms. Quirk has performed lead roles in Gerald Arpino’s Birthday Variations, Peter Anatoas’ Midsummer Night’s Dream, George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Donizetti Variations, Elegié, Four Temperaments, Rubies, Serenade, Tchaikovsky Pas De Deux, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon Pas De Deux, Christopher Wheeldon’s The American, This Bitter Earth, and W. Earle Smith’s Cinderella, Dracula: A Rock Ballet, and The Nutcracker. She has also had original works created on her by Ja’ Malik, Sara Schumann, W. Earle Smith, Malachi Squires. She has had the pleasure to be a performer with Avant Chamber Ballet, Ballet Tucson, Detroit Dance City Festival, UW Madison’s Dance Department 90th Anniversary Celebration and Summer Solstice Invitational, and ICMOVEMENT Project based in Washington D.C.