Josiah Kauffman

Soloist

Social Media
Instagram: @the_josiah_kauffman
Facebook: Josiah Kauffman

Hometown
Bozeman, MT

Training
Tanya’s Dance Company
The Dance Center
En Pointe Indiana Ballet

PBT
Joined PBT as an Apprentice in 2019
Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2020
Add: Promoted to Soloist in 2024

  • 1st Flash ( Jorma Elo)
  • Beauty and the Beast (Lew Christensen)
  • Catharsis (Yoshiaki Nakano)
  • Duende (Nacho Duate)
  • Giselle (Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot)
  • Monger ( Barak Marshall)
  • The Nutcracker (Terrence S. Orr – “Nutcracker Prince”)
  • Petal (Helen Pickett)
  • Peter Pan (Trey McIntyre – “Peter”)
  • Rite of Spring (William Moore)
  • Romeo and Juliet (Jean-Christophe Maillot – “Mercutio”)
  • SKIN + Saltwater (Staycee Pearl)
  • The Sleeping Beauty (Marius Petipa)
  • Swan Lake (Susan Jaffe)
  • Through the Window (Jennifer Archibald)
  • The Wizard of Oz (Septime Webre – “Tinman”)

Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) – 1st Place in Classical and Contemporary in Indiana Regional, 2018 and 2019

Summer intensives with Harid Conservatory, San Francisco Ballet School School, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School and Goh Ballet Academy

  • Wife – PBT Artist Erin Casale
  • Hamsters – Fergus, Dippy and Bambi

Q&A

What has your favorite role been? Why?
Nephew in The Nutcracker

Do you have a favorite vacation spot?
Anywhere in the woods or mountains. I love nature.

What’s the food you usually refuse to share?
Cheeseburgers!