Carol Shults, Artistic Advisor, taught History of Ballet at Portland State University. As instructor and historian for Oregon Ballet Theatre, she was also the founder of the “Performance Perspectives” lectures and directed the program for eight years. She wrote the playbill for their concert programs as well as the distinctive storyline on James Canfield’s version of Nutcracker. Carol has published her writing in prominent dance publications such as the Ballet Review and the Dance Critics Association Newsletter.
Carol danced professionally with Texas Fort Worth Ballet, Fort Worth Opera, and Casa Manana Musicals. She received her ballet training from Mia Slavenska and Vincenzo Celli, and danced with the Fort Worth Ballet under Slavenska’s direction before moving to Portland. She has also been on staff as a ballet faculty member and ballet mistress at prestigious schools and companies such as Oregon Ballet Theatre, The Portland Ballet and Ballet Oregon. Shults serves as a repetiteur for the Dennis Spaight Trust.