Meet Javier
Hometown: Madrid, Spain
Javier Rivet began his ballet training at La Escuela de Ballet Miriam Sicilia at the age of six. In 2010, he was accepted into the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Mariemma in Madrid, receiving the “Extraordinary End of Career” prize upon his graduation in 2016. He also attended summer programs at English National Ballet, Victor Ullate School and IBstage. Javier joined American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in September 2016, became an Apprentice with the main Company in January 2018, and joined the Corps de Ballet in June 2018. He received first place at Castellón Dance Competition in 2016 and became a Certified Teacher in the ABT National Training Curriculum in 2020. His repertoire includes multiple featured roles in ballets such as Alexei Ratmansky’s The Seasons, Of Love and Rage, and The Nutcracker, Twyla Tharp’s Deuce Coupe, Silas Farley’s Collage and Creed, and Don Quixote. In addition, he performed various roles in works such as Jessica Lang’s Zig Zag, Kevin McKenzie’s Swan Lake, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Le Corsaire, and many more. Rivet joined Philadelphia Ballet in August 2022.