Richard Dickinson Richard Dickinson is the Artistic Director of Ballet Western Reserve. A former dancer with Ohio Ballet, Richard was associated with the company since 1988. He later became ballet master and director of company touring. Mr. Dickinson has also directed Boston Ballet II and was a soloist with Boston Ballet for eight years. At age fifteen, he joined the Pasadena Dance Theatre and later was awarded a Notional Endowment for the Arts Emerging Choreographer Award for a work premiered by the same company. He performed in the PBS television production of “Frankie and Johnny” with the Chicago Ballet and danced principal roles in Asian, European and American tours with Rudolf Nureyev and the Boston Ballet in addition to an extensive dance career, including principal and soloist roles with Ohio Ballet, Boston Ballet, Honolulu City Ballet, various regional companies and Chamber Dance Theatre in Milwaukee, where he was Artistic Director. Mr. Dickinson has adjudicated four Regional Dance American festivals held throughout the United States. He was most recently the Artistic Director of Great Lakes Festival Ballet and has also served as Artistic Associate for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Richard is currently a part time lecturer in the dance program at Case Western Reserve University.