My’Kal Stromile

MY’KAL STROMILE received his BFA from The Juilliard School under the direction of Larry Rhodes, following training with Kim Abel, Ceyhun Ozsoy, Dereque Whiturs, and Anna-Marie Holmes at The School at Jacob’s Pillow. A 2014 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, an honor awarded by President Barack Obama, he has performed works by William Forsythe, Aszure Barton, Crystal Pite, Dwight Rhoden, and Jerome Robbins, among others. Stromile also danced with Bruce Wood Dance, Disney Productions, and Boston Ballet (2018– 2024), where he was a Princess Grace Award nominee.

Stromile has choreographed new works for Boston Ballet, including Form and Gesture in 2023, The Leisurely Installation of a New Window in 2026, The Juilliard School, the Joyce Theater’s UNITE Ballet Festival, AILEY II, and Vail Dance Festival, among others. In 2024, he was commissioned by the Paris Opera Ballet, creating Word for Word, and collaborated with CHANEL on costume designs. He also participated in the 2024 New York Choreographic Institute at New York City Ballet. He is the recipient of Juilliard’s Hector Zaraspe Prize in Choreography and was recognized with Choreographic Honors three consecutive years. Stromile considers himself a movement architect, taking a multidisciplinary approach to his practice, collaborating with artists and technologists.

Headshot by Liza Vol Photography