Lucas Castro

Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Joined NBT: 2025

Training: Centro de Danca Rio and The Washington School of Ballet Previous Affiliations: Dance Theatre of Harlem, Utah Metropolitan Ballet and Ballet Dalal Achcar.

Honors and Awards: Jacob's Pillow advancement in Dance, Rechenberg Dancer Grant, and First Place CBDD-RJ.

Favorite Roles: Prince Desirè in Sleeping Beauty, Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Franz in Coppelia.

A Career Highlight: Performing Allegro Brillante at the Royal Theatre in Victoria, BC.

Outside Interests: Founder of Castro Ballet, a ballet school dedicated to breaking barriers and delivering world-class training, scholarships, and opportunities to underserved communities across the globe.