BCL Artistic Director Zoé Henrot (she/her) received her early dance training at Boulder Ballet, becoming an Apprentice with the Company in 2007. In addition to her training in Boulder, Henrot trained with Kansas City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Joffrey Ballet. Zoé graduated summa cum laude from Mount Holyoke College in 2012 with a double major in Dance and Biological Sciences. She has worked with prominent choreographers such as Peter Davison, Joseph Morrissey, Kinsun Chan, and Diane Coburn-Bruning who have very much influenced her artistry and choreography.

In 2013, Henrot relocated to Minnesota to serve as the Artistic Director of St. Paul Ballet. In 2018, Henrot founded Ballet Co.Laboratory, now in their 6th season. In her years of experience as an Artistic Director and choreographer, Zoé has created over ten original works and eight full length narrative ballets. Her mission is to diversify ballet narratives and repertoire.

Critics have said, “Henrot has already proved herself as a choreographer to watch, offering a contemporary and often feminist take on classic ballet” and the Company has been praised as being “founded on tenets of collaboration and exploration, while also pushing against tropes of what ballet is supposed to be.”

In her free time, Zoé enjoys doing home improvement projects with her wife Martha and cuddling with her cats Milou, Bradley, and Frederick.