Jackson Warring, a Madison native, performed as a dancer, singer and actor regionally and professionally for over a decade with numerous renowned organizations and acclaimed productions. Career highlights include Capital City Theatre’s On the Town and The Hunchback of Notre Dame; Soloist role Renfield in W.Earle Smith’s Dracula, Principal soloist Puck in Peter Anastos’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Principal in Jin-wen Yu’s Bolero. On top of his performing career, Mr. Warring has extensive background in mentoring, coaching and teaching young, aspiring artists in a number of performing arts disciplines. He spent five years on faculty with Madison Ballet, three years with Elevation Dance Academy, Synergy Dance Academy, Ballet Quad Cities, West Side performing Arts, and numerous guest-teaching appearances including Children’s Theater of Madison. As a multi-disciplined teacher, Mr. Warring teaches Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Improvisation, and Musical Theatre. Mr. Warring’s training began at West Side Performing Arts and continued with nationally recognized Milwaukee Ballet School and The Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. Mr. Warring is honored to have also trained with NYCB principal Michelle Gifford, ABT principal Leslie Brown, Compania Nacional de Danza’s Africa Guzman, as well as Joffrey principals, Nicole Duffy, Davis Robertson, and Brian Mcsween. Other teachers of note include Doug Caldwell, Sonya Tayeh, Laurie Johnson, and Mark Goodman. Mr. Warring has taught and coached at all levels of dance, from professional to beginner, and all ages, from two years old to adult students. While at the School of Madison Ballet, he co-developed the Jazz curriculum and taught Movement in Your World, Madison Ballet’s signature outreach program in partnership with Dane County’s HeadStart Program and MMSD. Jackson Warring is excited to share with Capital City Theatre’s CORE Conservatory his dedicated passion and energetic teaching style while fostering the love of the arts.
