Mindaugas Bauzys

Co-Owner and Co-Director

Ballet Teacher

Boys Program Teacher

Born in Lithuania, Mr. Bauzys graduated from M.K. Curlionis Arts School, joining the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre where he was named principal dancer. He continued his studies at the Copenhagen Bournonville Summer Academy and the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.

Mindaugas danced with Ballet Arlington, Boston Ballet and Festival Ballet Providence, performing lead roles in: Cinderella, Snow White and Seven Dwarves, The Nutcracker, Les Sylphides, Giselle, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, La Sylphide, Romeo and Juliet, Chipolino, Raymonda, Daphnis and Chloe, Tchaikovsky, Carmen, Greek Zorba, Don Quixote, Le Spectre de la Rose, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Artist's Life, Venetian Carnival, Hamlet, Apollo, Divertimento #15, Allegro Brillante, Eldar Aliev's A Thousand and One Nights. During the span of his career, many modern pieces were also created for him.

Mr. Bauzys has performed as a guest artist in the USA, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Latvia, Estonia and in 2000, he performed in Vladimir Vasilyev's Anniversary Gala at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Mr. Bauzys has also been honored as the Ballet Artist of the Year receiving the St. Christopher's Prize from the Lithuanian Theatre Union. He was also awarded the laureate in the arts category of the Baltic Assembly Prizes for Literature, Arts and Science. In 2001, he was awarded the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, given to him by the Lithuanian President.

In 2020 Mr. Bauzys and Ms. Putrius founded Ocean State Ballet.