Background
Horiuchi, Gen was born on August 29, 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Son of Kan and Hideko (Tsuzuki) Horiuchi.
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General Horiuchi
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Education
Diploma, Professional Children's School, New York City.
Career
He was a principal dancer of the New York City Ballet and is artistic director of the Saint Louis Ballet Company. He then received a scholarship to study at the School of American Ballet. In 1982, he was invited by George Balanchine to join the New York City Ballet, where he became a principal dancer in 1989.
He appeared in the 1993 film The Nutcracker in the role of Chinese tea.
He played Mr. Mistoffelees in the musical "Cats", both on Broadway and in London"s West End. He choreographed the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Since 2000 he has been artistic director of the Saint Louis Ballet Company and School. He has created a dozen original works for the company.
Under his direction, the school rose from 50 students in 2000 to 350 in 2008.
