Michael Stadtherr, born in Novi, Michigan, is a dancer with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. He trained at Planko Classical Ballet Academy before attending Canada’s National Ballet School, where he received the Peter Dwyre and Jeffrey Kirk Awards. He continued his training in Boston Ballet’s Graduate Program before joining Tulsa Ballet II and later Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. His repertoire includes works by George Balanchine, Paul Taylor, Frederick Ashton, and Rudolf Nureyev, as well as NCI choreographers Val Caniparoli, Edwaard Liang, Stephanie Martinez, and Ma Cong.