PEOPLE AND COMPANIES IN THE NEWS.The Gallery at Lincoln Center in New York is displaying photos of New York City Ballet New York City Ballet, one of the foremost American dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine as the Ballet Society in 1946. and American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre, one of the foremost international dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet and reorganized as the Ballet Theatre in 1940 under the direction of Lucia Chase and Rich Pleasant. stars taken by the photographer Costas. The free exhibition continues through June 29 and includes dance posters, memorabilia, and autographs ... The George Balanchine Foundation would like to hear from anyone who danced in or saw the 1940 Broadway productions of Cabin in the Sky Cabin in the Sky is an American Broadway musical which opened in 1940. A motion picture based on the musical was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and released in 1943. , Louisiana Purchase or any other stage or screen shows Balanchine choreographed. Your memories could help the foundation's research. Call 845/878-9451 ... Charlotte Griffin, profiled in Dance Magazine's May 2001 Young Dancer column, created a piece for Eliot Feld's BalletTech ... The New York City Ballet Workout is now available on video and DVD. Check out www.nycballet.com ... Manhattan-based Career Transition for Dancers will hold a workshop on June 4 that will help dancers create non-dance resumes. Call 212/581-7043 ... National Ballet of Canada National Ballet of Canada, the leading Canadian ballet company. Based in Toronto, it was founded (1951) by Celia Franca (1921–2007) and modeled on Sadler's Wells (now the Royal Ballet). soloist Christopher Body has taken a leave of absence to tour with the Broadway show Contact ... Sandra Tanzer, previously director of NYCB's ballet guild, is Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's new director of development ... Alberta Ballet's executive director, Greg Epton, has stepped down after thirteen years. Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen will fill in until a replacement is found ... Andrew Ward, director of The Benesh Institute, which promotes and develops Benesh Movement Notation Benesh Movement Notation (also known as "choreology" and "dance script") is a system of dance notation that can document any form of dance or human movement. Invented by Joan and Rudolf Benesh in the late 1940's, the system uses abstract symbols based on figurative representations , has left to focus on his role as marketing director for the Royal Academy of Dancing. Liz Cunliffe, the Institute's technical director, has taken over ... The Nashville Ballet's Kathryn Beasley left the company in April after thirteen seasons. Her final role as Cinderella was created for her by Artistic Director Paul Vasterling ... Les Grands Ballets Canadiens Les Grands Ballets Canadiens is a Canadian ballet company based in Montreal, Quebec. It was founded in 1957 by Ludmilla Chiriaeff. In 2000, Gradimir Pankov became Artistic Director. External links
It was founded in 1939 as the "Winnipeg Ballet Club" by Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally. principal Tara Birtwhistle performed The Sleeping Beauty pas de deux with National Ballet of China The National Ballet of China (NBC), or the Central Ballet Troupe as known in China, headquartered in Beijing, was founded on December 31, 1959, and is the only national ballet troupe of the country. soloist Han Po in February as part of the Canadian Prime Minister's trade mission to China. RWB will tour to four Chinese cities this year ... San Francisco's Theatre Bay Area, in partnership with Dancers' Group, is offering grants to dancemakers in Northern California. Proposals must be received by June 22. The next deadline will be October 5. Call 415/4301140 ext. 28 ... The Kentucky Department of Education will increase its support for the Kentucky Center for the Arts' Academies for Teachers from $30,000 to $150,000. The professional development seminar helps K-12 teachers meet mandates in arts education ... The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA NEFA nonesterified fatty acids. ) awarded a total of $240,000 to thirty-nine presenters who will show the work of regional choreographers. Also, the Danspace Project in Manhattan held a gala celebration in March to honor NEFA executive director Sam Miller for founding the National Dance Project ... Karen Kain, the National Ballet of Canada star who retired in 1997, was knighted in February by France's ambassador to Canada for her international achievement in ballet. Send Presstime News items to Associate Editor Janet Weeks, 111 Myrtle St., Suite 203, Oakland, CA 94607-2597, fax to 510-839-6066 or email to jweeks@dancemagazine.com. Include the sender's name, address, phone number, and email address. Deadline normally is ten weeks prior to issue. (Deadline for September issue is June 25.) |
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