Misplaced Pages

American Repertory Ballet

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from Garden State Ballet) Non-profit organization in the USA

The American Repertory Ballet (ARB) is an American ballet company based in New Jersey.

The company was founded by Audrée Estey in 1963, as the Princeton Regional Ballet Company. In 1978, it became a professional company and was renamed Princeton Ballet Company. It was named American Repertory Ballet in 1990. The former Garden State Ballet merged with ARB during the 1995–1996 season.

ARB is a founding resident company of the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

Artistic directors

The company's former directors are:

  • Douglas Martin (2010–2019)
  • Graham Lustig (1999–2010)
  • Septime Webre (1993–1999)
  • Marjorie Mussman (1992–1993)
  • Dermot Burke (1986–1992)
  • Judith Leviton (1982–1986)
  • Audrée Estey (1963–1982)

Dancers

The dancers for the American Repertory Ballet's 2019–2020 season are:

  • Shaye Firer (2011–)
  • Nanako Yamamoto (2013–)
  • Aldeir Monteiro (2016–)
  • Erikka Reenstierna-Cates (2016–)
  • Emily Parker (2016–)
  • Journy Wilkes-Davis (2017–)
  • Ruben Rascon (2018–)
  • Daniel Cooke (2018–)
  • Tanner Bleck (2018–)
  • Ryoko Tanaka (2018–)
  • Annie Johnson (2018–)
  • Marie Tender (2018–)
  • Matanya Solomon (2019–)

Summer Intensive

The Princeton Ballet School's summer intensive, established in 1981, run by Princeton Ballet School director Aydmara Cabrera is an internationally renowned five-week program for young dancers from age 12 through 23 years old.

References

  1. ^ Dunning, Jennifer (March 27, 2006). "American Repertory Ballet: Strong Women, Lithe Youngsters, Sharp Turns". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2010. Audrée Estey's Princeton Ballet School, a precursor to the American Repertory Ballet
  2. "History". American Repertory Ballet. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  3. Finn, Jennifer (August 19, 2019). "The Stunning Debut of New Brunswick Performing Arts Center". New Jersey Monthly.
  4. "Dancers". American Repertory Ballet. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  5. La Gorce, Tammy (July 8, 2011). "Summer Intensive is held at Princeton Ballet School the official school of the American Repertory Ballet". The New York Times.

External links


Dance companies in the United States
Ballet
Contemporary
Other
Ballet companies
Africa
Asia
Europe
North
America
Oceania
South
America


40°18′43″N 74°30′58″W / 40.31202°N 74.51616°W / 40.31202; -74.51616

Categories: