Ballet Arizona
Ballet Arizona is a professional ballet company in Phoenix, Arizona directed by Ib Andersen.[1] The company was created in 1986 by a merger of three smaller Arizonan dance companies that were struggling to survive.[2] Today, the company of thirty-one dancers occupies a prominent place in American ballet. The company is also integrated into the School of Ballet Arizona.[3]
History
Allen Rosenberg, a Phoenix
Performances
Ballet Arizona has a wide repertory of works by well-known choreographers such as Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon, and Twyla Tharp. Artistic Director Andersen also choreographs his own works for the company, and has reinterpreted many classical ballets including Coppélia, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker.[5] In October and November 2008, the company presented Andersen's new version of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The company performs regularly at
Company
Ballet Arizona as of September 2021.[7]
Dancers
- Jillian Barrell
- Alli Chester
- Juliette Jones
- Katelyn May
- Isabella Seo
- Gabriel Wright
- Demitra Bereveskos
- Rachel Gehr
- Colleen Hoopes
- Nayon Iovino
- Eastlyn Jensen
- Helio Lima
- Katherine Loxtercamp
- Kaelyn Magee
- Arianni Martin
- Atsunari Matsuyama
- Alberto Morales Perez
- Randy Pacheco
- Alberto Penalver
- Abby Phillips Maginity
- Ethan Price
- Serafin Castro
- Tiffany Chatfield
- Luis Corrales
- Sarah Diniz
- Natalie Ramirez
- Alison Remmers
- Ricardo Santos
- Sasha Vincett
School
The School of Ballet Arizona is the academy affiliated with the company. The school teaches dance to over 100 students, which consist of ages 3 all the way to adulthood. The school gained its first full-time director, Kee-Juan Han, in 1993. Then, Nancy Crowley became the director from 2003 to 2010. Now, the school is directed by artistic director Ib Andersen. Students of the academy perform in an annual spring performance and The Nutcracker. The school is also involved with the Arizona School for the Arts through after-school programs and performances, and a previous home study program: Arizona Academics for Performing Arts. The school has taught a large number of students that have moved on to perform for companies such as The Ailey School and The School of American Ballet.[3]
References
- ^ About the Company Archived 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Company History Archived 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Ballet Arizona | About the School". balletaz.org. Archived from the original on 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
- ^ "Ballet Arizona Narrowly Escapes Shutdown" - Dance Magazine Article
- ^ Ib Andersen Archived 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ballet Arizona Performance Venues Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dancers". Ballet Arizona. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
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