School of American Ballet
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School of American Ballet | |
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Coordinates | 40°46′27″N 73°59′03″W / 40.77417°N 73.98417°W |
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Type | Ballet school |
Established | 1934 |
Campus type | Urban |
Website | sab |
The School of American Ballet (SAB) is the associate school of the
History
The school was founded by the Russo-Georgian-born
Program
Students are chosen through audition. Children's division auditions for the 2007–08 school year included six-year-olds for the first time; previously, the youngest students were required to turn eight in the year they began their studies. Children in the younger divisions are able to perform in various ballets with the company including George Balanchine's famous The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Peter Martins's Swan Lake, and The Sleeping Beauty. The most advanced students perform in a workshop at the end of each year where the heads of ballet companies choose several of them to join their companies, including New York City Ballet. This started in 1965, when Alexandra Danilova sought and received approval from Balanchine to produce a spring workshop performance for the students. These workshops have become an important preview for many outstanding dancers.[6]
The school also hosts a summer program, where it selects about 200 dance students from across the country to train for five weeks. This summer program is one of the most selective ballet summer programs in the country. During the summer program, students are divided into seven girls' classes and two boys' classes:
Girls' classes: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
Boys' classes: Intermediate, Advanced
A small group of students from the summer program may be invited to enroll in SAB's winter term.
During the winter term, students are divided into levels based on their age and abilities.
Preparatory Division, for students aged 6–7 who are new to ballet.
Children's Division:
- Girls I, II, III, IV, V
- Boys I, II, III, IV
Intermediate Division: B1, B2, Intermediate Men
Advanced Division: C1, C2, D, Advanced Men
Boys typically spend two years in each level.
Faculty
As of January 2024, the faculty of The School of American Ballet includes
Alumni
According to SAB, alumni of the School of American Ballet make up over 90% of New York City Ballet, all but two of the company mem at present.[
Mae L. Wien Awards
Lawrence A. Wien, his daughters and their families founded the Mae L. Wien Awards in their mother's name. SAB students are chosen each year on the basis of their outstanding promise and a faculty member is honored for distinguished service. Former New York City Ballet ballet master in chief and SAB chairman of faculty, Peter Martins used to occasionally give a third award to a young choreographer at his discretion.
In popular culture
School of American Ballet is featured in the 2020 Disney+ documentary On Pointe, showing the lives of several students during a year at the school.[15]
References
- ^ "Edward M. M. Warburg Strives to Give Life Meaning Through Art". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. November 19, 1933. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ Jack Anderson, "Felia Doubrovska Dies at 85; Ballerina and Noted Teacher", New York Times, September 21, 1981.
- ^ RAIN DEFERS RECITAL OF BALLET SCHOOL; 250 Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Felix M. Warburg Witness Part of Event at White Plains, June 10, 1934
- ^ BALLET SCHOOL GIVES 2 WORLD PREMIERES; Recital at Estate of the Felix M. Warburgs Is First Outside of Studio, June 11, 1934.
- ^ White House Announces 2009 National Medal of Arts Recipients Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dunning, Jennifer (May 22, 1989). "Ballet School Gala Benefit Is a Farewell For Teacher". The New York Times.
- ^ dancers by name, NYCB website
- ^ dancers by rank, NYCB website
- ^ William James Lawson, "Moncion, Francisco," in International Encyclopedia of Dance, edited by Selma Jeanne Cohen and others (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).
- ^ Francisco Moncion Biography in oxfordreference.com
- ^ "John Willis' Dance World Volume 12. Willis, John A., Crown Publishers, 1976, p.200 Nicholas Magallanes Obituary on books.google.com
- ^ Anne Murphy, "Magallanes, Nicholas," in International Encyclopedia of Dance, edited by Selma Jeanne Cohen and others (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).
- ^ Nicholas Magallanes Biography in oxfordreference.com
- ^ Weber, Bruce (November 29, 2012). "Lois Bewley, Multifaceted Ballerina, Dies at 78". The New York Times.
- ^ Kourlas, Gia (December 17, 2020). "'On Pointe': The Real-Life Adventures of Some Very Young Dancers". The New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2021.