Pennsylvania Ballet























































The Pennsylvania Ballet
General information
Name The Pennsylvania Ballet
Year founded 1963
Founders Barbara Weisberger
Principal venue


  • Academy of Music
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


  • Merriam Theater, Philadelphia, PA.
Website www.paballet.org
Artistic staff
Artistic Director Ángel Corella
Ballet Master
Charles Askegard, Samantha Dunster, Kyra Nichols
Music Director Beatrice Jona Affron
Other
Orchestra The Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra
Official school School of Pennsylvania Ballet
Formation Principal Dancer
Soloist
Corps de Ballet

Pennsylvania Ballet is a ballet company in the United States. Headquartered in Philadelphia, the company’s annual local season features six programs of classic favorites and new works, including the Philadelphia holiday tradition, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™. The company’s artistic director is Ángel Corella.




Contents






  • 1 Company history


  • 2 Present


  • 3 Dancers


    • 3.1 Principals


    • 3.2 Soloists


    • 3.3 Corps de ballet


    • 3.4 Apprentices


    • 3.5 Pennsylvania Ballet II




  • 4 Outreach programs


  • 5 Artistic staff


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Company history


Pennsylvania Ballet was established in 1963 by Barbara Weisberger,[1] a protégée of George Balanchine, through a Ford Foundation initiative to develop regional professional dance companies. A Philadelphia cultural institution, the company is noted for its focus on Balanchine repertoire.[1]


A leader[citation needed] in the regional ballet movement of the 1960s, the company performed in the national spotlight for the first time in 1968 at New York City Center, a debut that led to a decade of national touring, appearances on PBS’s “Dance in America” series, and a stint as the official company of the Brooklyn Academy of Music during the 1970s. In 1982, Pennsylvania Ballet became the first major American ballet company to promote an African-American woman, Debra Austin, to the rank of principal dancer.[2] From 1987 to 1989, Pennsylvania Ballet forged an alliance with Milwaukee Ballet in an unprecedented venture to create one company. The new organization, with 43 dancers and a greatly expanded repertoire, was the first in the country to offer its dancers year-round employment.


In 1995, the trustees of Pennsylvania Ballet selected its first home-grown artistic director, Roy Kaiser. A former principal, Kaiser had been hired as a company member in 1979 by Barbara Weisberger. Following his retirement from the stage in 1992, Kaiser served as principal ballet master and associate artistic director under Christopher d'Amboise before being named to his current position.


Under Kaiser’s leadership, the company has expanded its Balanchine-based repertoire to include new works from both established and emerging choreographers. New works have included premieres of original ballets from choreographers Merce Cunningham, Christopher d'Amboise, Trey McIntyre, Matthew Neenan, David Parsons, Val Caniparoli, Benjamin Millepied, and Christopher Wheeldon, as well as the highly acclaimed 40th anniversary commission of Swan Lake by Christopher Wheeldon and the 2007 world premiere of Matthew Neenan’s Carmina Burana. Currently employing 37 dancers, Pennsylvania Ballet annually presents a season of six programs (including George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ ) that balance classic ballets with new works that challenge the dancers and attract a diverse audience. The company also tours throughout Pennsylvania and the East Coast to venues such as New York City Center and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It made its international debut at the Edinburgh International Festival in August 2005.


In September 2014, Ángel Corella came on as artistic director.[1]



Present


Fourteen members of Pennsylvania Ballet appeared as the corps in the 2010 film Black Swan.[3][4]
In the 2012–2013 season, the Pennsylvania Ballet performed six productions. These will be performed at the Academy of Music and the Merriam Theater. The company planned to tour to The McCarter Theater in October 2012 and to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the Ballet Across America program in June 2013. Along with these performances the Pennsylvania Ballet II, the company’s pre-professional program, performed outreach and educational performances.



Dancers


The company dancers of the Pennsylvania Ballet are[5]



Principals




  • Sterling Baca

  • Lillian Di Piazza

  • Ian Hussey

  • Jermel Johnson

  • Oksana Maslova

  • Mayara Pineiro

  • Arian Molina Soca

  • Dayesi Torriente





Soloists








Corps de ballet




  • Aaron Anker

  • Ana Calderon

  • Jacqueline Callahan

  • Emily Davis

  • Therese Davis

  • Adrianna de Svastich

  • Etienne Diaz

  • Sydney Dolan

  • Frederico D'Ortenzi

  • Russell Ducker

  • Austin Eyler

  • Marjorie Feiring

  • Thays Golz

  • Alexandra Heier

  • Siobhan Howley

  • Misa Kasamatsu

  • Kathryn Manger

  • Erin O'Dea

  • Ashton Roxander

  • So Jung Shin

  • Jack Sprance

  • Craig Wasserman

  • Peter Weil





Apprentices



  • Cato Berry

  • Taro Kurachi

  • Cassidy McAndrew

  • Flavia Morante

  • Pau Pujol

  • Julia-Rose Sherrill



Pennsylvania Ballet II


Pennsylvania Ballet II was created in 2002 by Joyce and Herbert Kean. This part of the company serves as a pre-professional training company. The dancers in this program practice frequently with the company and are used as dancers in the larger productions. Pennsylvania Ballet II also is involved with many outreach and educational programs.



  • Paloma Berjano Torrado

  • Katherine Capristo

  • Lucia Erickson

  • Arnaldo Hernandez

  • Mine Kusano

  • Denis Maciel

  • Cory Ogdahl

  • Santiago Paniagua

  • Sophie Savas-Carstens

  • Jimmy Shughart

  • Emily Wilson

  • Carla Yamuza Masip



Outreach programs


Over the past several years, Pennsylvania Ballet has increased its reach through creative programming initiatives such as the Family Matinee Series, the Prologue Lecture Series, and its outreach and education program, Accent on Dance, which serves over 11,000 children each year. Pennsylvania Ballet II does around 25 shows for the surrounding Philadelphia communities. Other outreach programs include tickets given away to participating schools, studio tours, and school shows.



Artistic staff



  • Artistic Director: Ángel Corella

  • Assistant Director: Samantha Dunster

  • Ballet Masters: Charles Askegard

  • Choreographer in Residence: Matthew Neenan




Roy Kaiser has been said to have had a very influential effect on this company. He also participated in other programs such as the New York Choreographic Institute.[6]


Matthew Neenan is Pennsylvania Ballet’s first choreographer in residence. He danced for the company from 1994–2007.



References





  1. ^ abc MacAulay, Alastair (27 October 2014). "New Director on Board, a Troupe Sets Sail: Ángel Corella's Opens Debut Season at Pennsylvania Ballet". New York Times. New York, United States. Retrieved 31 October 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Quillin, Martha (13 July 2016). "Pioneering dancer proves her point(e)". News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved 2 August 2016.


  3. ^ Wloszczyna, Susan (July 22, 2010). "'Black Swan' stars step deftly into roles". USA Today. Life – Movies. Retrieved February 17, 2011.


  4. ^ Jenet, Nicole (December 21, 2010). "Pennsylvania Ballet dancer from Abington in 'Black Swan'". Montgomery News. Retrieved February 17, 2011.


  5. ^ "Dancers". Pennsylvania Ballet. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2012.


  6. ^ Whittington, Lewis (February 2004). "Artistic Director Roy Kaiser Discusses Pennsylvania Ballet's New Era". Ballet-Dance Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2011.




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