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The American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School had a busy April:
ARB's DANCE POWER program celebrated the culmination of their 25th year in the New Brunswick public school district with their annual Waiting in the Wings performance. Entitled Celebration! a Quarter Century of Dance, the program was centered around popular music from the last 25 years. The students wowed the packed crowd on April 26th at the new New Brunswick High School. The third grade students from the district were joined by DANCE POWER Scholars and ARB dancers Peggy Petteway and Kevin Byrne, who performed Graham Lustig's Torch. Sixteen new DANCE POWER Scholars, who will have the opportunity to continue their dance studies at Princeton Ballet School, were announced at the event.
The Company and the School have both been gearing up for May Performances (see sidebar on the
Company's In-Studio
performance schedule and below about the School's Sleeping Beauty
performances).
Don't forget to save the date for another Book Fair at Barnes & Noble. If you can't make the event, you can still help support ARB by shopping online at Barnes & Noble (see below for details).
Read on for more on the School show, ARB News, and updates on our Education and Outreach activities...
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| Princeton Ballet School Presents... |
Ian Law and Katarina Rafael in "White Cat and Puss and Boots".
Photo by George Jones |
Princeton Ballet School will present the classic ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Saturday May 8, 2010 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm at the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, NJ. The School's adaptation of Marius Petipa's classic ballet is directed by Douglas Martin and Mary Pat Robertson, with additional re-staging and choreography by Maria Youskevitch and the Princeton Ballet School faculty, in order to showcase the emerging talent at the School.
Set to the music of Tchaikovsky, the production displays the depth and strength of the talent at Princeton Ballet School. Lead roles are danced by members of the American Repertory Ballet Workshop (ARBW) the pre-professional division of the school, led by Balletmasters Douglas Martin and Maria Youskevitch. Supporting roles are performed by other students of Princeton Ballet School, ranging from age five to adult.
This year, Karen Leslie Moscato and Katarina Rafael will be performing the lead role of "Aurora" while Christopher Costantini and Ian Law
(who is currently a trainee with ARB) will be performing the lead roles of the "Prince" and "Bluebird". All four leads have been students at Princeton Ballet School for many years.
For more information about tickets, please call Princeton Ballet School at 609.921.7758 ext 10.
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ARB News and more...
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Check out highlights from ARB's 2010 season on our YouTube Channel
Congrats to Stephen Campanella on his appearance as one of the two suitors in "Capriol Suite" seen here in the NY Times. Stephen is a former Princeton Ballet School student and ARB apprentice, and is currently on the PBS faculty.
The American Repertory Ballet Board of Trustees has named Christine Chen as the Interim Managing Director of the organization. Chen joined ARB as the Marketing Director this November, and comes to her new role with extensive experience in the arts as a performer and manager. She has held managerial positions in development, marketing and education at various dance organizations, and has performed nationally and internationally with innovative companies in New York and San Francisco, most notably STREB. She holds an MBA in Strategic Management, an MFA in Dance and an undergraduate degree in Sociology from Princeton University.
PBS faculty member and ARBW Ballet
Mistress Maria Youskevitch attended the Ballets
Russes Reunion Weekend with about 100 other former Ballet Russes dancers
or family representatives.
The
event was sponsored by the
University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, which is now the site of the
Ballets Russes Archives.
Above From left
to right: Howard Sayette, Helen Murielle
Greenberg, Nancy Warreck Whitesell, Dorothy Matsie Wade, Maria
Youskevitch,
Miguel Terekhov, Rochelle Zide, Barbara McGinnis Arms, Walda Welch
Cobain, Ted
Sprague, Jack Anderson.
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| ARB in the Community: Education and Outreach Activities
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DANCE POWER Scholars lead this year's third grade New Brunswick students in the Finale --
Celebration: of a Quarter Century of Dance. Photo by George Jones. |
"Waiting-in-the-Wings"the culminating performance of DANCE POWER's
25th year in New Brunswick public schools  to see more photos |
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ARB Presents
| Caprice by Graham Lustig
Photo by George Jones
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Performance
@
PBS
May 15th at 6:30pm
$15 at the door
$10 for enrolled PBS students
Miss the company's latest performances? Want a closer look at the company's rep?
Come see some of the company's latest repertory and new works by Bat Abbit and Laney Engelhard at Princeton Ballet School's Studio A (@ 301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton) this month.
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Wine Tasting Benefit
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Support
American Repertory Ballet and
Princeton Ballet School
While Enjoying
Good
Food, Great Wine,
and Fabulous Friends!
Join
John and Kimberlee Phelan at their home
for a Wine Tasting Benefit
Friday,
May 21, 7:00 pm
Cost: $100 per
person
To purchase tickets and details, contact Lees
Hummel: lhummel@arballet.org or call
732.249.1254 x 19
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Register Now for Summer Intensive
Juniors and Intermediates
June 28th-July 30th
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 Photo by Diane Bladecki
Princeton Ballet School's Summer Intensive Juniors (for dancers ages 9+)
And Summer Intensive Intermediates (for dancers ages 11-14) offers a summer of fun and focused study. Register for one week or for all five weeks!
Call: 609.921.7758 or visit
www.arballet.org
for more information
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