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Greetings!
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Spring is coming, which means everyone here is gearing up for
ARB's 27th Annual Gala and Performance: Olé!,
March 10 at 7:00pm
@ Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton, NJ
CLICK HERE for more information and to purchase tickets
or contact Naomi Levecchia at 732-245-1254 x25
We hope you will join us for our signature fundraising event which helps support all of American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School's programming.
- The Company is gearing up for an exciting Spring Season. If you're looking for the perfect Valentine's Day gift, get your loved one tickets to ARB's Spring into Love for an evening of romantic duets and more! on March 17, 2012 at 8:00pm at Raritan Valley Community College.
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Photo by Ellen Crane
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- The School is preparing for Don Quixote on the home front, while Princeton Ballet School Director Mary Pat Robertson has been travelling across the United States, and soon to Rome, handpicking top talent for Princeton Ballet School's 2012 Summer Intensive. Read her blogs from around the world here.
- The Access and Enrichment department has been busy entertaining and enlightening the community with the ever-growing On Pointe programs. Coming up: Friday, February 24 at 5:15pm @ Princeton Ballet School, dance writers Michael Robertson and Barbara Figge Fox will join Company Director Douglas Martin at our February On Pointe, "Watching and Talking about Dance". See the On Pointe sidebar and browse our blogs for more insights about our On Pointe events. If you missed January's On Pointe with Simon Morrison, you can view the video HERE.
Read on for more, and clear your calendar for
tons of ARB events in March!
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This year we will be honoring Alma Concepción, 2012 Recipient of the Audrée Estey Award for Excellence in Dance Education, and Charles Metcalf, for his outstanding contributions to the organization.
The performance will feature repertory previews and highlights by the Company and special appearances by Princeton Ballet School and DANCE POWER students. A gourmet reception will follow the performance. ARB's Annual Performance and Gala is always a great time in support of a great cause!
at Raritan Valley Community College
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Gerald Arpino's "Confetti". Photo by Peter C. Cook.
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This program features the balcony scene from Douglas Martin's new
Romeo and Juliet, set to the lush music of Prokofiev, and a major revival of Gerald Arpino's Confetti. Confetti is a ballet for three couples choreographed in the spirit of the tarantella, set to the exuberant music of Rossini's "Semiramide" Overture. To get a preview of this fun, bright ballet, watch this Youtube clip of a Joffrey Ballet performance here.
Spring into Love will also showcase world premieres by female choreographers. Trinette Singleton, famed former Joffrey Ballet dancer, will choreograph a piece entitled Capriccios to Shostakovich's Piano Concerto #2. Resident Choreographer and ARB Ballet Master Mary Barton will create a new piece specifically for ARB's male dancers.
Mason Gross School for the Arts, Rutgers University
May 19 at 8:00pm and May 20 at 2:00pm
American Repertory Ballet closes its 2011-2012 season with a feast of exciting and enchanting works. Headlined by new excerpts from Douglas Martin's Romeo and Juliet the program will also feature Martin's new work, Pathways, commissioned by Career Transition for Dancers for their Annual Jubilee in the fall of 2011, Gerald Arpino's buoyant
Confetti, and other favorites from ARB's repertory.
Other ARB appearances:
at New Jersey Performing Arts Center
ARB will perform the romantic pas de deux from Douglas Martin's Romeo & Juliet as part of this celebration of dance in New Jersey at NJPAC.
March 30 at 7:30pm and March 31 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm:
American Repertory Ballet will be featured guest performers at Rider University's annual spring performance.
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The School
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Photo: Ellen Crane
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Spring at Princeton Ballet School
May 5 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Princeton Ballet School Presents: Don Quixote at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial
Princeton Ballet School's full production of this beloved ballet will feature adult and child Princeton Ballet School students from the School's beginner levels through the its ARB Workshop, Professional Training Program, and Trainee levels.
Summer at Princeton Ballet School For more information about all our summer programs, including Summer Intensives Intermediates (for ages 11-14) and Summer Intensive Juniors (for ages 9+), visit our Summer Programs Website. |
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Access & Enrichment: On Pointe
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"Watching and Talking about Dance" February 24, 2012 at 5:15pm
This On Pointe enrichment series event will explore how you, the audience member, can get the most out of your experience at a dance performance. This free On Pointe event will feature guest lecturers Michael Robertson and Barbara Figge Fox.
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Photo by Leighton Chen
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"Dancing Your Way into College" March 30, 2012 at 5:15pm
This free panel will help students and their parents learn how schools consider dance training and other talents in the application process; understand different avenues and options for dancing in college; and navigate the financial aid process.
On Pointe brings the dance world to you, with guest speakers, lecture demonstrations, performance previews and panel discussions. For seasoned dance enthusiasts and new students alike. Held Fridays, once a month, 5:15pm at the Princeton Ballet School's studios, 301 N. Harrison Street in Princeton:
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ARB is Jersey Arts.com People's Choice for
"Favorite Dance Company" |
The votes are in! Congratulations to all the nominees and winners, and thanks to everyone for your support! See all the results HERE.
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Support ARB
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American Repertory Ballet survives and thrives because supporters like you are willing to invest in our mission and vision. Your contributions support all our programs and help us bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of dance to NJ and beyond.
Or shop online through iGive and designate American Repertory Ballet as your cause.
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| Access & Enrichment Programs Supported by the NJ Council for the Humanities | The second installment of our three-part seminar series on Romeo and Juliet will take place on March 21at 5:00pm at Yvonne Theater, Rider University. Entitled, "The History of Romeo and Juliet as a ballet" this lecture will feature Dr. Kim Vaccaro, Princeton Ballet School faculty member and professor of dance at Rider University.
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Company Director Douglas Martin and Ballet Master Mary Barton performing the principal roles in Romeo and Juliet
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On May 20 at 1:00pm at Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theater, preceding the Company's 2:00pm Celebration performance, Jo Carney, Shakespeare expert and professor of English at The College of New Jersey, will present "Pre-Performance Insights: Romeo and Juliet" with Company Director Douglas Martin.
The first of the series, presented by Prokofiev expert and Princeton University professor Simon Morrison this January can now be viewed online HERE.
These programs are made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
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Participate in ARB's Gala Wine Arbor!
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Here's How:
1) Bring a bottle of white or red wine valued at $20 or more and dropping it off at the front desk of any Princeton Ballet School Studio by March 2, 2012 (be sure to sign in your donation with your name, wine name and value)
2) and/or (and here's the fun part):
At the Gala, donate $20 to ARB's wine arbor and receive a bottle valued at $20 or more. Your bottle could be worth $50 or more!
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