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AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET
PRINCETON BALLET SCHOOL
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American Repertory Ballet's August 2012 Newsletter: Fall Preview
From Douglas Martin's Romeo and Juliet, ARB's Nutcracker, and Trinette Singleton's Capriccios; Photos by Leighton Chen
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| Greetings! |
Here at American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School, we are busy preparing for The Company's 2012-2013 Season and for Back-to-School at Princeton Ballet School. Thanks to the help of our wonderful supporters and funders, we were able to close the books on another successful fiscal year last month so we can continue to bring you more great programs in the coming season. | |
Cameron Auble-Branigan
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American Repertory Ballet welcomes new dancer Cameron Auble-Branigan to the company this fall. A Philadelphia native, Cameron received his pre-professional training at the San Francisco Ballet School, Jacob's Pillow, Juilliard, The Rock School, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Barbara Sandonato School of Ballet, and Metropolitan Ballet Academy. He has performed in numerous ballets, including George Balanchine's Valse Fantaisie, August Bournonville's Flower Festival in Genzano, Helgi Tomasson's The Nutcracker, Michael Corder's April England, and Marius Petipa's Bluebird pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty.
Additionally, Shaye Firer was promoted from Apprentice to full company member and Trainee Kelsey McFalls was promoted to an Apprentice. Read more about these promotions HERE.
The School's Summer Intensive, Summer Intensive Intermediates, and Summer Intensive Juniors programs just finished on July 27, and we were thrilled with the artistic growth we saw in all our students. We're gearing up for fall, but you can stay in shape these next couple of weeks with our Advanced August Open Enrollment classes. Don't miss the sidebar on our new CardioBarre class, and read about our renovations and Grand Re-Opening at our Cranbury facility HERE.
The Access & Enrichment Department is getting ready for "Meet the Company", the first On Pointe Enrichment Series event of the year! It will be held on September 14 at 5:15pm at Princeton Ballet School. As always, this On Pointe is free and open to the public. ARB will also be performing in a number of free community events across Central Jersey this September - check out the sidebar for more information.
Please read on for much, much more...
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| SAVE THE DATES: ARB's Fall and Winter Performances | Fall 2012
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September 21, 2012 at 7:30pm
September 22, 2012 at 2:00pm
September 28, 2012 at 7:00pm
September 29, 2012 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
October 6, 2012 at 8:00pm
Winter 2012: ARB's Nutcracker Season
Dec. 1-2, 2012
Dec. 22-23, 2012 Presented with Live Orchestra!
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School Spotlight: Summer Intensive
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Bravo to the dancers, faculty, choreographers, and staff for a wonderful 5 weeks of hard work and fun!
 | | (L-R) Janell Byrne's Kora, Student Choreography, Alexander Dutko's Gershwin Suite. Photos: Leighton Chen (left, center), George Jones (right) |
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On July 12, Summer program students and community members flocked to ARB's special screening and discussion of the documentary Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance. Before packing into the Princeton Garden Theatre, many of the students took advantage of the beautiful weather and posed for photos with Douglas Martin and Mary Barton. Check out more photos on Facebook.  | | Excerpts from Swan Lake restaged by Maria Youskevitch. Photos by George Jones (left) and Leighton Chen (right) |
Princeton Ballet School's Summer Intensive culminated in An Evening of Dance, a performance at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, featuring excerpts from Swan Lake, restaged by Maria Youskevitch and works by Janell Byrne, Alexander Dutko, Mary Barton and our own emerging student choreographers. Check out more albums on Facebook.
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From Mary Barton's Once Upon a Summer's Day. Photos: George Jones (left, right) and Leighton Chen (center)
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Compiled by Marketing Intern Meghan Salviejo
Photos by Leighton Chen, George Jones and Theresa Wood |
Students in the Summer Intensive Intermediates program had a great time at our Cranbury location with faculty members Katie Scibienski and Erika Mero. They learned variations from Giselle, Swan Lake, Les Sylphides, The Sleeping Beauty, and Don Quixote. Alongside their dancing, they learned some Romantic ballet hair styles, crafted beautiful headpieces, brushed up on nutrition and ballet etiquette, and watched Children of Theatre
Street, a documentary about life at the Kirov School in Russia. "We had full, energetic classes all five weeks!" says Ms. Scibienski. "The dancers made new friends and improved immensely."
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Katie Scibienski with Summer Intensive Intermediates in Cranbury
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The Summer Intensive Juniors program met daily in a studio on Princeton University's campus. Led by Princeton Ballet School faculty member Jennifer Gladney, these young dancers made headpieces and learned variations from such classical ballets as Firebird and The Sleeping Beauty in addition to daily ballet classes. Read more about the program straight from Ms. Gladney HERE.
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Ms. Gladney with her students
Photo: Trisha Wolf
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| Cranbury Renovations Update | |
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| Special Community Performances |
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Alexis Branagan's Drive.
Photo: George Jones
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Cranbury Day: September 8
Princeton Ballet School's ARB Workshop and ARBW Junior students will be performing new choreography by Cheryl Whitney and Erika Mero; Mary Barton's Once Upon a Summer's Day (A Gardener's Fantasy); Alexis Branagan's Drive; and Swan Lake excerpts restaged by Maria Youskevitch at
at the studio in Cranbury, NJ.
Septemberfest: September 9
ARB will be at Septemberfest in Hamilton
Hub City Sounds: September 29, ARB/Princeton Ballet School Trainees will be performing Branagan's Drive and Matthew Keefe's Grumpy Bird at the Boyd Park Amphitheatre in New Brunswick
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On Pointe Programming
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Come learn about the Company Dancers, get a "sneak peek" at their first few days back to work, and discuss the 2012-2013 Season with Artistic Director Douglas Martin. There will also be time for Q&A and conversation with artistic and administrative staff.
"Behind the Curtain: Inside The Nutcracker"
October 12, 2012
*Date subject to change*
"Behind the Curtain: Inside Swan Lake"
November 9, 2012
All On Pointe events are Free and Open to the Public. They are held Fridays, once a month, 5:15pm at the Princeton Ballet School's studios at 301 N. Harrison Street in Princeton.
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.
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| Register Now for This Fall! |
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Photo Credit: Carrie Pallat and George Jones (far left)
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Upcoming placement classes:
Wednesday, August 29th
1st through 5th grade at 5:30 pm
6th grade and up at 7:00 pm
Saturday, September 8th
Time TBA (afternoon)
Contact Lisa de Ravel for further information and to book your spot in one of these placement classes.
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New Class Spotlight: CardioBarre
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Princeton Ballet School is excited to offer a new Exercise and Movement Class this year:
Ballet barre lengthens and strengthens leg muscles, tones and sculpts the arm musculature, and promotes a strong core and beautiful posture.
In this new 45-minute class, designed specifically for the non-dancer but extremely beneficial for dancers, too, the pace of basic barre exercises is increased to provide a more aerobic workout, and abdominal exercises are performed to keep that all-important area toned.
CardioBarre classes are led by the vivacious Princeton Ballet School instructors Erika Mero and Katie Scibienski.
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Erika Mero and Katie Scibienski.
Photo: Mary Pat Robertson
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WAKEUP classes are offered in Princeton at 8:45-9:30 am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and LUNCHTIME classes are from 12:00-12:45pm on Mondays Tuesdays, and Fridays. A Saturday morning WAKEUP class is offered in Princeton and Cranbury locations on Saturdays from 8:30-9:15 am. (See complete schedule here).
Single classes $15. 8 week session $100. Save your receipt from your First Week class, and it can be applied towards the 8 week registration. Only one receipt per course.
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A Taste of Fall Rep
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| You can look forward to seeing more of Trinette Singleton's Capriccios and Mary Barton's Straight Up with a Twist
in addition to exciting premieres this Fall!
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from Trinette Singleton's "Capriccios"
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from Mary Barton's "Straight Up With a Twist"
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Visit our website and our studios. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Keep up-to-date on all the exciting things happening with American Repertory Ballet. Sincerely, Christine ChenManaging Director, American Repertory Ballet
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