| Happy September! |
As the leaves start to turn, American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School have already turned over many new leaves as the 2012-2013 Season and new school year begin.
You'll always receive the most updated information in our monthly email newsletter, but if you'd like to receive periodic updates in the mail, and didn't receive our 2012-2013 Season Brochure, let me know, and I will make sure you're on our mailing list!
Please continue for much, much more...
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| American Repertory Ballet's 2012-2013 Season Starts Now! | The Company's 2012-2013 Season begins this month with performances of ARB repertory favorites. September 21-22, the dancers will showcase a fall repertory preview at Rider University, Rep at Rider. The season officially kicks off with 4 Flavors September 28-29 at Union County Performing Arts Center's brand new Hamilton Stage in Rahway, NJ, where ARB is an Artistic Affiliate. Mary Barton's Straight Up With a Twist will be performed with LIVE MUSIC by Kaila Flexer and Friends! An Evening of Premieres is on October 6 at Raritan Valley Community College, where ARB will unveil a world premiere by Resident Choreographer Mary Barton, a company premiere of Blackberry Winter by Ann Marie DeAngelo and a major revival of Viva Vivaldi by Gerald Arpino.
Check out videos of our fall season repertory, including footage from Gerald Arpino's Viva Vivaldi and Ann Marie DeAngelo's Blackberry Winter HERE.
Fall 2012: Repertory and Premieres
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September 21, 2012 at 7:30pm
September 22, 2012 at 2:00pm
with Live Music
September 28, 2012 at 7:00pm
September 29, 2012 at 2:00pm, 7:00pm
October 6, 2012 at 8:00pm
Save the Dates for Winter 2012: ARB's Nutcracker Season
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Thanksgiving Weekend, Nov. 23-25, 2012
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1-2, 2012
A Nutcracker Suite - a special one-hour performance from the "Land of Snow" to the "Kingdom of Sweets"
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15-16, 2012
Saturday and Sunday Dec. 22-23, 2012
Presented with Live Orchestra under the direction of
Maestro Michael Pratt and the Princeton Girlchoir!
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| Princeton Ballet School |
In keeping with annual Cranbury Day traditions, ARBW and ARBW Junior Students performed works by Princeton Ballet School faculty, a mini trial class was offered, ARB and Princeton Ballet School had a fun activities and information table set up outside on Main Street.
The studio's brand new facade was revealed for the first time. We were so happy when passers-by stopped at the ARB Cranbury Day table to tell us how great the building looks!
Inside, lit by natural light streaming through the new windows, Princeton Ballet School's ARB Workshop and ARBW Junior students performed Swan Lake excerpts restaged by Maria Youskevitch; Mary Barton's Once Upon a Summer's Day (A Gardener's Fantasy); Alexis Branagan's Drive; and Call and Respond, a new work by Cheryl Whitney and Erika Mero.
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ARBW students in Swan Lake and Trainees in Drive. Photos by George Jones.
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Trainees in Once Upon a Summer's Day (r, l), ARBW Jr. students in Call and Respond. Photos by George Jones.
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On September 9, the Trainees were busy again performing Drive at Septemberfest in Hamilton, NJ. See the sidebar for upcoming Trainee performances.
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| New Class Spotlight: |
 Princeton Ballet School is excited to offer CardioBarre! The new 45-minute class, designed for non-dancers but fun for dancers, too, increases the pace of basic barre exercises for a more aerobic workout. Core exercises supplement for tummy toning. Classes are led by the vivacious Princeton Ballet School faculty members Erika Mero and Katie Scibienski: PRINCETON: WAKEUP 8:45-9:30am on M, Tu, Th, Fr.; 8:30-9:15 am on Sat. LUNCHTIME: 12:00-12:45 pm on M, Tu, Fr.
CRANBURY: WAKEUP classes 8:30-9:15 am on Sat.
Single classes $15/$100 for 8-week session.
If you've taken one of our inaugural CardioBarre classes, share a testimonial on our Facebook page!
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| Nutcracker Auditions! |
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Photo: Caroline Pallat
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Princeton Ballet School
REGISTRATION MATERIALS are due September 19, 2012.
We're happy to offer an online registration process this year!
Click here for online registration and for printable registration materials.
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Here's a look at some fun things you might have missed if you don't subscribe:
A Guest Blog by Cathy Kunzinger Urwin:
Student Life at Princeton Ballet School's Summer Intensive, a video edited by Meghan Salviejo with images by Leighton Chen, George Jones and Theresa Wood: 
A Roundtable Broadcast featuring Artistic Director Douglas Martin (pictured), Managing Director Christine Chen and PA Ballet Artistic Director Roy Kaiser on WWFM's A Tempo with Rachel Katz. LISTEN TO IT HERE.
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Photo: Christine Chen
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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
"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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| ARB/PBS Trainees in Action! |
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Photos: Leighton Chen and George Jones.
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Rahway, NJ: At Hello Hamilton! UCPAC's Opening Performance and Party at Hamilton Stage, the Trainees will perform Mary Barton's Once Upon a Summer's Day (A Gardener's Fantasy) (above).
September 22, 7:30pm. Tickets HERE.
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New Brunswick, NJ:
At Hub City Sounds, the Trainees will perform Branagan's Drive (left) and Matthew Keefe's Grumpy Birdat the Boyd Park Amphitheatre in New Brunswick. Free family friendly performance following George Street Playhouse's "Austin the Incredible" at 4:30pm.
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| Register Now for This Fall! |
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Photo Credit: Carrie Pallat and George Jones (right)
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American Repertory Ballet's programs are made possible, in part b funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
 Live music by Kaila Flexer and Friends for Mary Barton's Straight Up With a Twist at ARB's 4 Flavors is possible through a grant from the American Music Center.
 Bloomberg is a sponsor of American Repertory Ballet's 2012-2013 Season |
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