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AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET
PRINCETON BALLET SCHOOL
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Happy Summer!
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2013 Summer Intensive Students on the Princeton University Campus. Photo by Theresa Wood.
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Later this summer, the Company will be performing at Jacob's Pillow as part of its Festival 2013 Inside/Out performance series on August 16 at 6:15pm on the open-air Henry J. Leir Stage. We just launched a Kickstarter Campaign to help get us there. Let's go viral on this - pass this video through your social networks and encourage your friends and families to help send ARB to Jacob's Pillow! All donations are tax deductible.
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Thank you, from ARB and Princeton Ballet School!
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And, in case you missed our videogram, please watch our heartfelt thank you from all of us at ARB and PBS. The organization is continuing to expand its reach and impact while maintaining its high quality of work. The Company is performing top-notch world premieres and revivals at more and more theaters around the state. Princeton Ballet School continues to provide excellent instruction to dancers of all levels from around the world. ARB's Access & Enrichment department is busier than ever with new school residencies, including work in Staten Island, Cranford, and the expanding 2nd Grade DANCE POWER program. Click to lend your support:
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Updates from Princeton Ballet School's Summer Intensive Programs
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Summer Intensive Students take over the Princeton University Campus. Photo by Theresa Wood.
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Princeton Ballet School's Summer Intensive
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In Princeton, students have been taking ballet technique classes with Douglas Martin, Kathleen Moore, Mary Barton, Maria Youskevitch, and guest artist Kirk Peterson. Peterson had a distinguished, evolving career with American Ballet Theatre as principal dancer, choreographer, Artistic Director of ABTII, Ballet Master, Principal Character Artist and as Master Teaching Associate. He has choreographed for companies all over the world, including for ARB! He'll be creating a premiere for ARB this fall.
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| | Summer Intensive students with Michael Mindlin; Thanks to Michelle Amor for sharing this on Facebook |
They've taken Theater Dance with guest artist Michael Mindlin, a Broadway dancer and Princeton Ballet School alum who was recently featured in Broadway's Bring It On: The Musical. They've taken Cunningham technique with guest teacher Rebecca Chaleff, a PBS alum and Ph.D. candidate in performance studies at Stanford University who was involved in the Cunningham Repertory Understudy Group. In addition to receiving a well-rounded dance training, students are also learning about choreography.
Our summer students have been snapping some great photos and posting them on social media for us to see. Here are some updates on what they'e been up to, along with some of our favorite #pics! Click here to view our album of hashtagged (#-ed) favorites!
Left: Photo by Katie Scibienski. Right: Theater Dance with Sara Mahoney. Photo by Edward Urwin.
Here's the latest from Summer Intensive Intermediates faculty member Katie Scibienski: "We are working hard and having lots of fun over in Cranbury [Princeton Ballet School's Cranbury location] for Summer Intensive Intermediates. The dancers have already learned variations from Giselle and Sleeping Beauty and are doing great work! Students are also enjoying their afternoon classes where they get to try their hand at musical theatre, hip-hop, modern, and choreography. A number from Little Shop of Horrors, taught by Sara Mahoney, has been a favorite! Erika [Mero] and I are enjoying working with Princeton Ballet School students, as well as meeting new dancers from all over. Here's to a few more fun weeks!"
  Photos by Jennifer Gladney
These students are having a great time dancing on Princeton University's campus with long-time Princeton Ballet School faculty member Jennifer Gladney. In addition to technique class, students learn variations from ballets such as Swan Lake and spend time journalling and making crafts related to the variations they are learning.
Open Classes
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Photo: George Jones
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While Summer Intensive is out of the studio, Princeton Ballet School continues to bustle with classes for children and open classes for teens and adults. While our summer schedule ends on July 25, we have Continuing Advanced Open Classes through September 5. These classes are for ages 13+ who have completed at least Student Level 4 and can be taken on a drop-in basis.
Academic Year Enrollment:
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A Bunch of Blogs!
Fun Photos!
Praiseworthy Press!
- Princeton Ballet School's Summer Intensive featured in Town Topics
- Princeton Ballet School student Ellen Lou featured in the Chinese newspaper Epoch Times
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Ballet in Cinema
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Ballet in Cinema at Digiplex Cranford and The State Theatre Presents:
The Best of the Bolshoi Series This Summer
Princeton Ballet School Director Mary Pat Robertson delivers pre-show talks when Ballet in Cinema's productions are shown at the State Theatre in New Brunswick.
If you missed La Sylphide yesterday, check out
La Bayadere
on August 10 at 3pm. The Bolshoi Ballet's prima ballerinas Svetlana Zakharova and Maria Alexandrova star in this story of a temple dancer and her warrior lover, set against the backdrop of lush, exotic India. Check the local listings for dates and showtimes!
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Announcing ARB's Fall 2013 Performance Season!
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Jacob's Pillow will present American Repertory Ballet as part of its Festival 2013 Inside/Out performance series on the beautiful open-air Henry J. Leir Stage, overlooking the Berkshire Hills. ARB will perform Patrick Corbin's Follia and Mary Barton's Straight Up with a Twist.
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Douglas Martin's Rite of Spring. Photo by Leighton Chen
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Bart Luedeke Center at Rider University
September 20-21 at 7:30pm
featuring Douglas Martin's innovative Rite of Spring, Patrick Corbin's lyrical Caress, and more.
October 8 at 7:00pm
ARB will present excerpts from Douglas Martin's Romeo and Juliet in this annual gala performance.
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Douglas Martin's Romeo and Juliet.
Photo by George Jones
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Set to Prokofiev's score, played LIVE by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra under maestro Kynan Johns State Theatre: October 11 at 8:00pm
"An outstanding example of dance being perfectly adapted to dramatic interpretation, with the ARB dancers in full command of their art." -- Marina Kennedy, Broadway World;
"Mr. Martin is particularly adept at choreographing stage-spanning action.... as impressive...as the MacMillan version...the swordplay...is..among the best this viewer has seen...the duets between Juliet and Romeo...are choreographed, and were executed, with the combination of rapture and conviction...necessary to make the audience feel what the dancers feel, and to respond with the cathartic release that prompts appreciative, as opposed to obligatory, applause."
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Photo by Leighton Chen |
Hamilton Stage at Union County PAC
October 18 at 7:00pm, October 19 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
An evening of works by American choreographers including Viva Vivaldi, a charming and virtuosic work by famed Joffrey Ballet choreographer Gerald Arpino, Faerie Tyme, a playful romp in the mischievous world of the fairies by Resident Choreographer Mary Barton, and Caress, a "vibrant, inventive, and multi-faceted" piece of "choreographic and emotional virtues" (Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance) by Patrick Corbin.
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The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College: October 26 at 8:00pm
An exciting and elegant evening of world premiere ballets. ARB Resident Choreographer Mary Barton and acclaimed guest choreographer Kirk Peterson have been commissioned to create new works especially for ARB's virtuoso dancers. Ann Marie DeAngelo's athletic and eclectic Blackberry Winter will round out the program.
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ARB's 50th Annual Nutcracker
Season
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Photo by Leighton Chen. |
ARB and Princeton Ballet School alumni, dancers, fans, supporters, and their families are all invited to join us November 30 at 6:30pm for this celebratory reception! Contact Lisa de Ravel to get involved: 609-921-7758 x11
Photos by Leighton Chen and George Jones
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ARB's Spring 2014 Performance Season!
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 | | Douglas Martin's Romeo and Juliet. Photo by George Jones. |
Douglas Martin's Romeo and Juliet
Berrie Center for the Performing Arts at Ramapo College: February 22, 2014 at 8:00pm
The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College: March 8, 2014 at 8:00pm
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March 12, 2014 at 7:30pm at McCarter Theatre
An evening of 21st-century interpretations of revolutionary works premiered by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in the early 20th Century. The program includes the premiere of Martin's Firebird, which will share a program with his Rite of Spring and other choreography that presents Diaghilev transfigured. Martin's Rite of Spring, which premiered in this past spring, sets the original story of pagan tradition in a 1960's office. His twist on this classic Russian folk tale Firebird is that the namesake character will be danced by a male dancer. Martin will tell the original story with new, original choreography and set design.
Union County Performing Arts Center's Hamilton Stage
March 21, 2014 at 7:00pm and March 22, 2014 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
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Our 2013-2014 On Pointe Enrichment Series!
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September 13, 2013 - Meet the Company
This will be a special lunchtime On Pointe at 12:00pm!
Meet the dancers, directors, and choreographers of American Repertory Ballet! This On Pointe is recommended for ages 5 and up.
All other On Pointe events are at 5:15pm.
October 4, 2013 - Behind the Scenes: Romeo and Juliet
 Get an up-close look at Douglas Martin's new production. This On Pointe is recommended for ages 8 and up.
November 1 - Our 50th Annual Nutcracker
Come learn about this NJ holiday tradition! This On Pointe is recommended for ages 5 and up.
January 10, 2014 - Behind the Music
Stravinsky's Firebird, featuring guest lecturer Maestro Michael Pratt. This On Pointe is recommended for ages 10 and up.
February 7, 2014 - For our youngest dance enthusiasts
Matthew Keefe's Grumpy Bird, plus a discussion of Princeton Ballet School's Spring 2014 Production of The Sleeping Beauty; This On Pointe is recommended for ages 2 and up.
March 7, 2014 - Spring Repertory Preview
At this lecture-demonstration, get a taste of ARB's Spring 2014 performances. Excerpts will be showcased by the dancers of ARB, and discussion will be led by Artistic Director Douglas Martin. This On Pointe is recommended for ages 5 and up.
April 4, 2014 - Dancing Your Way into College 
Advice for dancers looking towards an undergraduate education. This
On Pointe is recommended for high school students.
May 2, 2014 - Dancer Nutrition
A lecture about how to develop healthy eating habits for peak
performance. This On Pointe is recommended for ages 8 and up.
June 6, 2014 - Faculty and Staff Concert
A showcase of choreography created by Princeton Ballet School faculty and ARB employees. This On Pointe is recommended for all ages.
All in-studio On Pointe photos by Leighton Chen; Grumpy Bird photo by George Jones
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