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AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET
PRINCETON BALLET SCHOOL
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Happy August!
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 | | ARB dancers fresh out of company class on the first day of the 2013-2014 Season. |
The Company is back in the studio! The dancers began the season this week with rehearsals for Mary Barton's Straight Up with a Twist and Patrick Corbin's Follia for the Jacob's Pillow Dance Fesitval Inside/Out Performance Series. Thanks to all our friends and fans for helping Kickstart us to the festival. With your help, we exceeded our $5,000 fundraising goal, raising $5,525 in just 21 days to help us cover the costs of dancing at the historic festival. We hope to see some of you there tomorrow!
ARB is pleased to welcome Nanako Yamamoto to the company for the 2013-14 season! Born and raised in Japan, Nanako began her training at the Geijutsuza Ballet Studio and at The Royal Ballet School's summer program. She continued her training at the Elmhurst School for Dance in Association with the Birmingham Royal Ballet in the UK where she performed in the Birmingham Royal Ballet's National Tour of Firebird, Fokine's Petrushka, Petipa's Ramonda, and much more. Recently, she performed with New Tampa Dance Theatre, Dance Theatre of Tampa, Ballet Fleming and in Giselle with Boca Ballet Theatre alongside Julie Kent and Marcelo Gomes.
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CLICK to view Princeton Ballet School's Summer Intensive 2013
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Princeton Ballet School's Summer Intensive wrapped up with a wonderful Evening of Dance. Congratulations to all the artists and students who participated. Check out highlights from this summer's program - in the studio, on campus, and in the theater.
Access and Enrichment is gearing up for a busy fall season of community events, and our expanded DANCE POWER programs in New Brunswick's 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms.
Read on for much more...
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Upcoming Access and Enrichment Events:
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 | | Cranbury Day 2012. Credit: George Jones |
ARBW students will perform at at our Cranbury studios @ 29 Main Street at 2:00pm and 3:30pm. ARBW will present: Hop-Skip & Joplin, the fun, 1920's-inspired work by ARB Resident Choreographer Mary Barton; excerpts from La Fille Mal Gardée, staged by Maria Youskevitch; and the Marzipan variation from ARB's Nutcracker. ARBW Juniors will perform Call and Response, a vibrant work choreographed by Cheryl Whitney-Marcuard, ARBW Administrator, ARBW Jrs Ballet Master, and faculty member. ARB will also be taking part in the festivities on Main Street in front of the studios.
On Pointe, 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.
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Patrick Corbin's Caress.
Credit: Leighton Chen
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ARB will close out the multidisciplinary arts festival with George Street Playhouse at New Brunswick High School.
The Company will perform Patrick Corbin's Caress. Set to Kate Jewel's "8 Movements," Caress was praised by Jerry Hochman, in CriticalDance as "vibrant, inventive and multi-faceted." ARBW dancers will perform Hop-Skip & Joplin and Call and Response. This performance is free and open to the public.
Also at Hub City Sounds: ARB friend Randy James' company "10 Hairy Legs" will be performing at Crossroads Theatre at 5:00pm August 24.
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ARB's Fall 2013 Performance Season
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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.
City Center in NYC, October 8 at 7:00pm
ARB will present excerpts from Douglas Martin's Romeo and Juliet in this annual gala performance.
Live music by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra under maestro Kynan Johns
"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; Read the full review
Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center
October 18 at 7:00pm, October 19 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
An evening of works by American choreographers including Viva Vivaldi, a 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 (Jerry Hochman, Critical Dance), by Patrick Corbin.
The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College: October 26 at 8:00pm
An exciting evening of world premiere ballets by ARB Resident Choreographer Mary Barton and acclaimed guest choreographer Kirk Peterson.
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ARB's 50th Annual Nutcracker
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Our 50th Annual Nutcracker Season is fast approaching! We hope all our alumni, dancers, fans, supporters, and families will join us November 30 at 6:30pm to Celebrate the Legacy at our special reception at The Nassau Club. We're thrilled to announce that New Brunswick Development Corporation has signed on as a new lead sponsor for the season.
We would also like to acknowledge some local merchant supporters who are helping us celebrate our 50th Nutcracker milestone in style: The Momo Restaurant Group: Eno Terra in Kingston and Mediterra and Teresa's Caffe in Princeton will be offering a discount to Nutcracker ticket holders! The Bent Spoon in Princeton will be creating a special flavor in honor of ARB's Nutcracker! A percentage of the proceeds from this flavor will go towards our Nutcracker fund. Princeton Soup & Sandwich Company will be selling a special Nutcracker meal combination. Triumph Brewery and McCaffrey's Supermarket
have also pledged their support.
Photos by Leighton Chen and George Jones
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Alumni Spotlight: Nicole Buggé and Linda Wang
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Credit: Al Viciedo |
Nicole Buggé earned her MFA from NYU in May 2012. She is currently the Listings Editor with Dance Magazine and is a freelance dancer in NYC currently working with: Neville Dance Theatre, Humanistics Dance Company, and mishiDance. Nicole has also started her own company, Buggé Ballet.
Next Wednesday, August 21, Buggé Ballet will present Nicole's work "A glezele vayn" at the NYC10 Dance Initiative performance at Dixon Place in Manhattan. PBS alum Caroline Kehoe and ARB Director of PR and Communications Alexis Branagan will be dancing in the performance, and PBS alum Danielle Nolen has been a rehearsal assistant for the piece! Tickets are available here. Be sure to enter Buggé Ballet in the company name at checkout. For more information, including the company's fall season, check out the company's website, Facebook page, and Instagram account!
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Linda Wang is working as a Fundraising/VIP Concierge Intern in the Development Department at Jacob's Pillow. A typical day for Linda can involve a multitude of activities, including: processing requests from the Ted Shawn Circle members and Board members; processing donations and writing acknowledgement letters; working in a variety of database software; helping to plan, set up, and clean up special events; helping in the box office; meeting and greeting patrons and guest artists and much more, including taking community dance class in the morning, and attending performances!
"The internship program they have at the Pillow is so challenging and beneficial at the same time. The interns are treated as coworkers, and they put so much trust and responsibility on us, it's impossible not to learn something new and do something new everyday. I appreciate everything that every intern here does, the Festival would not be running without the help of every single one of us. We are all so supportive of each other, it's really an amazing experience."
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Updates from Princeton Ballet School
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Open Classes: 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.
Lost and Found: Don't forget to check the lost-and-found in the dressing room at Princeton Ballet School. We recently found a beautiful bracelet, and hope to find the rightful owner!
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Faculty Spotlight: Susan Tenney
|  Susan recently choreographed and directed SOMETHING SUDDEN 5WEPT 0V3R ME, a sci-fi play which premiered this past June at The Robert Moss Theater in NYC. The production featured music by ARB Accompanists Emily Adams and David Tenney. ARB Dancer Samantha Gullace also performed. The play received great reviews and was nominated for seven 2013 Planet Connections Theatre Awards. The show won its nomination for Outstanding Program, and Susan won the nomination for Outstanding Choreography! Check out Broadway World's coverage of the show. |
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Ballet in Cinema
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 Ballet in Cinema presents: The Best of the Bolshoi Series at Digiplex Cranford and The State Theatre
Check the local listings for dates and showtimes!
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Sponsor Spotlight:
|   We are thrilled that Sports Physical Therapy Institute at Somerset Medical Center will be a provider of physical therapy to the dancers of American Repertory Ballet.
Princeton Corkscrew Wine Shop has joined on as the official wine sponsor of ARB. All wine at our receptions will be provided by the Corkscrew! |
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Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm. We look forward to a great year!
American Repertory Ballet survives and thrives because supporters like you are willing to invest in our mission and vision. Your contributions support all of our programs and help us bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of dance to NJ and beyond. S
hop online through iGive and designate American Repertory Ballet as
Sincerely, 
Executive Director, American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School |
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