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'''Oregon Ballet Theatre (OBT)''' is the premiere [[ballet]] company for the state of [[Oregon]]. |
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'''Oregon Ballet Theatre''' is the premiere [[ballet]] company for the state of [[Oregon]]. The company is the result of the 1992 merging of Ballet Oregon and Pacific Ballet Theater. James Canfield, formerly a dancer with [[Joffrey Ballet]] as well as a principal dancer for Pacific Ballet Theater, served as artistic director of Oregon Ballet Theater from its inception until 2003. Christopher Stowell is the current artistic director. Prior to that, he was a principal dancer with [[San Francisco Ballet]] for 16 years. The company was recently featured in ''Pointe'' magazine with Principal dancer Kathi Martuza on the cover. |
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The company is the result of the 1989 merger of Ballet Oregon and Pacific Ballet Theater. |
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James Canfield, a former dancer with [[Joffrey Ballet]] and principal dancer with Pacific Ballet Theater, served as Artistic Director of Oregon Ballet Theater from its inception until 2003. |
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Under his leadership the company repertoire grew to comprise over 80 ballets, from evening-length works to innovative contemporary pieces. |
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Christopher Stowell is the current artistic director. |
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Prior to joining Oregon Ballet Theatre in 2003, he was a principal dancer with [[San Francisco Ballet]] for 16 years. |
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He is the son of Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, Founding Artistic Directors of [[Pacific Northwest Ballet]] in [[Seattle]]. |
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During Christopher Stowell's tenure, the company has added the work of [[Sir Frederick Ashton]], [[Jerome Robbins]], [[William Forsythe]], [[Lar Lubovitch]] and [[Christopher Wheeldon]] to its repertoire. New works have been created on the company by [[James Kudelka]], Trey McIntyre, Yuri Possokhov, Julia Adam and Nicolo Fonte. |
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In addition, Christopher Stowell has choreographed nine new ballets on Oregon Ballet Theatre's dancers. |
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The company performs an annual five-program season at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts and conducts regional and national tours. |
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Oregon Ballet Theatre has recently garnered national recognition. |
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The company was featured in ''Pointe'' magazine with principal dancer Kathi Martuza on the cover and in June 2008, the company made its Kennedy Center debut with a critically acclaimed performance of RUSH by [[Christopher Wheeldon]]. |
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Dancers from Oregon Ballet Theatre have also performed at several New York and Chicago dance festivals including Ballet Builders, Chicago Dancing Festival and Fall for Dance. |
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Oregon Ballet Theatre also has a school, the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre. Damara Bennett |
Oregon Ballet Theatre also has a school, '''the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre (SOBT)'''. Damara Bennett, a former dancer with San Francisco Ballet and founder of City Ballet School in San Francisco is the Director of SOBT. |
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Many of Damara Bennett's students have gone on to dance with professional companies such as [[Miami City Ballet]], [[American Ballet Theatre]], [[San Francisco Ballet]], [[Boston Ballet]], Oregon Ballet Theatre, [[New York City Ballet]] and [[Dutch National Ballet]], as well as in Broadway productions and feature films such as [[Center Stage]]. |
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Revision as of 17:26, 4 March 2009
Oregon Ballet Theatre (OBT) is the premiere ballet company for the state of Oregon. The company is the result of the 1989 merger of Ballet Oregon and Pacific Ballet Theater. James Canfield, a former dancer with Joffrey Ballet and principal dancer with Pacific Ballet Theater, served as Artistic Director of Oregon Ballet Theater from its inception until 2003. Under his leadership the company repertoire grew to comprise over 80 ballets, from evening-length works to innovative contemporary pieces. Christopher Stowell is the current artistic director. Prior to joining Oregon Ballet Theatre in 2003, he was a principal dancer with San Francisco Ballet for 16 years. He is the son of Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, Founding Artistic Directors of Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle. During Christopher Stowell's tenure, the company has added the work of Sir Frederick Ashton, Jerome Robbins, William Forsythe, Lar Lubovitch and Christopher Wheeldon to its repertoire. New works have been created on the company by James Kudelka, Trey McIntyre, Yuri Possokhov, Julia Adam and Nicolo Fonte. In addition, Christopher Stowell has choreographed nine new ballets on Oregon Ballet Theatre's dancers.
The company performs an annual five-program season at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts and conducts regional and national tours. Oregon Ballet Theatre has recently garnered national recognition. The company was featured in Pointe magazine with principal dancer Kathi Martuza on the cover and in June 2008, the company made its Kennedy Center debut with a critically acclaimed performance of RUSH by Christopher Wheeldon. Dancers from Oregon Ballet Theatre have also performed at several New York and Chicago dance festivals including Ballet Builders, Chicago Dancing Festival and Fall for Dance.
Oregon Ballet Theatre also has a school, the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre (SOBT). Damara Bennett, a former dancer with San Francisco Ballet and founder of City Ballet School in San Francisco is the Director of SOBT. Many of Damara Bennett's students have gone on to dance with professional companies such as Miami City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and Dutch National Ballet, as well as in Broadway productions and feature films such as Center Stage.
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Artistic Director
- Christopher Stowell
Music Director & Conductor
- Niel DePonte
Resident Lighting Designer
- Michael Mazzola
Ballet Master
- Lisa Kipp
Principal Pianist
- Carol Rich
Principal Accompanist
- Irina Golberg
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