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'''Greensboro Ballet''' is a professional [[ballet company]] directed by Maryhelen Mayfield<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triad/news/2015/12/14/audiences-gather-for-greensboro-ballet-s--muttcracker-.html |title=Audiences Gather for Greensboro Ballet's 'Muttcracker' |website=Twcnews.com |date=2015-12-14 |accessdate=2017-03-10}}</ref> which performs primarily in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] at the [[Carolina Theatre of Greensboro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myfox8.com/2013/06/26/greensboro-ballet-puts-hot-buns-to-the-test/ |title=Greensboro Ballet puts ‘Hot Buns’ to the test |publisher=myfox8.com |date=2013-06-26 |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref> It is the only ballet company in the [[Piedmont Triad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitnc.com/listing/greensboro-ballet |title=Greensboro Ballet |publisher=Visitnc.com |date=2015-06-29 |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://my.datasphere.com/biz/greensboro_ballet-entertainment_arts_dance-greensboro_nc-12589603-1195584 |title=Greensboro Ballet &#124; DataSphere |publisher=My.datasphere.com |date= |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref> It is one of the only non-profit ballet companies in North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://downtowngreensboro.net/explore/greensboro-ballet |title=Greensboro Ballet - Greensboro Downtown - Official Downtown Greensboro Inc |publisher=Downtowngreensboro.net |date= |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guilfordnonprofitsjobs.com/jobs-Greensboro_Ballet-Employer-All.htm |title=Jobs for Greensboro Ballet - Guilford Nonprofit Consortium |publisher=Guilfordnonprofitsjobs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref> Greensboro Ballet has presented works by [[George Balanchine]]. The company also has performed a number of works made especially for the Greensboro Ballet by Rick McCullough, Jill Eathorne Bahr, Leslie Jane Pessemier, and alumni [[Emery LeCrone]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Stuart |first=Elaine |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703523604575605242733631022 |title=Stepping Into the Future With Emery LeCrone |publisher=WSJ |date=2010-11-11 |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref> Maryhelen Mayfield has choreographed over twenty-five works for the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greensboroballet.org/our-season |title=Welcome to |publisher=Greensboro Ballet |date= |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref>
'''Greensboro Ballet''' is a professional [[ballet company]] directed by Maryhelen Mayfield<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triad/news/2015/12/14/audiences-gather-for-greensboro-ballet-s--muttcracker-.html |title=Audiences Gather for Greensboro Ballet's 'Muttcracker' |website=Twcnews.com |date=2015-12-14 |accessdate=2017-03-10}}</ref> which performs primarily in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] at the [[Carolina Theatre of Greensboro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myfox8.com/2013/06/26/greensboro-ballet-puts-hot-buns-to-the-test/ |title=Greensboro Ballet puts ‘Hot Buns’ to the test |publisher=myfox8.com |date=2013-06-26 |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref> It is the only ballet company in the [[Piedmont Triad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitnc.com/listing/greensboro-ballet |title=Greensboro Ballet |publisher=Visitnc.com |date=2015-06-29 |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://my.datasphere.com/biz/greensboro_ballet-entertainment_arts_dance-greensboro_nc-12589603-1195584 |title=Greensboro Ballet &#124; DataSphere |publisher=My.datasphere.com |date= |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref> It is one of the only non-profit ballet companies in North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://downtowngreensboro.net/explore/greensboro-ballet |title=Greensboro Ballet - Greensboro Downtown - Official Downtown Greensboro Inc |publisher=Downtowngreensboro.net |date= |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guilfordnonprofitsjobs.com/jobs-Greensboro_Ballet-Employer-All.htm |title=Jobs for Greensboro Ballet - Guilford Nonprofit Consortium |publisher=Guilfordnonprofitsjobs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref> Greensboro Ballet has presented works by [[George Balanchine]]. The company also has performed a number of works made especially for the Greensboro Ballet by Rick McCullough, Jill Eathorne Bahr, Leslie Jane Pessemier, and alumni [[Emery LeCrone]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Stuart |first=Elaine |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703523604575605242733631022 |title=Stepping Into the Future With Emery LeCrone |publisher=WSJ |date=2010-11-11 |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref> Maryhelen Mayfield has choreographed over twenty-five works for the company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greensboroballet.org/our-season |title=Welcome to |publisher=Greensboro Ballet |date= |accessdate=2015-09-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023645/http://www.greensboroballet.org/our-season |archivedate=2015-09-24 |df= }}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 16:32, 23 October 2017

Greensboro Ballet
General information
NameGreensboro Ballet
Local nameGreensboro Ballet
Previous namesGreensboro Civic Ballet, Civic Ballet Theatre
Year founded1964
Principal venueCarolina Theatre of Greensboro
Greensboro
 United States of America
WebsiteGreensboro Ballet
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorMaryhelen Mayfield[1]
Ballet MasterJohn Dennis
Other
Associated schoolsThe School of Greensboro Ballet

Greensboro Ballet is a professional ballet company directed by Maryhelen Mayfield[2] which performs primarily in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Carolina Theatre of Greensboro.[3] It is the only ballet company in the Piedmont Triad.[4][5] It is one of the only non-profit ballet companies in North Carolina.[6][7] Greensboro Ballet has presented works by George Balanchine. The company also has performed a number of works made especially for the Greensboro Ballet by Rick McCullough, Jill Eathorne Bahr, Leslie Jane Pessemier, and alumni Emery LeCrone.[8] Maryhelen Mayfield has choreographed over twenty-five works for the company.[9]

History

In 1964 the Greensboro Civic Ballet was formed. The original focus was on providing local dancers with annual performances. In the 1970s the Greensboro Civic Ballet was reorganized under the name Civic Ballet Theatre and a ballet school was created.[10] Organizers of the company approached the United Arts Council of Greensboro for membership as well as funding and space within the Greensboro Cultural Center. In 1980 Maryhelen Mayfield, a former dancer with the Kansas City Ballet, was hired as the Artistic Director. Under the direction of Mayfield and John Dennis, director of The School of Greensboro Ballet, the school received membership in the Southeast Regional Ballet Association and became the first Honor Company in North Carolina, the highest level of membership within the Association. The name then changed from Civic Ballet Theatre to Greensboro Ballet. Professional dancers were introduced into the company in 1995.[11] Greensboro Ballet has performed with the accompaniment of the EMF Young Artists Orchestra of the Eastern Music Festival and with the Greensboro Symphony.[12][13][14] While the company performs mainly in Greensboro, it has gone on tour various times throughout North Carolina.[15][16]

Notable productions

Greensboro Ballet has performed a wide variety of ballets,[17][18] including:

  • Cinderella
  • Coppelia
  • Dracula
  • The Firebird
  • Giselle
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • The Nutcracker
    • Muttcracker, a performance of Nutcracker with live dogs on stage[19]
  • Serenade
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Snow White
  • Swan Lake
  • Les Sylphides
  • Valse Fantasia

The School of Greensboro Ballet

The company also hosts The School of Greensboro Ballet, the Piedmont Triad's only non-for-profit classical Russian ballet school and the only school in Guilford County with access to Balanchine choreography.[20] The school is located in the Greensboro Cultural Center. The Director of The School of Greensboro Ballet is John Dennis, a former dancer for the Dallas Ballet.

Notable dancers and alumni

Notable dancers, former dancers, and alumni of the School of Greensboro Ballet include:

Community outreach and programs

Greensboro Ballet has a number of programs for community outreach throughout Greensboro and North Carolina.[25] Of these include:

  • Build-a-Ballet Program - funded by Lincoln Financial Corporation, an original dance work is created by and performed at a different public school in Guilford County each year.
  • City Dance - the company travels to various elementary schools in the area to teach ballet technique and movement classes, offering scholarships to the School of Greensboro Ballet to students who show promise.
  • Dancing Above the Barre - a program for students with various disabilities that had in the past kept them out of dance classes
  • Dance in the Schools (also called DITS) - the company travels to elementary schools in the Triad area to perform and educate children on the art of classical ballet.
  • Out on the Town series - the company travels to perform in community centers, schools, and theaters in traditionally under-served areas.
  • First Friday - Every first Friday of the month in downtown Greensboro, the Ballet Company participates in the First Friday festival.

Greensboro Ballet also provides complimentary tickets to other non-profit organizations .

References

  1. ^ "Dancers Perform With Greensboro Ballet". Chatham Hall. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  2. ^ "Audiences Gather for Greensboro Ballet's 'Muttcracker'". Twcnews.com. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  3. ^ "Greensboro Ballet puts 'Hot Buns' to the test". myfox8.com. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  4. ^ "Greensboro Ballet". Visitnc.com. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  5. ^ "Greensboro Ballet | DataSphere". My.datasphere.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  6. ^ "Greensboro Ballet - Greensboro Downtown - Official Downtown Greensboro Inc". Downtowngreensboro.net. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  7. ^ "Jobs for Greensboro Ballet - Guilford Nonprofit Consortium". Guilfordnonprofitsjobs.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  8. ^ Stuart, Elaine (2010-11-11). "Stepping Into the Future With Emery LeCrone". WSJ. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  9. ^ "Welcome to". Greensboro Ballet. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Greensboro Ballet's Youth Ensemble". Greensboro Daily Photo. 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  11. ^ "About". Greensboro Ballet. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  12. ^ Contact name:  Farthing Auditorium Box Office (2012-07-22). "The EMF Young Artists Orchestra with the Greensboro Ballet :: An Appalachian Summer Festival :: Appalachian State University". Appsummer.org. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  13. ^ "The EMF Young Artists Orchestra with the Greensboro Ballet - BRVC". Blueridgevacationcabins.com. 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  14. ^ "Greensboro Ballet with the Greensboro Symphony presents The Nutcracker". Triangle Arts and Entertainment. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  15. ^ [1] [dead link]
  16. ^ "Yadkin Cultural Arts Center Announces Eclectic Winter/Spring Series - Forsyth Woman Magazine". Forsythwoman.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  17. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-09-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ a b "Greensboro Ballet to present an amusing spin on 'Snow White' | GoTriad". Greensboro.com. 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  19. ^ [2][dead link]
  20. ^ "The School of". Greensboro Ballet. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  21. ^ "American Ballet Theater Names Kara Medoff Barnett Executive Director". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  22. ^ "Woman with Greensboro roots to lead American Ballet Theatre | Blog: Go Triad - A&E Extra". Greensboro.com. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  23. ^ "'NUTCRACKER' NUGGETS 25 FUN FACTS TO CELEBRATE GREENSBORO BALLET'S 25TH PRESENTATION OF THE POPULAR PRODUCTION". Greensboro.com. 2004-12-02. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  24. ^ "NYCB - Megan LeCrone". Nycballet.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  25. ^ Greensboro Ballet is more than dance. "Greensboro Ballet is more than dance - Greensboro News & Record: Letters To Editor". Greensboro.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
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