Anaheim Ballet
| Anaheim Ballet | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Name | Anaheim Ballet |
| Previous names | Coast Ballet Theater |
| Year founded | 1985 |
| Website | www.anaheimballet.org |
| Senior staff | |
| Director | Lawrence Rosenberg and Sarma Lapenieks Rosenberg |
| Other | |
| Official school | Anaheim Ballet School |
| Associated schools | Anaheim Ballet School Summer Intensive |
| Formation | Principal Soloist Corps de Ballet |
Anaheim Ballet is a ballet dance company based in Anaheim, California. Their mission is to "enlighten and entertain audiences with classically rooted programming and contemporary presentation."[1]
History
The company was founded in 1985 under the name Coast Ballet Theater.[2] Anaheim Ballet was named the resident ballet company of the city by Anaheim's City Council in 1997.
As of 2012, the company is led by co-directors Lawrence Rosenberg and Sarma Lapenieks Rosenberg.[3]
Performances
Anaheim Ballet stages regular performances in Anaheim, and also performs extensively in Orange County, Los Angeles, and on tour regionally to Nevada and Arizona.[4]
Anaheim Ballet produces a weekly ballet video podcast on their own YouTube channel.
The Anaheim Ballet also presents the Anaheim International Dance Festival with Chapman University, in association with Youth America Grand Prix.
Anaheim Ballet School
Anaheim Ballet offers classes for students ages 3–adults who are interested in pursuing a career in ballet, or merely looking for recreational training. The school stages an annual Spring Concert, and Anaheim Ballet annually performs the holiday ballet The Nutcracker. Students of Anaheim Ballet School have competed in the finals of the Youth America Grand Prix competition since its founding; the competition is the world's largest international student dance competition.[5] Anaheim Ballet's summer student program draws students from Orange County and from abroad.[6]
"STEP-UP!" Community outreach program
In addition to regular performances and classes, Anaheim Ballet also runs an educational outreach program called STEP-UP!, that offers training to beginners as well as advanced students, with special no-cost accommodations made for under-privileged students.[7][8]
Professional alumni
- Aria Alekzander, Corps de Ballet, Houston Ballet[9]
- Charles Andersen, Corps de Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet[10]
- Alyssa Springer, Corps de Ballet, Houston Ballet[11]
See also
References
- ^ "About Anaheim Ballet". Anaheimballet.org. Accessed February 2012.
- ^ Let's Get Cultural (PDF). City of Anaheim. Spring 2009. p. 12. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ "Directors". Anaheim Ballet. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ "Dance". Anaheim Performing Arts Center Foundation. Accessed February 2012.
- ^ Let's Get Cultural (PDF). City of Anaheim. Spring 2009. p. 12. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ Diamond, Pamela (August 22, 2000). "Sharing Finer Pointes of Dance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ "Step Up! Educational Outreach". Anaheimballet.org. Accessed February 2012.
- ^ "Cultural Arts". Anaheim City Council. Accessed February 2012.
- ^ "Aria Alekzander, Corps de Ballet". Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "Charles Andersen, Corps de Ballet". The Royal Danish Theatre. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ "Alyssa Springer, First Year Corps". Retrieved March 23, 2014.
Additional sources
- "Online, performers step it up". Los Angeles Times. 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Steel, Emily. "Self-taught ballerinas turn to YouTube". Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Anaheim Ballet to Perform the 'Nutcracker'". Kingman Daily Miner. November 29, 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "In New Digs, Dancers Can Step Up the Pace". Los Angeles Times. 2000-12-20. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
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