Milwaukee Ballet
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The Milwaukee Ballet is a professional ballet company located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
, United States
. It was founded in 1969 by Roberta Boorse and held its first performance on April 24, 1970. It is currently ranked among the top twelve ballet companies in the United States. Michael Pink is the current artistic director
, and Dennis Buehler is the current Executive Director.
The company's first performance took place at the School of Fine Arts at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Less than a year later the company began performing in Uihlein Hall at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, where it still performs today.
In the mid-1970s the Milwaukee Ballet opened the Milwaukee Ballet School, the official school of the company. It is currently ranked among the top five ballet schools in the nation.
The company gives approximately 45 performances each year, and has an annual attendance of over 70,000 people. They have performed The Nutcracker
annually since 1977.
The Milwaukee Ballet attempts to commission at least one world premiere each year.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, United States
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. It was founded in 1969 by Roberta Boorse and held its first performance on April 24, 1970. It is currently ranked among the top twelve ballet companies in the United States. Michael Pink is the current artistic director
Artistic director
An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization...
, and Dennis Buehler is the current Executive Director.
The company's first performance took place at the School of Fine Arts at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Less than a year later the company began performing in Uihlein Hall at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, where it still performs today.
In the mid-1970s the Milwaukee Ballet opened the Milwaukee Ballet School, the official school of the company. It is currently ranked among the top five ballet schools in the nation.
The company gives approximately 45 performances each year, and has an annual attendance of over 70,000 people. They have performed The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It was given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St...
annually since 1977.
The Milwaukee Ballet attempts to commission at least one world premiere each year.
Leading Artists
- David Hovhannisyan
- Ryan Martin
- Marc Petrocci
- Luz San Miguel
Artists
- Yuki Clark
- Matthew Frain
- Susan Gartell
- Nicole Teague
- Courtney Kramer
- Rachel Malehorn
- Valerie Harmon
- Justin Genna
- Raven Wales (Divorced)
- Petr Zahradnícek
Apprentices
- Isaac Sharratt