BalletMet

BalletMet is an American ballet company based in Columbus, Ohio. It is also known as BalletMet Columbus.^[1]

The current company came into existence in July 1978, with a $200,000 grant from the Battelle Memorial Institute Foundation. At that time it consisted of three staff and 12 dancers, and soon hired Wayne Soulant as its first artistic director. By 1997, the company had expanded to 25 dancers.^[2]

Artistic directors

Wayne Soulant (1978–86)

John McFall (1986–94)

David Nixon (1995–2001)

Gerard Charles (2001–12)

Edwaard Liang (2013–present)

Dancers

Dancers for the 2011–2012 season include:^[3]

Adrienne Benz Andrew Brader Jessica Brown Olivia Clark Andres Estevez Austin M.G. Finley Emily Gotschall

Drew Grant Dustin James Bethany Lee Samantha Lewis Annie Mallonee Courtney Muscroft

Jimmy Orrante Ty Parmeter Emily Ramirez Kerri Riccardi Jackson Prescott Sarver Gabriel Gaffney Smith

David Tlaiye Zoica Tovar Jorge Andres Villarini David Ward Carrie West Kelly Yankle

Premieres

1978–79 Wayne Soulant Kinderszenen to the music of Robert Schumann Op 15, played by pianist Bela Szilagyi Home to You to the music of John Denver View from the Gallows Black Swan pas de deux Fernando Schaffenburg Dance Rites to Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances Domy Reiter-Soffer Zachary Ward Grand Tarantella Arthur Mitchell Holberg Suite Eugene Tanner after Petipa Pas de Dix Mark Schneider Rags `n Things Women Wayne Soulant and Kathleen Smith The Nutcracker 1990–91 Enrique Martinez Coppelia John McFall Radiant Echoes Underbelly Alonzo King Without Wax Ben Stevenson Four Last Songs 1991–92 Ben Stevenson Cinderella George Balanchine Divertimento Graciella Daniele They Call Me Jazz Alwin Nikolais Tensile Involvement John McFall Sing, Sing, Sing Jook 1992–93 Malcolm Burn Romeo and Juliet Liz Lerman Incidents In The Life Of An Ohio Youth As He Marched To The Sea ... [Repertory 1] 1993–94 Enrique Martinez Giselle Alexander Gorsky La Fille mal gardée variation John McFall Plexus Woffinden, Best, Jansen & Thomas SKREAM after Petipa The Sleeping Beauty 1994–95 Nigel Burgoine Carmen Peter Pucci Suite Mizike David Nixon A Summer Night's Reflections 1995–96 Gerald Arpino Kettentanz Ann Ditchburn Mad Shadows Mark Godden Angels in the Architecture Kathryn Posin Stepping Stones Peter Pucci Heir of Civility David Nixon Sudden Impulse Dangerous Liaisons after Perrot La Esmeralda pas de deux Ruth Page The Merry Widow 1996–97 David Nixon Butterfly Beauty and the Beast Susan Hadley Trail of Broken Hearts Lawrence Edelson Bedtime Stories Julia Adam Innocence and Experience Susan Hadley Commonplace Graham Lustig Borderlines

1997–98 David Nixon Carmen Romeo and Juliet Birgit Scherzer Requiem!! after Petipa La Bayadère Kingdom of the Shades James Kudelka Desir 1998–99 David Nixon Swan Lake Julia Adam Allegoria Martino Muller Heidi 1999–2000 David Nixon Dracula Mozart Gershwin Dances A Midsummer Night's Dream Susan Hadley Evening Air August Bournonville Napoli pas de six Gerard Charles The Sleeping Beauty 2000–01 after Perrot Giselle KT Nelson They've Lost Their Footing Birgit Scherzer x-file: m.e.s.s.i.a.h. David Nixon Gershwin Rhapsody 2001–02 Gerard Charles Coppelia Stephen Mills Hamlet Harrison McEldowney Dance Sport David Nixon The Nutcracker 2002–03 Gerard Charles Cinderella Stanton Welch Maninyas Adam Houghland Beyond Harrison McEldowney Dance Sport Gustavo Sensano En Vez De (Instead Of) Susan Hadley Across the Field James Kudelka Gazebo Dances Harrison McEldowney Group Therapy 2003–04 Harrison McEldowney Call It Off Deanna Carter Colores de Alma Stanton Welch Evolution Play Mostly Mozart Wildlife A Time to Dance George Balanchine Jewels 2004–05 Gerard Charles The Nutcracker Stanton Welch Blue Heinz Poll Boléro Dwight Rhoden Carmina Burana Stanton Welch Firebird Maria Glimcher Heart Strings Stanton Welch Orange Jimmy Orrante Touch Daryl Brandwood Imposing Doug Varone The Rite of Spring

2005–06 Gerard Charles Alice in Wonderland Giselle staged by Charles Harrison McEldowney Jazz Me Randy Duncan, Stella Kane, Harrison McEldowney, Margo Sappington and Randy Skinner Jazz Moves Lynne Taylor-Corbett Lost and Found Jim Orrante Revelry George Balanchine Stars and Stripes 2006–07 Jacek Luminski 365 Times ... Neither Fish Nor Flesh Jimmy Orrante Ad Infinitum Maria Glimcher From the Essence of My Being Harrison McEldowney Group Therapy Part Deux Susan Hadley Whodunit? 2007–08 30x30 [Repertory 2] 30 different works from 30 choreographers Maria Glimcher Big League Dream Adam Hundt Kid A-O.K. Alexander Schneider Rossmy A Different Drummer Gerard Charles Aladdin Twyla Tharp Sinatra Suite 2008–09 Adam Hundt Rockabetty William Soleau Yellow Wood Warren Adams The Audacious One Darrell Grand Moultrie Square Off! John Butler Othello Gerard Charles Cracked Nutz Maurice Hines High C Randy Duncan Bourbon Street Ron de Jesus High Note 2009–10 Maria Glimcher Relevant Adam Hundt dwell Michael Uthoff in g major Gerard Charles Maestro Laurie Eisenhower Night Music Jimmy Orrante Coming Into View Ma Cong Temporal Darrell Grand Moultrie Simply Sammy Maurice Hines Wonderful James Kudelka The Man in Black

Repertory notes

1. full title, Incidents In The Life Of An Ohio Youth As He Marched To The Sea And Beyond And Was Witness To Minor And Extraordinary Events Along The Way
2. Dance Magazine, Balletmet Turns 30, by Barbara Zuck, March 2008.

References

1. "Home Page". BalletMet. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
2. Zuck, Barbara (Janunary 1998). "BalletMet: a renaissance in Ohio". Dance Magazine. Retrieved February 26, 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
3. "Dancer Bios". BalletMet. Retrieved February 26, 2012.

External links

• Official website

Reviews

• NY Times, Anna Kisselgoff, Friday, May 28, 2004