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词条 Greensboro Ballet
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  1. History

  2. Notable productions

  3. The School of Greensboro Ballet

      Notable alumni  

  4. Community outreach and programs

  5. References

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| name = Greensboro Ballet
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| local_name = Greensboro Ballet
| previous_names = Greensboro Civic Ballet, Civic Ballet Theatre
| founded = 1964
| venue = Carolina Theatre of Greensboro
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| website = Greensboro Ballet
| artistic_director = Maryhelen Mayfield[1]
| ballet_master = John Dennis
| ballet_mistress = Jessica Fry McAllister
| associated_schools = The School of Greensboro Ballet
| ballet_staff_type = School director
| ballet_staff_name = John Dennis
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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]

In 2017, Greensboro Ballet company member Lauren Dorn became the first African-American to dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in the company's production of The Nutcracker.[17]

Notable productions

Greensboro Ballet has performed a wide variety of ballets,[18][19] including:

  • Cinderella
  • Coppelia
  • Dracula
  • The Firebird
  • Giselle
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • The Nutcracker
    • Muttcracker, a performance of Nutcracker with live dogs on stage[20]
  • 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.[21] 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 alumni

Notable alumni of the School of Greensboro Ballet include:

  • Kara Medoff Barnett, Executive Director of American Ballet Theatre[22][23]
  • Katie Digby, founder and director of Digby Dance[24]
  • Emily Byrd Lawrence, meteorologist at WGHP[19]
  • Megan LeCrone, soloist with New York City Ballet[25]
  • Emery LeCrone, choreographer and dancer
  • Brandon Alley, dancer with BalletBC

Community outreach and programs

Greensboro Ballet has a number of programs for community outreach throughout Greensboro and North Carolina.[26] 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. ^{{cite web|url=http://chathamhall.org/news/view/chatham-hall-dancers-perform-with-greensboro-ballet |title=Dancers Perform With Greensboro Ballet |publisher=Chatham Hall |date=2010-01-29 |accessdate=2015-09-20}}
2. ^{{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}}
3. ^{{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}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.visitnc.com/listing/greensboro-ballet |title=Greensboro Ballet |publisher=Visitnc.com |date=2015-06-29 |accessdate=2015-09-20}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://my.datasphere.com/biz/greensboro_ballet-entertainment_arts_dance-greensboro_nc-12589603-1195584 |title=Greensboro Ballet | DataSphere |publisher=My.datasphere.com |date= |accessdate=2015-09-20}}
6. ^{{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}}
7. ^{{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}}
8. ^{{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}}
9. ^{{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= }}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.greensborodailyphoto.com/2016/08/greensboro-ballet.html |title=Greensboro Ballet's Youth Ensemble |publisher=Greensboro Daily Photo |date=2016-08-26 |accessdate=2017-03-10}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.greensboroballet.org/about-greensboro-ballet |title=About |publisher=Greensboro Ballet |date= |accessdate=2015-09-20}}
12. ^{{cite web |author=Contact name:  Farthing Auditorium Box Office |url=http://appsummer.org/schedule/id/408 |title=The EMF Young Artists Orchestra with the Greensboro Ballet :: An Appalachian Summer Festival :: Appalachian State University |publisher=Appsummer.org |date=2012-07-22 |accessdate=2015-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908174000/http://appsummer.org/schedule/id/408# |archive-date=2015-09-08 |dead-url=yes |df= }}
13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.blueridgevacationcabins.com/event/the-emf-young-artists-orchestra-with-the-greensboro-ballet-2/ |title=The EMF Young Artists Orchestra with the Greensboro Ballet - BRVC |publisher=Blueridgevacationcabins.com |date=2013-07-14 |accessdate=2015-09-20}}
14. ^{{cite web |url=http://triangleartsandentertainment.org/event/greensboro-ballet-with-the-greensboro-symphony-presents-the-nutcracker/ |title=Greensboro Ballet with the Greensboro Symphony presents The Nutcracker |publisher=Triangle Arts and Entertainment |date= |accessdate=2015-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205165826/http://triangleartsandentertainment.org/event/greensboro-ballet-with-the-greensboro-symphony-presents-the-nutcracker/# |archive-date=2013-12-05 |dead-url=yes |df= }}
15. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19990826&id=hhMeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6VIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4950,5212103&hl=en] {{dead link|date=March 2017}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.forsythwoman.com/yadkin-cultural-arts-center-announces-eclectic-winterspring-series/ |title=Yadkin Cultural Arts Center Announces Eclectic Winter/Spring Series - Forsyth Woman Magazine |website=Forsythwoman.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-10}}
17. ^http://yesweekly.com/business-spotlight-greensboro-ballet/
18. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.elon.edu/docs/e-web/law/about/Greensboro_Ballet.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-09-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930104941/https://www.elon.edu/docs/e-web/law/about/Greensboro_Ballet.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-30 |df= }}
19. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.greensboro.com/go_triad/greensboro-ballet-to-present-an-amusing-spin-on-snow-white/article_83e54326-cdc9-11e4-9302-6f4e21fb2d30.html |title=Greensboro Ballet to present an amusing spin on ‘Snow White’ | GoTriad |website=Greensboro.com |date=2015-03-19 |accessdate=2017-03-10}}
20. ^ {{dead link|date=March 2017}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.greensboroballet.org/the-school-of-greensboro-ballet |title=The School of |publisher=Greensboro Ballet |date= |accessdate=2015-09-20}}
22. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/13/arts/dance/american-ballet-theater-names-kara-medoff-barnett-executive-director.html?_r=0|title=American Ballet Theater Names Kara Medoff Barnett Executive Director|newspaper=The New York Times|accessdate=2017-03-10}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.greensboro.com/blogs/gotriad_extra/woman-with-greensboro-roots-to-lead-american-ballet-theatre/article_ed3d6219-29a8-5df9-856c-f644d1f47562.html |title=Woman with Greensboro roots to lead American Ballet Theatre | Blog: Go Triad - A&E Extra |website=Greensboro.com |date=2016-01-13 |accessdate=2017-03-10}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.greensboro.com/nutcracker-nuggets-fun-facts-to-celebrate-greensboro-ballet-s-th/article_9d187061-61aa-502d-9273-3ffd5cc4251c.html |title='NUTCRACKER' NUGGETS 25 FUN FACTS TO CELEBRATE GREENSBORO BALLET'S 25TH PRESENTATION OF THE POPULAR PRODUCTION |website=Greensboro.com |date=2004-12-02 |accessdate=2017-03-10}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nycballet.com/Dancers/Dancers-Bios/Megan-LeCrone.aspx |title=NYCB - Megan LeCrone |website=Nycballet.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-10}}
26. ^{{cite web|author=Greensboro Ballet is more than dance |url=http://www.greensboro.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/greensboro-ballet-is-more-than-dance/article_6a689051-43d4-508d-a316-86db0e7c64e2.html |title=Greensboro Ballet is more than dance - Greensboro News & Record: Letters To Editor |publisher=Greensboro.com |date= |accessdate=2015-09-20}}
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