BalletMet

BalletMet is a ballet company in Columbus, Ohio.

Artistic director

• 2001–present Gerard Charles

past artistic directors

1978–86 Wayne Soulant

1986–94 John McFall

1995–01 David Nixon

Dancers

Adrienne Benz Andrew Brader Jessica Brown Olivia Clark Andres Estevez Austin MG 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

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 Bolero 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 Relavent 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.

Articles

• Dance Magazine, BalletMet: a renaissance in Ohio, by Barbara Zuck, Janunary 1998 (The Free Library)
  • Dance Magazine, BalletMet: a renaissance in Ohio, by Barbara Zuck, Janunary 1998 (Find Articles)

Reviews

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

External links

Official website