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Line 1: {{Short description\|Ballet company in Atlanta, Georgia}} {{Infobox ballet company \| name = Atlanta Ballet Line 12 ⟶ 13: \| founding_person_name = \| closed = \| venue = [[Atlanta]], GAGeorgia, United States \| website = {{URL\|https://www.atlantaballet.com/}} \| chief_executive = \| director = Line 21 ⟶ 22: \| ballet_staff_type = \| ballet_staff_name = \| artistic_director = ~~{{Plainlist\|~~Gennadi Nedvigin * Gennadi Nedvigin }} \| associate_artistic_director = \| deputy_director = \| ballet_master_in_chief = \| ballet_mistress = \| ~~ballet_master~~ballet_masters =* ~~Sarah Hillmer~~{{plainlist\| * Angela Agresti * Roman Rykine * Eduardo Permuy * Rory Hohenstein}} \| music_director = \| principal_conductor = \| choreographers = Claudia Schreier \| artistic_staff_type = \| artistic_staff_name = Line 40 ⟶ 39: \| sister_company = \| orchestra = \| official_school =Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education \| associated_schools = \| formation = }} '''Atlanta Ballet''' is a [[ballet company]], located in [[Atlanta~~\|Atlanta~~]], Georgia]]. It is the longest continuously performing ballet company in the United States<ref>{{~~harv~~harvnb\|Encyclopædia Britannica~~\|2009~~}}~~; article~~ describes it as the nation's oldest civic ballet company.</ref> and the State Ballet of Georgia. == History == Atlanta Ballet was founded in 1929 by [[Dorothy Alexander (dancer)\|Dorothy Alexander]] as the Dorothy Alexander Concert Group.~~<ref>~~{{~~harv~~sfn\|Encyclopædia Britannica~~\|2009~~}}~~</ref>~~ During the 1940s, the organization was known as the Atlanta Civic Ballet,~~<ref>~~{{~~harv~~sfn\|Encyclopædia Britannica\|~~2009~~loc=par. 1}} ~~paragraph 1</ref>~~ with Dorothy Alexander acting as Director. It was the nation's first regional ballet company. In 1946, the ~~Company~~company became the first in the nation to help fund a symphony by donating the season's annual proceeds to the Atlanta Youth Symphony, which later developed into the [[Atlanta Symphony Orchestra]]. In the 1950s, Robert Barnett joined the company from [[New York City Ballet]] as a principal dancer and associate director. Barnett received exclusive permission from [[George Balanchine]] to use his choreography for ''[[The Nutcracker (Balanchine)\|The Nutcracker]]'' as well as other signature works, making Atlanta Civic Ballet the only company in the country to perform works by Balanchine outside of New York City Ballet for several decades. Alexander guided her dance company for more than three decades before hand-picking her successor, Robert Barnett, who was named artistic director in 1961. In 1967, the company gained professional status as Atlanta Ballet. In 1994, Robert Barnett retired from his role as artistic director and John McFall accepted the position. The focus of the company has shifted to include education. In September 2015, the Atlanta Ballet Board of Trustees chair Allen W. Nelson announced artistic director John McFall would be leaving the organization. McFall joined Atlanta Ballet in 1994. In February 2016, Atlanta Ballet announced <ref>{{cite web\|title=Atlanta Ballet Names Gennadi Nedvigin New Artistic Director\|url=http://www.atlantaballet.com/news/atlanta-ballet-names-gennadi-nedvigin-new-artistic-director}}</ref> Gennadi Nedvigin, principal dancer with the [[San Francisco Ballet]] would be joining the organization in August 2016. Nedvigin was born in [[Rostov, Yaroslavl Oblast\|Rostov]], [[Russia]], trained with [[The Bolshoi Ballet Academy]] and danced with [[Jeune Ballet de France]] before joining San Francisco Ballet as a soloist in 1997. == Atlanta Ballet today == Line 64 ⟶ 63: \| header1 = Dancers \| data2 = {{unbulleted list \| Jacob Bush, ~~{{flagicon\|~~USA}} \| Jackie Nash, USA \| Nadia Mara, ~~{{flagicon\|~~Uruguay}} \| Jared Tan. ~~{{flagicon\|~~USA}} }} }} The company employs 2540 professional dancers in their main company and ~~six~~16 ~~apprentices~~dancers in their second company. Unlike many professional ballet companies, Atlanta Ballet does not divide its dancers into specifically designated ranks such as principal, soloist, or corps de ballet. Instead, company members all have an equal chance at being cast in leading roles for each ballet. The regular season runs from ~~December~~September to May with performances ~~at both the [[Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Georgia)\|Fabulous Fox Theatre]] and~~ the [[Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre]]. Spring 2011 marked the company's debut on the Alliance Stage at the [[Woodruff Arts Center]] for their performance of ''Ignition''. In addition to a vast collection of story ballets, ranging from ''[[Swan Lake]]'' to ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'', The Atlanta Ballet has taken part in two collaborations with Grammy Award-winning artists. In 2001,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.atlantaballet.com/about/history/repertory-archives\|title=Atlanta Ballet Season Archives}}</ref> the [[Indigo Girls]] joined them for the world premiere of ''Shed Your Skin'' choreographed by [[Margo Sappington]], and in 2008, they joined forces with [[Big Boi\|Antwan "Big Boi" Patton]] from [[Outkast]] for the world premiere of ''big'' choreographed by Lauri Stallings.▼ ▲In addition to a vast collection of story ballets, ranging from ''[[Swan Lake]]'' to ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'', The Atlanta Ballet has taken part in two collaborations with Grammy Award-winning artists. In 2001,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.atlantaballet.com/about/history/repertory-archives\|title=Atlanta Ballet Season Archives}}</ref> the [[Indigo Girls]] joined them for the world premiere of ''Shed Your Skin'' choreographed by [[Margo Sappington]], and in 2008, they joined forces with [[Big Boi\|Antwan "Big Boi" Patton]] from [[Outkast]] for the world premiere of ''big'' choreographed by Lauri Stallings. Atlanta Ballet celebrated its 80th anniversary in the 2009-10 season. The company also celebrated its 50th year of the ''Nutcracker'', as well as artistic director, John McFall's 15th season. The ballet also welcomed new executive director Arthur Jacobus to the company. For the 2010-2011 season, the Atlanta Ballet performed ''Moulin Rouge: The Ballet'', Atlanta Ballet's ''Nutcracker, Nutty Nutcracker'', ''Sleeping Beauty'', ''Fusion: Lambarena'' as a world premier, and ''Ignition: New Choreographic Voices''. The 2012-13 season included Michael Pink's ''Dracula'', David Bintley's ''Carmina Burana'', Ohad Naharin's ''Minus 16'', ''Nutcracker'', ''Cinderella'' and Gina Patterson's ''I Am''.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Howton\|first1=Amy\|title=Atlanta Ballet’s 2012-13 Season Announced, and Thoughts on Family\|url=http://www.thebackstagebeat.com/2012/10/atlanta-ballets-2012-13-season-announced-and-thoughts-on-family/\|website=The Backstage Beat}}</ref> For the 2014-2015 season, the Atlanta Ballet performances include ''Nutcracker'', ''Roméo et Juliette'', ''Snow White'', ''Camino Real'', ''Modern Choreographic Voices'', and ''MAYhem''. MAYhem included THREE, The Exiled, and 1st Flash.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Atlanta Ballet presents MAYhem\|url=http://clatl.com/atlanta/atlanta-ballet-presents-mayhem/Event?oid=11194911\|website=Creative Loafing Atlanta\|accessdate=23 December 2014}}</ref>▼ ▲Atlanta Ballet celebrated its 80th anniversary in the ~~2009-10~~2009–10 season. The company also celebrated its 50th year of the ''Nutcracker'', as well as artistic director, John McFall's 15th season. The ballet also welcomed new executive director Arthur Jacobus to the company. For the 2010-2011 season, the Atlanta Ballet performed ''Moulin Rouge: The Ballet'', Atlanta Ballet's ''Nutcracker, Nutty Nutcracker'', ''Sleeping Beauty'', ''Fusion: Lambarena'' as a world premier, and ''Ignition: New Choreographic Voices''. The ~~2012-13~~2012–13 season included Michael Pink's ''Dracula'', David Bintley's ''Carmina Burana'', Ohad Naharin's ''Minus 16'', ''Nutcracker'', ''Cinderella'' and Gina Patterson's ''I Am''.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Howton\|first1=Amy\|title=Atlanta ~~Ballet’s~~Ballet's ~~2012-13~~2012–13 Season Announced, and Thoughts on Family\|url=http://www.thebackstagebeat.com/2012/10/atlanta-ballets-2012-13-season-announced-and-thoughts-on-family/\|website=The Backstage Beat}}</ref> For the ~~2014-2015~~2014–2015 season, the Atlanta Ballet performances include ''Nutcracker'', ''Roméo et Juliette'', ''Snow White'', ''Camino Real'', ''Modern Choreographic Voices'', and ''MAYhem''. MAYhem included THREE, The Exiled, and 1st Flash.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Atlanta Ballet presents MAYhem\|url=http://clatl.com/atlanta/atlanta-ballet-presents-mayhem/Event?oid=11194911\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223042051/http://clatl.com/atlanta/atlanta-ballet-presents-mayhem/Event?oid=11194911\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=December 23, 2014\|website=Creative Loafing Atlanta\|~~accessdate~~access-date=23 December 2014}}</ref> == Education ==▼ In 1996, Atlanta Ballet opened the Centre for Dance Education,<ref>[https://www.atlantaballet.com/about/atlanta-ballet-2 Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education]</ref> under the direction of John McFall and Sharon Story as dean with locations in Cobb, [[Buckhead (Atlanta)\|Buckhead]], and Midtown Atlanta. One of the largest fully accredited dance schools in the country, the centre educates students ages two through adult in various disciplines such as [[ballet]], [[jazz dance\|jazz]], [[modern dance\|modern]], [[tap dancing\|tap]], [[hip hop]], [[pilates]], and [[flamenco]]. The Centre for Dance Education is dedicated to nurturing young dancers while providing an outlet for adults to express their creativity. It not only trains future professional dancers, many of whom have later entered the company but also provides outreach and educational activities to thousands of children in the metro Atlanta area. The adult open division allows anyone over the age of 16 to take a variety of classes at different levels, regardless of experience or previous training.▼ ▲== Education == With diverse class offerings and student population, the Centre serves over 22,000 people in metro Atlanta each year. Atlanta Ballet's roots remain firmly grounded in the Atlanta community and continue to play a vital role in the city's cultural growth and revitalization. ▲In 1996, Atlanta Ballet opened the Centre for Dance Education,<ref>[https://www.atlantaballet.com/about/atlanta-ballet-2 Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education]</ref> under the direction of John McFall and Sharon Story as dean. Today there are ~~with~~three locations in ~~Cobb~~Virginia-Highlands, [[Buckhead (Atlanta)\|Buckhead]], and West Midtown Atlanta. One of the largest fully accredited dance schools in the country, the centre educates students ages two through adult in various disciplines such as [[ballet]], [[jazz dance\|jazz]], [[modern dance\|modern]], [[tap dancing\|tap]], [[hip hop]], [[pilates]], and [[flamenco]]. The Centre for Dance Education is dedicated to nurturing young dancers while providing an outlet for adults to express their creativity. It not only trains future professional dancers, many of whom have later entered the company but also provides outreach and educational activities to thousands of children in the metro Atlanta area. The adult open division allows anyone over the age of 16 to take a variety of classes at different levels, regardless of experience or previous training. == Choreographing Our Future campaign == In April 2009, the [[Robert W. Woodruff]] foundation made a $1 million commitment toward the Atlanta Ballet's $14.8 million "Choreographing Our Future" campaign, the largest fundraising effort in the company's history. The campaign not only funded the renovation and relocation to the new headquarters in Midtown West, but it also went towards expanding the marketing and development for the ballet.<ref>{{citation\|first=Maria\|last=Saporta\|title=Woodruff donation helps to lift Atlanta Ballet \|newspaper=[[Atlanta Business Chronicle]]\|date=April 10, 2009\|url=http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/04/13/newscolumn6.html?page=1}}</ref> The ballet also received the single largest gift in its 79-year history -– $3 million from the Michael C. and Thalia N. Carlos Foundation. The donations were part of a campaign to purchase and renovate the new headquarters on Marietta Boulevard west of midtown. The $3 million from the Carlos Foundation, to be paid over four years, is a naming gift: The new headquarters, which opened in May 2010, is named the Michael C. Carlos Dance Centre. The funds from the $14.8 million campaign will also be channeled into boosting the ballet's endowment, marketing and audience development, and toward long-term financial and artistic stability. Integral to the package is the inclusion of the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra in performances.<ref>{{citation\|url=http://www.ajc.com/living/content/living/stories/2009/01/14/ballet_fundraising.html\|title=$3 million from Carlos Foundation boosts Atlanta Ballet\|first=Pierre\|last=Ruhe\|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]\|date=January 14, 2009}}</ref> The new Atlanta Ballet headquarters was built in a 5,000 foot renovated warehouse. The new Atlanta Ballet headquarters was built in a 5,000 foot renovated warehouse that was converted into an [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design\|LEED]] certified and environmentally friendly new home for the Company. The building utilizes all recycled carpeting and contains areas dedicated for recycling used materials. The materials chosen for the construction all contained high recycled content and were purchased from local and regional distributors. == Notes == {{reflist\|30em}} '''Sources''' ~~== References ==~~ * {{~~citation~~cite encyclopedia\|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/13978/Dorothy-Alexander\|title=Dorothy Alexander\|~~journal~~encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica ~~2009\|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Online\|date= 10 June 2009~~]]\|ref={{harvid\|Encyclopædia Britannica~~\|2009~~}}}} {{subscription required}} ==External links== ~~[http~~{{official\|https://www.atlantaballet.com/ ~~Atlanta Ballet website]~~}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20090225072539/http://atlantaballet.com/centre/ Centre for Dance Education website] [http://www.cobbenergycentre.com/ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre] [https://web.archive.org/web/20101017071506/http://www.thedancerslounge.com/ The Dancer's Lounge - Atlanta Ballet Offstage] {{Ballet companies}} Line 105 ⟶ 98: [[Category:Ballet companies in the United States]] [[Category:Ballet schools in the United States]] [[Category:Culture of Atlanta]] [[Category:1929 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]