The company was founded in 2002 as the Ballet Theatre of Iowa. Previously, the city had been served for by Ballet Iowa for three decades; however, that company had gone defunct in 1997 following financial mismanagement[1] Ballet Des Moines staged its first show, The Nutcracker, that winter and its first spring show, Swan Lake and Divertimento, the following spring.[2]
In 2005, Serkan Usta, a longtime star of Tulsa Ballet, was named artistic director. In 2006, the company renamed itself Ballet Des Moines. In 2012, the company hired its own professional resident dancers for the first time.[3]
In November, 2021, Tom Mattingly was named Artistic Director of Ballet Des Moines.
Ballet Des Moines II, formed in 2009, is a corps of pre-professional dancers who represent the organization through community outreach events and public performances.[4] In addition, Ballet Des Moines offers classes for students ages 13–18. The annual production of The Nutcracker uses more than 350 local young dancers.[5]
Ballet Des Moines also offers a trainee program for dancers ages 18-24 who are working towards becoming professional dancers. This program gives trainees the opportunity to dance with company as well as hone their skills in order to prepare them for a professional career.[6]
Dancersedit
As of 2023, Ballet Des Moines consists of ten company dancers, two apprentices, and seven trainees:
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^"Trainee Program". Ballet Des Moines. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
^"Our Dancers". Ballet Des Moines. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
External linksedit
Ballet Des Moines Official Site
April 12, 2024
ballet, moines, ballet, company, based, moines, iowa, general, informationnameprevious, namesballet, theatre, moinesyear, founded2002founding, artistic, directorjulie, grooterslocationdes, moines, iowaprincipal, venuehoyt, sherman, placewebsitewww, balletdesmo. Ballet Des Moines is a ballet company based in Des Moines Iowa Ballet Des MoinesGeneral informationNameBallet Des MoinesPrevious namesBallet Theatre of Des MoinesYear founded2002Founding artistic directorJulie GrootersLocationDes Moines IowaPrincipal venueHoyt Sherman PlaceWebsitewww balletdesmoines orgArtistic staffArtistic DirectorTom Mattingly Contents 1 History 2 Performances 3 Education and development 4 Dancers 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe company was founded in 2002 as the Ballet Theatre of Iowa Previously the city had been served for by Ballet Iowa for three decades however that company had gone defunct in 1997 following financial mismanagement 1 Ballet Des Moines staged its first show The Nutcracker that winter and its first spring show Swan Lake and Divertimento the following spring 2 In 2005 Serkan Usta a longtime star of Tulsa Ballet was named artistic director In 2006 the company renamed itself Ballet Des Moines In 2012 the company hired its own professional resident dancers for the first time 3 In November 2021 Tom Mattingly was named Artistic Director of Ballet Des Moines Performances editBallet Des Moines perform at various locations in Des Moines most often at Hoyt Sherman Place and the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines Education and development editBallet Des Moines II formed in 2009 is a corps of pre professional dancers who represent the organization through community outreach events and public performances 4 In addition Ballet Des Moines offers classes for students ages 13 18 The annual production of The Nutcracker uses more than 350 local young dancers 5 Ballet Des Moines also offers a trainee program for dancers ages 18 24 who are working towards becoming professional dancers This program gives trainees the opportunity to dance with company as well as hone their skills in order to prepare them for a professional career 6 Dancers editAs of 2023 Ballet Des Moines consists of ten company dancers two apprentices and seven trainees Amelia Grubb Hillman Logan Hillman Chiyo Nishida Cameron Miller Kate Anderson Rune Houchin Savannah Cox Noah Klarck Megan Boyette Eddie KiddAndrea Stephanie Mish Thomas MontgomeryOlivia Brown Melissa Dahms Marissa Doke Riley Fenlon Cora Miller Morgan Montour Jordan Powers 7 See also editList of ballet companies in the United StatesReferences edit Ready to Leap 24 July 2012 Ballet des Moines Performance Repertoire Ballet des Moines Archived from the original on 2014 02 21 Retrieved 2013 10 29 Nonprofit Ballet des Moines Ballet des Moines Ballet des Moines II and Company Structure Archived from the original on 2013 10 30 Retrieved 2013 10 29 Ballet des Moines Education Ballet des Moines Archived from the original on 2013 12 27 Retrieved 2013 10 29 Trainee Program Ballet Des Moines Retrieved 2023 11 26 Our Dancers Ballet Des Moines Retrieved 2023 11 26 External links editBallet Des Moines Official Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ballet Des Moines amp oldid 1186893848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
