Nashville Ballet is a professional ballet company in Tennessee. Founded in 1986 and based in Nashville, Tennessee , it presents a repertoire of classic and contemporary works by a variety of choreographers, including Artistic Director Paul Vasterling.
5-651: The company is composed of 32 professional dancers from around the world. NB2, Nashville Ballet's official second Company, prepares aspiring dancers for a mainstage career through intensive training and performance opportunities. Nashville Ballet presents five to seven mainstage performances each year. The company performs at and is the resident ballet company at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in downtown Nashville . Nashville Ballet has performed at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in 2017 and at
10-647: A home for their professional dancers, students, and administrative offices. Nick Mullikin who joined Nashville Ballet in 2015 was officially named Artistic Director, succeeding, Paul Vasterling who is a nationally acclaimed choreographer and former Nashville Ballet Company dancer and has been with the organization since 1988. There are thirty two full-time professional dancers, recruited through annual auditions. As of October, 2022: In 2022, Nashville Ballet named frequent guest conductor Ming Luke as Music Director and Principal Conducto Tennessee Performing Arts Center Too Many Requests If you report this error to
15-927: The Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, NY in 2018. The company has performed internationally in Basel , Switzerland, and Buenos Aires , Argentina. In the spring of 2022, the company will tour Paul Vasterling’s Lucy Negro Redux to Denver, Colorado , Santa Fe, New Mexico , Kansas City, Missouri , and Norfolk, Virginia . The company presents a variety of classical and contemporary works each season. Past repertory includes works by Salvatore Aiello, Jennifer Archibald, George Balanchine , Christopher Bruce , Val Caniparoli , Jiří Kylián , José Limón , Annabelle Lopez Ochoa , Christopher Stuart, Twyla Tharp , Christopher Wheeldon , and more. Nashville Ballet collaborates with musicians across all genres for live performances. Under
20-586: The leadership of Artistic Director Paul Vasterling, Nashville Ballet has commissioned 22 original scores for brand-new ballets. The Nashville Symphony accompanies each of Nashville Ballet’s classical productions. For contemporary works, they have worked with musicians such as Ben Folds , Maren Morris , Rayland Baxter , Louis York , Sugar + The Hi-Lows, Sheryl Crow , 10 Out of Tenn, Guy Clark , Shannon Sanders , and Lockeland Strings. Vasterling’s 2019 Lucy Negro Redux in collaboration with Rhiannon Giddens examined themes of otherness, equality, and self-worth; it
25-606: Was dubbed a “Nashville miracle” by The New York Times . School of Nashville Ballet provides dance education for children, youth, and adults for ages 2–70. The school aims to focus on development, inclusivity, and excellence in dance by teaching the fundamental foundation of classical ballet. The Community Engagement Program brings arts education to more than 50,000 individuals each year. The company visits schools, libraries, parks and community centers to introduce new audiences to dance. The Martin Center for Nashville Ballet currently serves as
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