American Chamber Ballet
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The American Chamber Ballet was a troupe of 15 professional dancers
founded by Joel Benjamin
.
Though they operating out of Carnegie Hall
, the company rehearsed at Trutti Gasparinetti's studio. They performed and toured throughout the United States
during the 1970s.
The company was presented by Kazuko Hillyer International
and Pacific World Artists, with nearly 100 performances scheduled in its final year; the group disbanded due to financial difficulties in 1976.
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
founded by Joel Benjamin
Joel Benjamin (singer)
Joel Benjamin is an American singer and dancer who performed in seven Broadway theatre productions in the 1960s including The Bells are Ringing and The Music Man.In 1970, Joel Benjamin took over as director of the New Repertory Dance Theatre...
.
Though they operating out of Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
, the company rehearsed at Trutti Gasparinetti's studio. They performed and toured throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
during the 1970s.
The company was presented by Kazuko Hillyer International
Kazuko Hillyer International
Kazuko Hillyer International Inc is a performing arts production and management organisation formed by Kazuko Hillyer in 1970. It produces about 2,000 events a year, and has arranged tours for a variety of clients, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Grand Kabuki, the Jewish Theater of Romania...
and Pacific World Artists, with nearly 100 performances scheduled in its final year; the group disbanded due to financial difficulties in 1976.
Former Dancers
- Shelagh McKennaShelagh McKennaShelagh McKenna is a Canadian dancer, director and choreographer.She performed in the Broadway Dance Festival and with American Chamber Ballet in the 1970s, and her dancing is the subject of a documentary in the Jerome Robbins Archive at Lincoln Center...
- Audrey Ross
- Lawrence LeritzLawrence LeritzLawrence Leritz is an American dancer, singer, actor, producer, fitness expert and choreographer.-Life and career:...
- Toni Ann Gardella
- Takuya Horimoto
- Denise Plouffe
- Ernesta Corvino