Los Angeles Ballet
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The Los Angeles Ballet, located in Los Angeles
, California
was founded in 2006.
It is led by the husband and wife team of Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary, who serve as artistic directors. Christensen danced with the Royal Danish Ballet
, and he and Neary both performed with the New York City Ballet
and the Pacific Northwest Ballet
. In 1999, the Royal Danish Ballet appointed Christensen as artistic director and Neary as first ballet mistress in charge of productions. Neary is also a repetiteur for The George Balanchine
Trust, a designation which allows her to stage Balanchine ballets for professional companies.
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
was founded in 2006.
It is led by the husband and wife team of Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary, who serve as artistic directors. Christensen danced with the Royal Danish Ballet
Royal Danish Ballet
The Royal Danish Ballet is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, it originates from 1748, when the Royal Danish Theatre was founded, and was finally organized in 1771 in response to the great popularity of French and Italian styles of dance...
, and he and Neary both performed with the New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company...
and the Pacific Northwest Ballet
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Pacific Northwest Ballet is a ballet company based in Seattle, Washington in the United States. Founded in 1972 as part of the Seattle Opera and named the Pacific Northwest Dance Association, it broke away from the Opera in 1977 and took its current name in 1978. It is said to have the highest per...
. In 1999, the Royal Danish Ballet appointed Christensen as artistic director and Neary as first ballet mistress in charge of productions. Neary is also a repetiteur for The George Balanchine
George Balanchine
George Balanchine , born Giorgi Balanchivadze in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to a Georgian father and a Russian mother, was one of the 20th century's most famous choreographers, a developer of ballet in the United States, co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet...
Trust, a designation which allows her to stage Balanchine ballets for professional companies.
Dancers
As of April 2010:- Erika Bandy
- Melissa BarakMelissa BarakMelissa Barak is a choreographer and ballerina, dancing with the Los Angeles Ballet since 2006 and with Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company; she formerly danced for New York City Ballet having trained at their affiliated School of American Ballet....
- Andrew Brader
- Matthew Dowsett
- Alexander Gregory Forck
- Katrina Gould
- Drew Grant
- Craig Hall
- Kate Highstrete
- Chelsea Paige Johnston
- Britta Lazenga
- Justin Liu
- Zheng Hua Li
- Grace McLouglin
- Bondy Owens
- Monica Pelfrey
- Nancy Richer
- Kelly Ann Sloan
- Peter Snow
- Monica Stephenson
- Tian Tan
- Katie Tomer
- Lucy Van Cleef
- Chehon Wespi-Tschopp
Permanent Guest Artist
- Eddy Tovar
Guest Artists
- Sergey Kheylik
- Rainer Krenstetter
Character Artists
- Bjorn Hansen
- Adam Lüders
- Colleen Neary
- David Renaud
- Jonathan Sharp