Ballet Theatre of Maryland

Ballet Theatre of Maryland is Maryland's only fully professional company and is based in Annapolis, Maryland. The company was founded in 1988 by Edward Stewart, who was the Artistic Director until his death in 2002. Since then, the company has been directed by Dianna Cuatto.

2016-2017 season includes,

  • Legend of Sleepy Hollow (MDH October 21–23)
  • The Sleeping Beauty (OC November 5)
  • The Nutcracker (MDH Dec 10,11,17,18)(Lyric Baltimore, December 3,4) (Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, November 26, 27)

  • The Little Mermaid (MDH Feb 24-26)
  • Excalibur (The Lyric April 1, 2017) (Bowie Center for the Performing Arts March 19)
  • Innovations 2017 (MDH April 21–23)

Dancers

The Company

As of January 2016:[1]

  • Nicole Kelsch
  • Lynne Bellinger

  • Gaia Rappaport

  • Alexander Collen
  • Alyssa Johnson-Taylor

  • Calder Taylor
  • Alden Taylor

Soloists

As of July 2015:[2]

  • Mark McCormack
  • Lauren Derrig
  • Raydel Caceres

  • Elizabeth Fittro
  • Victor Smith
  • Diego Sosa

  • Sarah Gilliam
  • Emily Brennan
  • Aaron Bauer

Demi-Soloists

As of July 2015:[3]

  • Samantha Lucas

  • Alexandra Macwilliams
  • Jillian Conjura

Apprentices

As of July 2015:[4]

  • Kathleen Baier
  • Corrine Elkins
  • Sarah Macdonald
  • Gabriella Stilwell

  • Falkner Discher
  • Elizabeth Calvert
  • Roman Mykyta
  • Isabella Matousek

  • Lindsey Hinchliffe
  • Emily Reed
  • Samantha Connatser
  • Karissa Kralik

  • Julie Degnan
  • Ashley Taylor

Trainees

As of July 2015:[5]

  • Christina Jadra
  • Julia Harden
  • Emily Orzada
  • Sommer Walker

  • Kaitlin Kimm
  • Laura Pimpo
  • Bethany Schwartz

  • Gillian Letonoff
  • Melissa Lucas
  • Paris Balfour
  • Sally Hannigan

  • Emily Cacciotti
  • Alessandra Podzimck
  • Adriana Collins
  • Armani Coiner

  • Jennifer Smith
  • Jessica Plaskon

Ballet Theatre of Maryland's School

BTM's School of Classical and Contemporary Dance, founded in 1978, is the only school in Maryland with a fully comprehensive classic and contemporary ballet training program for beginning through pre-professional and apprentice students of dance. Classes are currently offered at four different locations throughout Maryland, including Baltimore, Annapolis, and the Eastern Shore.

The school's professional faculty trains students from an anatomically based syllabus with expertise in styles from such schools as the American Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, Connecticut Ballet Theatre, Richmond Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet.

References

  1. "The Company". Ballet Theatre of Maryland. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  2. "Company: Soloists". Ballet Theatre of Maryland. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  3. "Company: Demi-Soloists". Ballet Theatre of Maryland. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  4. "Company: Apprentices". Ballet Theatre of Maryland. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  5. "Company: Trainees". Ballet Theatre of Maryland. Retrieved 6 May 2010.

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Coordinates: 38°58′26″N 76°30′20″W / 38.97389°N 76.50556°W / 38.97389; -76.50556

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