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The Joffrey Ballet eventually settled down in New York City, under the name the Robert Joffrey Theatre Ballet. In 1962, modern choreographer Alvin Ailey was invited to make a work for the company. Rebekah Harkness was an important early benefactor and she made international touring possible (Soviet Union, 1963), but in 1964 she and Joffrey ...
Joffrey Ballet of Chicago – in 1995 as associate artistic director, [17] DeAngelo created a vision for the Joffrey's relocation from New York, and along with Artistic Director Gerald Arpino, a successful vision for its artistic future. Arpino created an evening called "Legends" spotlighting female choreographers choreography about iconic ...
When the Joffrey Ballet refused to rename their company in Harkness' honor, she withdrew funding and hired most of the Joffrey dancers to her new company, the Harkness Ballet. [7] In addition to founding the Harkness Ballet, Harkness launched a ballet school and home for the company called Harkness House, [8] as well as the refurbished 1,250 ...
The Harkness Ballet (1964–1975) was a New ballet company named after its founder Rebekah Harkness. Harkness inherited her husband's fortune in Standard Oil holdings, and was a dance lover. Harkness funded Joffrey Ballet , but when they refused to rename the company in her honor, she withdrew funding and hired most of the Joffrey dancers for ...
He studied modern dance with May O'Donnell in whose company he appeared in the 1950s. [2] In 1956, Arpino was a founding member of the Robert Joffrey Theatre Ballet with Robert Joffrey. He served as co-director of the company's school, the American Ballet Center, and was the leading dancer until an injury forced him to stop in 1963. [3]
She performed for the Joffrey Ballet, [2] Atlanta Ballet, [3] and the Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. She has taught at the Mount Dora School of Ballet [4] and is the Founder and Director of Metropolitan Ballet Theatre. [5] She has been described as the “technical trump card” of the Hariraya Ballet Company.
Sally Harrington (August 2, 1941 – November 28, 2020), known professionally as Sara Leland, was an American ballet dancer and répétiteur.She started her career with the Joffrey Ballet in 1959, and was recruited to join the New York City Ballet by George Balanchine in 1960.
Ruiz was born in Rincón, Puerto Rico, and raised in Spanish Harlem in New York City. [1] [2] She had four sisters and two brothers. [3]Ruiz started dancing at age 12. [3] She attended the High School for the Performing Arts later known as Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts, where Robert Joffrey taught her ballet.