Meet our new 17/18 company dancers
We recently welcomed our new 17/18 dancers to our studios, where they and the rest of the company began rehearsals for our first performance of the season: Parallel Connections. The …
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Longtime BalletMet dancers Emily Gotschall and David Ward move on
We have some bittersweet news to share: Dancers Emily Gotschall and David Ward have recently decided not to return for the 2017-2018 season. Emily will retire after being a company …
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How I’m spending my summer: 3 dancers share
Did you know our company dancers get the summer off? BalletMet’s season normally begins in August and runs through May, when the company gets a chance to travel, rest or …
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Christmas in July! Celebrate with half off ‘Nutcracker’ tickets
It’s July, and that means one thing and one thing only here at BalletMet: Christmas. We’re celebrating Christmas in July with our annual Nutcracker savings. Receive 50 percent off your …
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Q&A: Edwaard Liang on 16/17 highlights and what’s to come for our 40th anniversary
Artistic Director Edwaard Liang is always on the go. Between planning seasons, choreographing new works and sharing BalletMet with the world, Liang, who’s also an internationally known choreographer, has taken …
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Becoming Juliet: Two dancers take on the demanding role
They’ve read the play, watched the films and learned the choreography. Now, Company dancers Adrienne Benz and Caitlin Valentine are preparing to take the role of Juliet to the theater …
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Know Before You Go: The Making of Romeo and Juliet
A timeless tale of star-crossed lovers, Artistic Director Edwaard Liang’s Romeo and Juliet is finally making its Columbus Premiere in BalletMet’s 2016/2017 season. Originally choreographed for Tulsa Ballet in 2012, …
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Airavata: Edwaard Liang’s ballet in water
Gold petals flutter to the floor in Christopher Wheeldon’s Fool’s Paradise. A shower of confetti hovers over the dancers in Gustavo Ramirez Sansano’s 18+1. So it seemed only right to …
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BalletMet Dance Academy announces new Director
BalletMet Dance Academy is thrilled to welcome Spanish-born dancer and educator Maria Torija as its new Director. Torija comes to us from Marin Ballet, the same school where Artistic Director …
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