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Calling all SAB Alumni: We`re having a party especially for you on June 7! Join us at the 90th Anniversary Alumni Celebration as we raise a glass to all our amazing alumni, award our first Alumni Award of Distinction honorees, and support our Alumni Scholarship Fund, helping the next generation of aspiring dancers.
Friday, June 7, 2024
7:00 PM
Studio One at The School of American Ballet
Tickets are $50 or $25 for alumni ages 21-25, and fully tax-deductible
A fellow alumnus has generously agreed to match all ticket purchases and donations to this cause up to $10,000. There`s never been a better time to celebrate the School while doubling your impact for future alumni!
Get tickets: #LinkInBio
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In 1965, George Balanchine and prominent faculty member Alexandra Danilova established the tradition of a year-end performance for the School of American Ballet`s advanced students, creating an opportunity for them to participate in professionally staged, publicly performed productions of classic ballet works.
What started as a small-scale venture in a high school auditorium, has grown to become an annual highlight of the ballet world. Many of ballet’s brightest stars made their pre-professional debut at the SAB Workshop Performances, like Wendy Whelan, Peter Boal, Maria Kowroski, Sara Mearns, Mira Nadon, Taylor Stanley, Robert Fairchild, Paloma Herrera, Tiler Peck and SAB’s own artistic director Jonathan Stafford. Even though Workshop has grown in scale, it still fulfills George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein’s original vision of providing a platform for dancers to demonstrate their developing skills and serves as a crucial stepping stone in a ballet dancer’s artistic journey.
Read more about the history of SAB`s Workshop Performances on our blog: #LinkInBio
Photo by Paul Kolnik, 1994 Workshop Performances featuring SAB alumna Maria Kowroski; SERENADE, choreography by George Balanchine ©️The George Balanchine Trust.
If you`re a ballet teacher who is committed to teaching students from diverse backgrounds we encourage you to apply for SAB`s National Visiting Fellows Program.
Selected Visiting Fellows are invited to attend two all-expenses-paid sessions during SAB’s Winter Term, where they observe a range of SAB classes, meet with faculty to discuss SAB’s curriculum and strategies for progression, teach SAB students and receive faculty feedback, and discuss relevant topics in dance education with administrative staff and faculty. In addition, the home school of each Visiting Fellow receives a monetary award of $5,000, to be applied to current or future diversity-related initiatives.
SAB is currently accepting applications from U.S.-based instructors for the 2024-25 National Visiting Fellows program. Click the link for more information and details on qualifications.
The deadline to apply is June 30, 2024.
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Our students are buzzing with anticipation to perform George Balanchine’s SERENADE at this year’s Workshop Performances in just a few weeks! Have a sneak peek #InsideSAB at a rehearsal and be sure to snag your tickets: #LinkInBio
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Alumni of the School of American Ballet have gone on to have incredible careers - both on and off the stage - and many make lasting impacts in the performing arts sector and the global ballet community. We`re incredibly proud to have a roster of such amazing former students who continue to support the School and the next generation of alumni. As part of our 90th Anniversary Celebration, SAB has established an annual Alumni of Distinction Award, in recognition of this incredible community of artists and the roles they play in keeping the legacy of the School going strong.
We are deeply honored to announce the inaugural Award recipients are photographer Rosalie O’Connor, and actor, singer, and dancer Hinton Battle (1956-2024). Read more about them both: #LinkInBio
They will be honored at our 90th Anniversary Alumni Celebration on Friday, June 7, in person at SAB. All alumni and their guests (21 years of age and older) are invited to join us at this special event! Get your tickets: #LinkInBio
Images: Rosalie O`Connor photographing classes at SAB by @rosalieoconnorphotography
Hinton Battle in a scene from the Broadway production of the musical "The Tap Dance Kid", by Martha Swope, 1984.
Courtesy of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division @nypl_lpa
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Our Workshop Performances are often described as the chance to see the future stars of ballet, and throughout the years, that depiction has proven to be more than accurate. Dozens of the biggest names in dance make their NYC performing debut on the SAB Workshop stage, including this month’s featured alumna - New York City Ballet principal dancer Mira Nadon.
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Ms. Nadon’s performance as the lead ballerina in George Balanchine’s SCOTCH SYMPHONY at our 2017 Workshop left audience members speechless thanks to her grace, technique, seemingly effortless command of the choreography, and artistic presence beyond her years. When she returned to the School the following autumn to begin her final year, she was offered an apprenticeship with the Company and has been delighting NYCB audience members ever since.
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Watch as she shares a little bit about her own SAB experience and be sure to join us for this year’s Workshop Performances and Workshop Benefit to see more stars of tomorrow today! #LinkInBio
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*If you’re an SAB alum we also invite you to join us for our 90th Anniversary Alumni Celebration the Friday before Workshop! It will be a special evening to connect with fellow SAB alumni and celebrate being part of the legacy of SAB. Learn More: #LinkInBio
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