Elizabeth Gaither of Miami, Florida, is in her fifth season with The Washington Ballet after dancing with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) for seven seasons. She began her ballet studies with her mother Gloria Gaither and received three years of high honors in the Royal Academy of Dance examination...
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The next chapter in a brilliant series, Genius2 features works by renowned living choreographers at the vanguard of contemporary dance. This season, TWB artists will noodle their way through Twyla Tharp 's jazz Baker 's Dozen, one of her wittiest pieces to date. Then they 'll leap from the class...
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A tour of the British Isles, this program pairs August Bournonville’s masterpiece La Sylphide with Lila York's exuberant runaway hit Celts, both company premieres for The Washington Ballet. Set in the Scottish highlands, La Sylphide is the tragically romantic tale of love lost originally choreog...
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Produced and Directed by Mary Haft, the video gives you insight about the Washington Ballet’s connection and commitment to the greater Washington, D.C. community it serves.
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Amanda Cobb was born in Tucson Arizona, where she began a career in gymnastics, where she won numerous state competitions and was invited to the Junior Olympics. Beginning intensive ballet training at 12, she studied and performed with Ballet Arts under Mary-Beth Cabana in Tucson, Arizona. Summe...
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Sona Kharatian, of Yerevan, Armenia, is in her ninth season with The Washington Ballet. She has danced with Southern Ballet Theater of Florida, Trey McIntire Progect, Copenhagen International Ballet under direction of Alexander Kolpin and is a guest artist with the ARKA Ballet under direction of...
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Aurora Dickie (Apprentice) was born in Pernambuco, Brazil and started training ballet at age five with her mother and teacher, Jane Dickie. At age 11, she was awarded a five year full scholarship at the Bolshoi School in Brazil where studied under tutorship of Galina Kravtchenko, and had the opp...
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"Wunderland" is a world-premiere work by rising star Edwaard Liang, set to the mesmerizing music of Philip Glass. Wunderland premiered at the Harmon Theatre for the Arts located in Washington, D.C. on May 14, 2009 and performed by The Washington Ballet.
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LLateef Williams is from Wilmington, Delaware. He began dancing at the age of eight at the Academy of Dance, in Wilmington, Delaware. He later studied on full-scholarship at The Rock School, and The School of American Ballet, where he performed leading roles in works by George Balanchine, and Je...
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Produced and Directed by Mary Haft, the video gives you insight about the Washington Ballet’s connection and commitment to the greater Washington, D.C. community it serves.
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Take a high-flying adventure to Never Never Land with The Washington Ballet’s production of Septime Webre's Peter Pan, a swashbuckling coming of age tale that pits Peter and the Lost Boys against Captain Hook and his outrageous band of pirates. A whimsical adventure told through vibrant dancing,...
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