BALLET IDAHO INC

"FOUR PROFESSIONAL MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES OF BALLET WERE PERFORMED IN BOISE, ID, IN ADDITION TO OUR PREPROFESSIONAL PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND A CHAMBER CONCERT WITH THE BOISE PHILHARMONIC. BALLET IDAHO OPENED ITS SEASON IN OCTOBER WITH A FALL PROGRAM TITLED SOUND IN MOTION. THIS INCLUDED WORKS BY JUSTIN PECK AND TERRANCE MARLING AND WAS PRESENTED AT THE MORRISON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ONSTAGE WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BOISE PHILHARMONIC. IN NOVEMBER, A PERFORMANCE AT THE ARGYROS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN KETCHUM COMBINED THE CONTENT OF THE SOUND IN MOTION PROGRAM WITH TWO OTHER WORKS TO PRESENT A MIXED REPERTORY PERFORMANCE FOR THE WOOD RIVER VALLEY COMMUNITY. THE FIFTH YEAR OF OUR NEW PRODUCTION OF THE NUTCRACKER, WHICH INCLUDES VIBRANT NEW SETS AND COSTUMES, HAD 11 PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OVER TWO WEEKENDS IN DECEMBER, AGAIN HELD AT THE MORRISON CENTER. THESE PERFORMANCES ALSO FEATURED LIVE MUSIC BY THE BOISE PHILHARMONIC. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMPANY GAVE FOUR PERFORMANCES OF AN ABBREVIATED VERSION OF THIS PRODUCTION IN CALDWELL, FEATURING A NUMBER OF LOCAL DANCE STUDENTS IN THE CHILDREN'S ROLES. IN FEBRUARY, OUR ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY PROGRAM INCLUDED WORKS BY COMPANY DANCER ASHLEY BAKER, DANI ROWE AND ALEJANDRO CERRUDO AS WELL AS AN EXCERPT OF A NEW WORK BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR GARRETT ANDERSON AND ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ANNE MUELLER.IN MARCH, STUDENTS IN THE TRAINEE PROGRAM WERE FEATURED IN THEIR OWN PERFORMANCE FEATURING ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY, TITLED EMERGENCE.IN MAY, THE ICONIC CLASSICAL BALLET THE SLEEPING BEAUTY WAS PERFORMED, FEATURING CHOREOGRAPHY BY CHRISTOPHER STOWELL AND THE ENTIRE CAST OF COMPANY AND TRAINEE DANCERS.THE SEASON ENDED WITH ANOTHER COLLABORATION WITH THE BOISE PHILHARMONIC TITLED CHAMBER SERIES, FEATURING WORKS BY DANI ROWE AND GARRETT ANDERSON/ANNE MUELLER AGAIN ACCOMPANIED BY MUSICIANS FROM THE BOISE PHILHARMONIC. "

OPERATION OF AN ACADEMY OF DANCE IN SUPPORT OF AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PROFESSIONAL BALLET COMPANY. STUDENTS RECEIVED DANCE INSTRUCTION IN CLASS AND AGES 5-20 HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LIVE DANCE PERFORMANCES DESCRIBED IN LINE 4A AND 4C. ACADEMY PERFORMANCES AND RECITALS WERE HELD. THE ACADEMY'S GOAL IS TO TRAIN ALL AGES IN THE PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE AND ARTISTIC MERITS OF CLASSICAL DANCING THROUGH MUSICALITY, PRECISION OF MOVEMENT AND MENTAL APTITUDE. THE BALLET IDAHO ACADEMY ALSO SAW SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OF ITS ADULT PROGRAM OFFERINGS.