By Jasmina Wellinghoff/For the Express-News For its last “Off Center” production, presented Sunday (March 25) at the Carver Community Cultural Center, Ballet San Antonio invited three other dance groups to share the stage with them, partly because the new leadership wants to collaborate with other organizations and perhaps out of necessity as well. Envisioned as …
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Ballet San Antonio will hold an open audition at the Ballet Conservatory of South Texas on Saturday, February 25, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. Please bring headshot, resume and $25 audition fee. Please contact Gabriel Zertuche at gabriel@balletsanantonio.org with any questions. Ballet Conservatory of South Texas 5200 Broadway San Antonio, TX 78209
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By Jasmina Wellinghoff For the Express-News Ballet San Antonio is keeping its 2011 momentum going strong. Only a few months after premiering the brand new ballet “Dracula,” and only a little over a month since its multiple performances of “The Nutcracker” entertained holiday crowds, the company has mounted a revival of “Coppelia,” last seen in …
Read MoreBallet San Antonio Brings Back Coppelia, Ballet’s Most Celebrated Comedy 0
San Antonio, January 10, 2012 – Ballet San Antonio will bring back Coppelia – ballet’s all-time favorite comedy – to the Lila Cockrell Theater for two performances February 3 and 4. Featuring San Antonio’s very own professional ballet company along with 50 children from across the city, Coppelia is based on a 19th century story …
Read MoreBallet San Antonio Names Gabriel Zertuche New Artistic Director 0
San Antonio, January 10, 2012 – The Ballet San Antonio Board of Directors has named Gabriel Zertuche Artistic Director of the city’s professional ballet company and has promoted Courtney Mauro Barker to its Executive Director and President. “Ballet San Antonio continues to grow artistically and is reaching a broader audience than ever, and we are …
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Multiple Ballet San Antonio productions considered as part of the San Antonio Express-News’ “Best of Dance 2011.” Click here to read on mysa.com or download a PDF of the article.
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Children’s auditions for Coppelia will take place on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Ballet Conservatory of South Texas. Auditions for the youth cast (ages 9-12) will be held from 10 AM to 11 AM. Junior cast (ages 13-17) auditions will be held from 11 AM to 12 PM. Children ages 9+ with at least 3 …
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The 2012 Coppelia children’s audition has been postponed. A new date will be announced soon. Please contact Courtney Barker at courtney@balletsanantonio.org with any questions.
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By Jasmina Wellinghoff/Special to the Express-News Growing more confident and ambitious, Ballet San Antonio has not only expanded its programming from two to four productions this year, it has also tackled a brand new show, developed and realized almost entirely by San Antonio talent. True, they have chosen a familiar theme — the story of …
Read MoreBallet S.A. takes on Dracula tale 0
By Stefanie Arias The vampire trend that’s so popular in books, TV and movies now has a new outlet: dance. Ballet San Antonio will premiere “Dracula” this weekend in the Lila Cockrell Theatre. The production is a first for the company, the city and Gabriel Zertuche, in his fifth season as resident choreographer. He’s using the opportunity to …
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