Houston Ballet, operated by Houston Ballet Foundation, is a professional ballet company based in Houston, Texas. The company consists of 59 dancers and...
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(Houston Grand Opera), ballet (Houston Ballet), music (Houston Symphony Orchestra), and theater (The Alley Theatre, Theatre Under the Stars). Houston is...
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time." In 2013, Stanislavsky Ballet danced Mayerling for the first time, with Sergei Polunin as Rudolf. In 2017, Houston Ballet became the first North American...
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This is a list of individuals who have performed as members of the Houston Ballet. The dancers as of March 2015 are: Franca Floria Robert Blakis - as the...
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full-length classical ballet in two or three acts, first choreographed by Louis Mérante to music by Léo Delibes. The ballet's premiere took place on...
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Lisa Niemi (category Actresses from Houston)
professions were her inspiration and encouragement. She graduated from the Houston Ballet Dance Company in 1974. She shortened her surname from Haapaniemi (meaning...
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the dogs'". Houston Chronicle. The Bay Area Citizen. Retrieved 2020-06-02. "Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre". Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre. Retrieved...
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York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet and Houston Ballet. The school...
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Chun Wai Chan (category Houston Ballet principal dancers)
Chun Wai Chan is a principal ballet dancer with New York City Ballet. Chan is a former principal dancer with Houston Ballet. Chun Wai Chan was born in Huizhou...
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for leading Gensler's efforts in designing Hess Tower (Houston, 2010) and the Houston Ballet Center for Dance (2011). However, Gensler has claimed that...
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American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. Founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant, it is recognized...
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Carlos Acosta (category Houston Ballet principal dancers)
English National Ballet, National Ballet of Cuba, Houston Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. He was a permanent member of The Royal Ballet from 1998 to 2015...
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Julie Kent (dancer) (category American Ballet Theatre principal dancers)
named the artistic director of The Washington Ballet. She became co-artistic director at the Houston Ballet in July 2023. She was born Julie Cox in Bethesda...
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This is a list of ballet companies in the United States. List of dance companies Yellowstone Ballet Co. Livingston Montana 1991 - present Yellowstoneballet...
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also appeared in the Houston Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet productions in 2007 and 2008 respectively. In the 2013 New York City Ballet revival, actor Jack...
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Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy is a ballet training school affiliated with the Houston Ballet. The academy is housed in Houston Ballet Center for...
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Carnival of the Animals at City Ballet". Playbill. "John Lithgow adds Houston Ballet dancer to his résumé". The Houston Chronicle. April 23, 2007. Eichel...
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[citation needed] Sarofim was a contributor to the Houston Ballet and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, a favorite of his daughter Allison. He provided...
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Mao's Last Dancer (film) (category Films about ballet)
American-based English ballet director Ben Stevenson, impressed by Li's standout talent, seeks him as an exchange student at the Houston Ballet. Li's determined...
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Lauren Anderson (dancer) (category Houston Ballet principal dancers)
(born February 19, 1965) is an American ballet dancer and a former principal dancer with the Houston Ballet. In 1990, she was one of the first African-American...
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Beresford, playing the part of Ben Stevenson (artistic director of Houston Ballet), in the critically acclaimed film Mao's Last Dancer. He voiced Bruce...
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The USA International Ballet Competition, or USA IBC, is one of the world's top competitions for ballet. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this competition...
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Swan Lake (category 1877 ballet premieres)
National Ballet: Swan Lake". Critical Dance. 9 October 2014. "Swan Lake – Houston Ballet". Retrieved 12 June 2016. "Swan Lake Synopsis – Houston Ballet". Retrieved...
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resident at the Wortham Theater Center. This theatre is also home to the Houston Ballet. In its history, the company has received a Tony Award, two Grammy Awards...
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Mackey Li Cunxin's ex-wife. She met Li Cunxin in the summer at the Houston Ballet and started a secret relationship with him and later she married him...
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Debbie Allen (category Actresses from Houston)
of North Carolina School of the Arts. Debbie Allen auditioned at the Houston Ballet Academy at the age of twelve but was denied admission. After another...
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The Kirov Academy of Ballet (formerly the Universal Ballet Academy) was a ballet school in Washington, D.C. founded by Rev. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon in...
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Suzelle Poole (category Houston Ballet soloists)
an English ballet dancer, dance teacher, and poet. She is a former soloist with Houston Ballet and is known for continuing to perform ballet in her seventies...
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Demi-soloist (category Ballet occupations)
National Ballet of Canada has second soloists and Houston Ballet has demi-soloists. The Australian Ballet follows the French naming and calls their demi-soloist...
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The American Ballet was the first professional ballet company George Balanchine created in the United States. The company was founded with the help of...
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