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During the 1950s, [1] Houston Ballet Academy was established under the leadership of Tatiana Semenova, a former dancer with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. [2] [3] In July 2003, Houston Ballet Academy was renamed Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy in honor of Ben Stevenson, former artistic director of the professional company and director of the academy.
The Houston Intown Chamber of Commerce assists economic activity in River Oaks. [39] The Houston Ballet headquarters, training facilities and pre-professional school, the Ben Stevenson Academy, were located on West Gray near the River Oaks Shopping Center until 2012. [40]
Houston Ballet, operated by Houston Ballet Foundation, is a professional ballet company based in Houston, Texas. [2] The company consists of 59 dancers and produces over 85 performances per year. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is the 5th largest ballet company in the United States (by number of dancers).
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Allen was born in Houston, Texas, the third child of orthodontist Andrew Arthur Allen and Pulitzer Prize-nominated artist, poet, playwright, scholar, and publisher, Vivian (née Ayers) Allen. [9] She earned a B.A. degree in classical Greek literature , speech, and theater from Howard University and studied acting at HB Studio in New York City ...
Following open-call auditions in the spring, which saw more than 800 women kick their way into Midtown to show their best tap, jazz and ballet moves, 17 exceptional ladies will join the ...
Webb was invited to join Houston Ballet in 1997, at the age of 18. [2] She was promoted to soloist in 2000 and to principal in 2003. [3]She performed the lead roles in a number of Ben Stevenson’s classical productions, including Aurora and Blue Bird in The Sleeping Beauty, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Kitri in Don Quixote, Swanilda in Coppélia, Alice and Tiger Lily ...
The group's home is the Feijoo Ballet School in Dickinson (in the Clear Lake Area near Houston), whose faculty résumés include the Houston Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre, and Broadway. [1] Performances are held at Bayou Theater on the campus of the University of Houston–Clear Lake.