Austin's POWERS

From: Dance Spirit | Date: February 1, 2006| Author: Lewis, Kristin | Copyright information

AS BALLET AUSTIN BRINGS ITS FIRST CHOREOGRAPHER'S PROJECT TO AUDIENCES THIS MONTH, DS TAKES A LOOK AT THE COMPANY'S ACHIEVEMENTS.

Ballet Austin was founded in 1956, but has remade itself in the last six years. Since 2000, the company has hired a new artistic director; made its NYC debut at the prestigious Joyce Theater; performed twice at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC; purchased a new facility in Austin's posh warehouse district; toured Slovenia and Italy at the invitation of th...

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