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| Boston Ballet | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Name | Boston Ballet |
| Year founded | 1963 |
| Founder | E. Virginia Williams |
| Principal venue | Boston Opera House |
| Website | www |
| Senior staff | |
| Executive Director | Ming Min Hui |
| Director | Mikko Nissinen |
| Assistant Director | Russell Kaiser |
| Company manager | Veronica Horne |
| Artistic staff | |
| Music Director | Mischa Santora |
| Resident Choreographers | Jorma Elo Stephen Galloway Helen Pickett |
| Other | |
| Official school | Boston Ballet School |
The Boston Ballet is an American professional classical ballet company based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams[1] and Sydney Leonard, and was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. It has been led by Violette Verdy (1980–1984), Bruce Marks (1985–1997), and Anna-Marie Holmes (1997–2000). Mikko Nissinen has been Artistic Director of Boston Ballet since 2001. Nissinen leads the company in partnership with Executive Director Ming Min Hui.
- ^ NY Times obituary of Virginia Williams by Jennifer Dunning, May 9, 1984]