Greensboro Ballet

Greensboro Ballet
General information
NameGreensboro Ballet
Local nameGreensboro Ballet
Previous namesGreensboro Civic Ballet, Civic Ballet Theatre
Year founded1964
Principal venueCarolina Theatre of Greensboro
Greensboro
United States
WebsiteGreensboro Ballet
Senior staff
Executive DirectorJennifer Savage Gentry
School directorNina Bass Munda
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorChristine Cervino Grider
Other
Associated schoolsThe School of Greensboro Ballet
Formation
  • Principal
  • Soloist
  • Corps de Ballet
  • Apprentice

Greensboro Ballet is a professional ballet company in North Carolina. It is the only ballet company in the Piedmont Triad.[1][2] It is one of the few non-profit ballet companies in North Carolina.[3][4] Greensboro Ballet has presented works by George Balanchine. The company also has performed a number of works made especially for the Greensboro Ballet by Rick McCullough, Jill Eathorne Bahr, Leslie Jane Pessemier, Elissa Minet Fuchs, and Emery LeCrone.[5] Maryhelen Mayfield, who served as artistic and executive director of Greensboro Ballet from 1980 to 2019, choreographed over twenty-five works for the company.[6]

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  5. ^ Stuart, Elaine (2010-11-11). "Stepping Into the Future With Emery LeCrone". WSJ. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  6. ^ "Welcome to". Greensboro Ballet. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-20.