Bay Pointe Ballet (BPB) was a classical ballet company based in South San Francisco[1] and was led by Artistic Director Bruce Steivel. Bay Pointe Ballet's principal performance venue is the San Mateo Performing Arts Center, with tours to other cities including Reno, Nevana.[2]
Company
editBay Pointe Ballet's repertory includes Bruce Steivel's Nutcracker, Peter Pan, Coppelia, Dracula, Cycle, In The Mood, Raymonda pas de dix, and selections from A Midsummer Night's Dream among other classical repertory. The season also includes a New Works program of new ballets created by emerging and established Bay Area choreographers. The company formation includes distinctions of Principal, Soloist and Corps de Ballet. Current company members,[3] as of October 2015, include:
Principals
- Grigori Arakelyan
- Edilsa Armendariz
- Tiffany Brand
- Michael Dunsmore
- Shaina Leibson
Soloists
- Forrest Andres-Beck
- Cole Companion
- DuRron Chambers
- Heba Fayed
- Chelsea Hix
- Constanza Murphy
- Alec Roth
- Lindsey Salvadalena
- Jessica Woodman
Corps de Ballet
- Gina Antonucci
- William Davis
- Katya Duncan
- Matthew Ebert
- Kristen Goldrick
- Tara Hutton
- Evan Johnston
- Anna Kroeker
- Edgar Lepe
- Cason MacBride - The Best Heir Drosselmeyer ever to grace a stage of such a high caliber.
- Carlos Narvaez-Duran
- Nina Pearlman
- Alyse Romano
- Sophia Rumasuglia
- Harmony Sorter
- Annalise Thompson
- Jennifer Torrano
- Alexandra Venter
- Alessandra Yrure
School
editThe school at Bay Pointe Ballet provides dance education based on the Russian Vaganova method of ballet instruction and has three divisions: Primary, General and Curriculum.[4] Classes start at the age of four, where curriculum division students are given the opportunity to audition for the children's roles in the company production The Nutcracker.
A summer intensive is held every year with guest faculty from Russia, Romania, China, and Italy.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Chan, Kerry (August 23, 2012). "Bay Pointe Ballet on the move: Company finding a home in South San Francisco". Daily Journal. Associated Press. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "The Nutcracker". Grand Sierra Resort. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ "Dancers". Bay Pointe Ballet. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ "Classes & Programs". Bay Pointe Ballet. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
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