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The Mission of New Jersey Dance Theatre
Ensemble is to provide the highest quality, pre-professional
training to aspiring dancers from New Jersey through professional
experiences with world-renowned dancers, teachers, choreographers
and musicians. The Ensemble is committed to the development
of artists by creating a platform for the creation
and presentation of new works by emerging and acclaimed choreographers
and by encouraging collaborations with live music. The Ensemble
focuses on ensuring the future of art and dance by reaching
to new audiences with their educational outreach program performed
by young dancers for young audiences.
Founded in 1964 under the direction of
internationally acclaimed ballet master, Alfredo Corvino,
and now under the artistic direction of dancer, master teacher
and choreographer, Nancy Turano, Ensemble dancers are offered
a pre-professional curriculum enabling students to meet the
needs of today’s complex dance world. Throughout the
year classes in ballet, modern and repertory are taught by
prominent dancers and teachers from Netherlands Dance Theatre,
Nacho Duato, Paris Opera, Joffrey Ballet, Dance Theater of
Harlem, Lar Lubovitch, Martha Graham, Paul Taylor, Elisa Monte,
Twyla Tharp, David Parsons, Mark Morris, and Alvin Ailey,
among others.
The Ensemble annually premieres new works,
and maintains a diverse repertory, by renowned choreographers
including David Parsons, Robert Battle, Jean Emile, Robert
Garland, Fabrice Lamego, Francisco Martinez, Kate Skarpetowska,
Twyla Tharp (2008), Eduardo Vilaro, and Nancy Turano.
Alumni have continued their studies at
JKO School at American Ballet Theatre, National Ballet of
Canada, School of American Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Boston
Ballet, Rotterdam Dance Academy, The Juilliard School, Purchase College,
and the Ailey School; and have danced in the companies of
Houston Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Cedar Lake II,
Dayton Contemporary II, New Jersey Ballet, Ballet Hispanico,
ABT II and Cas Public in Montreal, to name only a few.
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