Brooklyn Ballet is a professional, not-for-profit dance company dedicated to artistic excellence, education, and serving Brooklyn’s diverse communities. The company was founded in February 2002 by Artistic Director, Lynn Parkerson, the first of its kind in Brooklyn in over 40 years. Brooklyn Ballet brings a contemporary vision to the treasured art form of ballet, with repertory and programs that revitalize and re-imagine the classical form. The Ballet presents an annual performance season in Brooklyn and serves the community through educational outreach projects—specifically, Take Ballet to the Streets, an outdoor performance series, Elevate and Brooklyn Ballet in the Houses, in-school dance residencies—as well as through its professional dance school located in Downtown Brooklyn. Brooklyn Ballet produced two highly successful  seasons at Fort Greene's Kumble Theater and in October 2006 the Company performed in four cities in Mexico by invitation of the Cultural Consulate of Chiapas.

Brooklyn Ballet’s dedication to the community is wide-ranging. The Company continues to create and perform new repertory bringing Brooklyn audiences the artistic excellence they’ve come to expect. And through our Education and Community programs, Brooklyn Ballet creates opportunities for new audiences to experience an aspect of culture which they may otherwise never have had access to.

2007-2008

Dancers
Dante Adela, Billy Blanken, Khiara Bridges, Angelica Burgos, Mark Burns,  Michael Fields, Halley Gerstel, Alexander Glaz, Jamar Goodman, Catherine Green, Angela Harriell, Tauneka Jones, Roberto Lagomarcino, Regine Metayer, Florencia Minniti, Keiko Nakamura, Sierra Ring, Eric Rivera, Melissa Sadler, Kellye Saunders, Kerry Shea 

Choreographers
Lynn Parkerson, Caridad Martinez

Collaborators
Patricia Ankner Forelle, Jessica Sofia-Mitrani, Jim  Papoulis, Thomas Baird, Catherine Zehr, Leah  Mulartrick and Lauren Hartlein

Staff
Artistic Director
Lynn Parkerson
lynnparkerson@brooklynballet.org

Brooklyn Ballet School Director
Caridad Martinez
caridadmartinez@brooklynballet.org

Education Director
Oona Haaranen

Education Coordinator
Catherine Green
catherinegreen@brooklynballet.org

Administrative Director
Nicole Cornell
nicolecornell@brooklynballet.org

Development
Jayme Koszyn Consulting

Production Assistance
Chris Agosto, Rajeeyah Finnie, Kao Kai-Ti

Board of Directors
Dennis Abenanty, Treasurer
Allen Kraus
Geri Armine-Klein
Lynn Parkerson
Zal Sarkari
Karyn Zieve

ex-officio
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
Council Member David Yassky

2006-2007

Dancers
Dante Adela, Khiara Bridges, Mark Burns, Michael Fields, Fidel Garcia, Halley Gerstel, Alexander Glaz, Jamar Goodman, Catherine Green, Angela Harriell, Roberto Lagomarcino, Andrea Long, Tomiko Magario, Regine Metayer, Florencia Minniti, Keiko Nakamura, Anastassia Nikitina, Dartanion Reed, Sierra Ring, Melissa Sadler, Kellye Saunders, Kerry Shea, Royce Zackery

Choreographers
Lynn Parkerson, Caridad Martinez, Marilyn Klaus

Collaborators
Jessica Sofia Mitrani, Phillip Treviño, Patricia Ankner Forelle, Jim Papoulis, Thomas Baird, Catherine Zehr, Deborah Wingert, Gil Morgenstern, Martin Pearlman, Steve Gaboury, Leah Mulartrick and Lauren Hartlein

Staff
Artistic Director
Lynn Parkerson
lynnparkerson@brooklynballet.org

Brooklyn Ballet School Director
Caridad Martinez
caridadmartinez@brooklynballet.org

Education Director
Oona Haaranen

Education Coordinator
Catherine Green
catherinegreen@brooklynballet.org

Administrative Director
Nicole Cornell
nicolecornell@brooklynballet.org

Development
Jayme Koszyn Consulting

Production Assistance
Christine Dobush, Rajeeyah Finnie, Kao Kai-Ti

Board of Directors
Dennis Abenanty, Treasurer
Allen Kraus
Geri Armine-Klein
Lynn Parkerson
Zal Sarkari

ex-officio
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
Council Member David Yassky 

 

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