Lexington Ballet Company

The Lexington Ballet Company is a ballet company located in Lexington, Kentucky. The ballet was founded in 1974 by Nels Jorgenson and granted status as a 501(c)(3) organization in 1975.[1]

Lexington Ballet Company, Inc.
General information
NameLexington Ballet Company, Inc.
Local nameLBC
Previous namesJorgensen Ballet
Year founded1974
FoundersNels Jorgensen
Principal venue
Websitewww.lexingtonballet.org
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorLuis Dominguez
Ballet MistressNancy Dominguez
Other
Official schoolLexington Ballet School
Formation
  • Company
  • Ensemble

Company

Lexington Ballet Company performs in the central Kentucky area. Past performances have included The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, The Tales of Beatrix Potter, The Jungle Book, L'Histoire du soldat, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Giselle, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Snow White, Coppélia, The Firebird, The Köln Concert, Don Quixote, and Les Sylphides.[1]

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The company has 8 levels, 1 being the very first level, to 8 being the last level.[2]

Company dancers include Meghana Bendre, Kayleigh Western, Janna Turner, Haley Mauldin, Duncan Gwinn, and Alex Bellocq.[1]

History

Nels Jorgensen established Jorgensen Ballet on 1974 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. It was granted 501(c)(3) status under the name Lexington Ballet Company, Inc in 1975. In 1986 Lexington Ballet Company moved into ArtsPlace at 161 North Mill Street in Lexington, Kentucky. Also in 1986 Karl and Colette Kaufman founded the annual Lexington Ballet Summer Intensive program. In 1987 Lexington Ballet hosted the Southeastern Regional Ballet Association (SERBA) gathering attended by 650 dancers, teachers and choreographers. In 1989 Karl Kaufman and Kirt Hathaway establishes the annual Ballet Under the Stars in Lexington, Kentucky. in 2008 MAD Camp was established as an annual youth Music, Arts, Dance camp. In 2009 the Educational Outreach program is updated to support dance education in Title I schools funded by a generous grant from W. Paul and Lucille Caudill Little Foundation.[3]

Lexington Ballet performed in the opening ceremony of the FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky in 2010.[4] Lexington Ballet was recognized in 2013 with the Salute to Small Business Phoenix Award presented by Commerce Lexington, Inc.[5] In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lexington ballet did a virtual showing of their yearly Nutcracker performance with covid masks and showed it on Vimeo.[6]

References
  1. "Lexington Ballet Company". Lexington Ballet Company. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. Leaver, Rene. "Ballet School". Lexington Ballet Company. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  3. Fischer, Barbara A. (19 September 2011). "Lucille Caudill Little: Her philanthropy leaves a lasting, impactful, meaningful legacy". KYForward. KyForward. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. Copely, Rich (26 September 2010). "Opening ceremonies dazzle with Kentucky people, talent". No. 26 September 2010. Lexington Herald Leader.
  5. Patton, Janet (30 August 2013). "Bates Security, Lexington Ballet among small business awards winners". No. 30 August 2013. Lexington Herald Leader.
  6. Lexington Ballet to hold virtual production of 'The Nutcracker', retrieved 2021-05-04
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