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Students of Brighton Ballet Theater - American School of Russian Ballet
Brighton Ballet Theater is an American School of Russian Ballet and a
nonprofit dance organization. Established in 1987, it is situated in
Manhattan Beach area of Brooklyn and located on the campus of
Kingsborough Community College of the
City University of New York .
Overview
Three hundred students are enrolled and an additional five hundred students participate through programs in New York City
public schools . Brighton Ballet Theater instructors are professionally trained dancers who studied in Russian,
Ukrainian or American institutions. In addition, the instructors have performing, teaching and choreographing experience at
ballet companies of the
former Soviet Union , and the USA.
Each year Brighton Ballet Theater holds two large-scale productions and countless presentations at various special events in the
Tri-state area . The school hosts the Annual Children's Festival "The World of Dance" and performances of
The Nutcracker (
VIDEO ) at the Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center
Brighton Ballet Theater also has a Summer Dance Programs, A la carte, and Summer Intensive Program, held in June through August of every year.
Selected productions
Ballet
Carlson who lives on the Roof , 1992
Ballet
Les Sylphides , 1993, and 1999
Ballet
In the Snow Queen Kingdom , 1993
Ballet Classical Symphony , 1997
Grand Pas from the ballet
Paquita , 1997
Excerpts from the ballet:
The Sleeping Beauty 1998
Excerpts from the ballet
Coppélia , 2000
Ballet The Four Seasons , 2002
Ballet
The Radish , 2002 -
VIDEO
Ballet
The Nanny's Story on the music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, 2003 -
VIDEO
Ballet The Ugly Duckling , 2004 -
VIDEO
Ballet The Sunrise , 2005 -
VIDEO
Ballet The Orchestra , 2006
Ballet Aria , 2007
"The Kingdom of the Shades" from Petipa's ballet
La Bayadère , 2008
Grand Pas Classique from ballet
Paquita , 2008
Ballet "The Sunrise", 2009
Ballet "The Four Seasons", 2009
Ballet "The Enormous Turnip", 2009
Ballet "The Ugly Duckling", 2010
Ballet "The Four Seasons" (by Vivaldi), 2011
Ballet "The White Swans", 2011
"Déjà Vu" (Bach), 2011
BBT's Tribute Honoring Igor Moiseyev, 2011
Excerpts from ballet "Paquita" by Ludwig Minkus, 2012
Divertissement from the 3rd act of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake", 2012
"The Kingdom of the Shades" from Petipa's ballet
La Bayadère , 2012
Ballet "Chopiniana", 2013
“Dream” Scene from ballet “Don Quixote”, 2013
Excerpts from Tchaikovsky's "The Sleeping Beauty", 2014
Ballet "The Giant Turnip", 2014
Ballet "The Four Seasons: by A. Vivaldi, 2014
Excerpts from ballet "Paquita", 2015
“Coming to America” Special, 2015
Excerpts from ballet “Swan Lake”, 2015
Ballet "The Sunrise", 2015
Ballet "The Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saëns (Excerpts), 2015
Ballet Orchestra , 2016
Scenes from ballet "Cinderella" on the music by Sergey Prokofiev, 2016
Divertissement from the 3rd act of Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake", 2017
Ballet "Cinderella" on the music by Giuseppe Verdi, 2018
Ballet "The Sunrise", 2019
Ballet "The Twelve Months" on the music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, 2019
Ballet "Peter and the Wolf" on the music by Sergei Prokofiev, 2022
References
New York Daily News : Keeping locals on their toes. Date: MAY 10, 2007
Classical ballet, far from home - BBC News Magazine Date: April 16, 2012
Russian Ballet, Brooklyn Flavor - Slide Show - NYTimes.com Date: November 27, 2011
Brighton Ballet Theater's version of Tchaikovsky classic is no hard 'Nut'Date: December 12, 2010
BrooklynHistory.org/blog - FOLK FEET: Irina Roizin. Written by Sady on September 23rd, 2009
NYTimes.com Blog: Taking Liberties With Tchaikovsky. Date: December 5, 2007
New York Daily News : Keeping Locals on Their Toes. Celebrations mark 20 years of Brighton Ballet. Date: Thursday, May 10th, 2007
New York Daily News : Seamless teamwork at Brighton ballet. Date: December 7, 2003
The New York Times : Bolshoi to Brooklyn, in a Bound. Date: June 15th, 2003
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