News & Announcements
2020
BALLET WEST RETURNS TO THE STAGE WITH TWYLA THARP’S NINE SINATRA SONGS
Salt Lake City, UT— Ballet West is thrilled to return to the stage for the opening of the 57th season with a triple bill featuring one of Twyla Tharp’s most popular works, Nine Sinatra Songs, November 6-14. To allow for generous social distancing, the program will have eight performances at the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol
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2020
BALLET WEST ANNOUNCES SUBSTANTIVE POLICY CHANGES TO ALLOW FOR GREATER EQUITY FOR DANCERS OF COLOR
Today, Ballet West announced sweeping updates to protocols that guide dancers’ costuming, make-up, pointe shoes, and other aspects of performance in order to make the studio and stage more welcoming to dancers of color. A three-month audit of policies and procedures, conducted by Artistic Director Adam Sklute, in coordination with dancers, costume, make-up, and wardrobe
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2020
FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON BALLET WEST ACADEMY APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
The Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy is thrilled to announce world-renowned ballerina Evelyn Cisneros-Legate has been appointed as the new Director of all four campuses of the school. Cisneros-Legate, a native of Huntington Beach, California trained at the San Francisco Ballet School and School of American Ballet before joining the San Francisco Ballet under
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2020
NEW PRINCIPAL NAMED FOR BALLET WEST ACADEMY THANKSGIVING POINT LOCATION
The Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy has named Heather Thackeray, to the role of Principal at the Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation Thanksgiving Point campus. Thackeray was formerly the Student Ballet Master and danced with Ballet West from 1991-2010. “I first got to know Heather as a dancer when I began with Ballet West
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2020
Nutcracker Registration 2020
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME. Registration for Ballet West’s The Nutcracker 2020 audition is open August 10-September 6. Ballet West is looking to cast dancers as follows: Dancers ages 8–18 with at least 1 year of ballet training Girls between the heights of 48” – 71” Gymnasts between the heights of 48” – 52” Boys between
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2020
DAVID HEUVEL ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
RENOWNED COSTUME DESIGNER HAS BEEN WITH BALLET WEST 31 YEARS
2020
BALLET WEST UPDATES 20/21 SEASON
Ballet West is committed to moving forward with the Company’s 57th season in the most safe and strategic way possible for our dancers, staff, and audiences. Though the season will look different from that which was announced in February, the Company is eager to return to the stage. Working with guidelines established by the State
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2020
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY AND TRANSPARENCY
Dear Ballet West Family, Yesterday, Ballet West participated in #BlackOutTuesday–a moment for our nation to pause, mourn, and to reflect on our commitment to create equity in this country, and in our community. We stand steadfastly and in solidarity with our Black and Brown communities and with our artists, students, and staff of Color, today,
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