Vintage Dance BALLET WEST Signed Poster SWAN LAKE Artistic Director JOHN HART

Description: Offered here is a rare, perhaps unique, SIGNED (AUTOGRAPHED Ballet West poster for choreographer JOHN HART's 1994 production of the Tchaikovsky's ballet SWAN LAKE. It is autographed by the three ballerinas cast as ODETTE/ODILE: DONNA PATZIUS, a principal dancer picked up from BalletMet, and two regular Ballet West dancers: VIRGINIA HAGOOD and JANE WOOD. From Balanchine to Bournonville, and Petipa to Tharp, Ballet West has boasted a rich and varied repertoire, elegant and versatile artists, and an American style and legacy that is as dynamic, expansive, and as unexpected as the Rocky Mountain region it represents. From its humble beginnings in 1963 as the only professional ballet company between Chicago and the West Coast, Ballet West has grown into one of America’s leading ballet companies. For 60 years, the Salt Lake City-based Company has entertained and excited audiences in Utah and worldwide by presenting the great classical story ballets, including America’s first version of The Nutcracker, revivals of rarely seen historical masterpieces, works by some of the world’s most renowned artists, and new cutting-edge creations by emerging choreographers. The Company also regularly tours both nationally and internationally. Ballet West was established in Salt Lake City by co-founders Willam F. Christensen, often called the “God-father of American ballet,” and Utah’s “First Lady of the Arts,” Glenn Walker Wallace. In 1951, Christensen established the first ballet department in an American university at The University of Utah. Over time, this program grew into the Utah Civic Ballet, Ballet West’s first incarnation. Prior to that, along with his brothers, Lew and Harold, Christensen made history by establishing the oldest full-ballet company in the western United States, the San Francisco Ballet. Since its inception, Ballet West has had five artistic directors, who have each helped build the Company’s unique and expansive profile – its founder, Willam Christensen, Bruce Marks, John Hart CBE, Jonas Kåge, and, for the past 16 years, Adam Sklute, who has overseen the artistic product for the longest sustained growth of the Company since its founding.The poster measures 18.5 x 31.5 inches (Height x Width) and is in good vintage condition. PLEASE SEE OUR "OTHER ITEMS" FOR MANY MORE RELATED TO DANCE AND BALLET, MUSIC AND OPERA, THEATER AND STAGE PRODUCTIONS, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS GIFT IDEAS FOR THE DISCERNING SHOPPER. NOTE OUR 100% APPROVAL RATING AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE.

Price: 39.99 USD

Location: Lexington, Virginia

End Time: 2024-10-05T21:38:45.000Z

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