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As Of 2005 , there is a resident company of 33 dancers from 12 countries in four continents, with a repertoire of over 120 traditional and modern Classical Ballet s. Performances at the San Jose Center For The Performing Arts are accompanied by the Symphony Silicon Valley . The Ballet is now a 'fully-owned' resident company serving all of Silicon Valley . The company's mission is to provide the San Francisco Bay Area with theatrically produced Ballet and professional dance education in a manner that honors the vision of the artists, meets the highest technical and artistic standards, contributes to the fulfillment of the cultural needs of the community, and is accessible to as wide an audience as possible. HISTORY In 1983 , a group of eighteen local community leaders and citizens formed a committee to identify a nationally-ranked, artistically mature ballet company that the South Bay could adopt as its own. After a two-year search, the group offered a partnership to the Cleveland Ballet , then ten years old and known internationally for its combination of strong classical training and theatricality. Cleveland Ballet co-founder (with Ernie Horvath) and artistic director Dennis Nahat further refined the vision of two communities sharing a single artistic resource. San Jose Cleveland Ballet was founded as a co-venture in 1986 , offering to the dancers added performing exposure and to each community a great company for a moderate, shared investment. During the years of the co-venture the Company expanded artistically and became recognized as one of California's most innovative ballet companies and one of the top six ballet companies in the country. When the Cleveland partner ceased operations in the fall of 2000 , the San Jose partner decided to preserve the Company, by moving its headquarters to San Jose. With a tremendous outpouring of community, foundation, and business support, Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley was born. ARTISTIC VISION One of the few contemporary ballet directors who Choreographs a significant body of work for his own company, Dennis Nahat guides the company and ballet school. A Broadway performer and choreographer, City Center Joffrey Ballet dancer and principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre , Mr. Nahat has built a "dancer’s company" that attracts first-rate performers from around the world. Mr. Nahat says, "I create ballets for my dancers to bring out the best in them and to expand in them what they do not know they possess. We pride ourselves in having a company of great diversity that is uniquely unified by a common artistic vision. Daily training brings the performers together in the language they all know best: dance." THE COMPANY Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley has developed a repertoire of over 120 traditional and modern classical ballets. The Company includes dancers from 's songs. EDUCATION Today, over 485 students study at the Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley School. {Link without Title} The ''Ballet School's'' free Education Outreach programs are dedicated to serving young audiences and at-risk children in the San Jose region. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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