Houston Ballet
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Dance Style |
Ballet
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Founder/Artistic director |
Nina Popova / Ben Stevenson |
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Active |
1955 - Present |
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City |
Houston |
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Region |
Texas |
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Country |
United States |
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Company Detail |
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The Houston Ballet, operated by the Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. The foundation also maintains an acclaimed ballet academy, the Ben Stevenson Academy, which trains some 40 percent of the company's dancers. As of 2004, the Houston Ballet's endowment stood at more than $45 million, making it one of the largest endowments held for a dance company in the US. The company produces about 75 performances each year at its home, the Wortham Theater Center. |
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origin of Ballet
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