Minnesota Ballet
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Dance Style |
Ballet
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Founder/Artistic director |
Donna Harkins and Jan Gibson |
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Active |
1965 - Present |
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City |
Duluth |
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Region |
Minnesota |
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Country |
United States |
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Company Detail |
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The Minnesota Ballet is a ballet company and school located in Duluth, Minnesota. Founded in 1965 by Donna Harkins and Jan Gibson as the Duluth Civic Ballet, the company has since expanded into a touring company with fourteen professional artists, who are locally based. From 1992-2007 the Artistic Executive Director of the Minnesota Ballet was Allen Fields, who retired to become Artistic Director Emirtus. Fields acquired rights to works by master choreographer's like Agnes de Mille, Anthony Tudor, and George Balanchine. He was succeeded by Robert Gardner. |
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origin of Ballet
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