New Artistic Director For New Haven Ballet
Dear New Haven Ballet Community,
It is with great excitement that the New Haven Ballet Board of Directors
announces the appointment of Mr. Jared Redick as our new Artistic Director.
Carefully selected from a deep and talented applicant pool and through unanimous vote
of the Board of Directors, Mr. Redick comes to New Haven Ballet after a distinguished
career at Boston Ballet, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and San Francisco
Ballet. An accomplished dance teacher and administrator, Mr. Redick most recently
served as the Principal of Boston Ballet’s School’s Norwell Studio. While in
Massachusetts, Mr. Redick and his lovely wife, Shannon Parsley, currently Ballet
Mistress at Boston Ballet, had the opportunity to work with Noble Barker, New Haven
Ballet’s Founder and with Ruth Barker, New Haven Ballet’s Office Manager and Ballet
Mistress, winning their respect and support.
Mr. Redick’s early training was at the Conservatory Ballet, University of North Carolina
School of the Arts, American Ballet Theatre’s School of Classical Ballet with Mikhail
Baryshnikov and later at the School of American Ballet. In the course of his professional
life, he has worked with ballet luminaries such as Edward Villella, Suzanne Farrell, and
most recently, with Mikko Nissinen, Boston Ballet’s Artistic Director. Mr. Redick is the
consummate professional and will enrich our dancers with his outstanding teaching skills
and rich professional experience.
New Haven Ballet stands poised to embark upon a great new adventure. Electricity is in
the air at both the Audubon Street complex and Guilford Studio as we await the start of a
new chapter. Mr. Redick will begin his tenure at New Haven Ballet in January 2011 and
looks forward to meeting all of the student, parents, and friends of New Haven Ballet. He
is eager to continue to integrate New Haven Ballet into the vibrant Arts community in
New Haven. We hand the reins to Mr. Redick with record enrollment at New Haven
Ballet and know he will lead New Haven Ballet to new heights. The Board of Directors
will be working with Mr. Redick to review and update the long range Strategic Plan for
the Ballet.
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to thank the Search Committee members,
co-chaired by Susan Gobel and Lisa Freed, for their time and great dedication. The Board
of Directors extends special appreciation to Diana Harris, Ruth Barker, Laura D’Amato,
Suzanne Stack and Caroline Lucy Smith for keeping New Haven Ballet healthy and
happy during this recent period of transition.
As dancers await their cue in the wings with the music and the rustle of tulle wafting
through the air, New Haven Ballet stands ready to leap into a new era with enthusiasm
and optimism. New Haven Ballet, strong since the day Noble founded it, anticipates that
it best days still lie ahead.
New Haven Ballet Board of Directors
