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September 2, 2023

Dear New Haven Ballet Families,

I hope you enjoyed a fantastic summer and are ready to begin the fall. All of us at New Haven Ballet are excited to welcome new and returning students to the studio.

This is an exciting time to be part of New Haven Ballet and I feel privileged to be part of this community. Our first summer residency at Choate was incredible and I look forward to sharing news about expanding the program next summer.

You may see some new faces as Heidi Yu returns to the faculty to teach Levels 2, 3 and 4, and we welcome Julien Kanor who will be working with Mr. Tim and students in the Children’s Division.

During the month of September, I encourage students in Levels 3-8 to try something new by attending one or more of the nine weekly enrichment classes for FREE. Enrichment classes support and maximize a student’s progress and potential. Students in levels 3-8 should participate in at least one weekly conditioning class. Broadway and Contemporary dance classes build physical strength, flexibility, musicality, and broaden a dancer’s overall technical skills and artistry.

Finally, I understand many of us are focused on The Nutcracker. Auditions will be held September 23-24 and are open to students enrolled at New Haven Ballet in Creative Ballet 1 through Level 8. For those who have questions about the process I invite you to attend a meeting on Saturday, September 9.

If you have a general question please do not hesitate to ask Ruth Barker at Tel. 203-782-9038 or email: administrator@newhavenballet.org. If you have questions about billing please reach out to Lucy Weady at businessmanager@newhavenballet.org.

As the Artistic Director I will continue to dedicate myself to this organization, and feel confident that together we will make great things happen at New Haven Ballet!

Click Here to See What’s Happening this Fall!

Yours sincerely,

Lisa Kim Sanborn

Artistic Director

 

New Haven Ballet offers classes to students ages 3 years to adult and Fall 2023 Class Registration is open. New students to the school should contact NHB School Administrator, Ruth Barker, at Tel. 203-782-9038 or Email: administrator@newhavenballet.org to set up a placement class. Students are encouraged to register early to ensure their preferred class selections are available. Once classes are full waitlists will form.

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New Haven Ballet Artistic Director, Lisa Kim Sanborn, announced that auditions for the student company will be held on Friday, January 20. Auditions are open to all Level 5-8 students who wish to perform in the Spring Performance on May 27, 2023 at the Shubert Theatre New Haven. Pre-registration is required.

Donor support and grants make bringing people together and giving back to the community possible. In 2022 New Haven Ballet was able to offer two free community performances. In this video take a look behind the scenes as we transform the Dixwell Community House (Q House) gymnasium into a beautiful performance space to share the magic of the holidays with the the City of New Haven.

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Congratulations New Haven Ballet!

The Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce has awarded New Haven Ballet with the Sunspot Innovation Award. The Nonprofit Resource Council Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Artistic Director, Lisa Kim Sanborn, and New Haven Ballet will be recognized for having exhibited exceptional business or community leadership skills, noteworthy results, and being an active participant in local organizations.

SUNSPOT INNOVATION AWARD: NEW HAVEN BALLET 
To an organization employing innovative approaches to success and impact.

Contact New Haven Ballet if your school group or retirement residence would like to attend The Nutcracker on December 16-18, 2022 at the Shubert Theatre New Haven. Guest stars from New York City Ballet will perform as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier.

School groups may purchase tickets as low as $20 per seat.

Retirement residences may receive a 25% discount on tickets.

Contact New Haven Ballet for more information at email: administrator@newhavenballet.org or tel. 203-782-9038.

New Haven Ballet encourages students who attend classes and/or rehearsals on Friday, October 28, Saturday, October 29, and/or Sunday, October 30, to wear dancewear other than their class uniforms or other dance class appropriate Halloween costumes. 

Class attire must not compromise a student’s ability to dance fully; props are not allowed, and costumes may not leave glitter, feathers, etc., on the floor.

If you are so inclined, please make a donation to the NHB Annual Fund

We look forward to seeing your spellbinding attire!

New Haven Ballet’s Monday morning 10:00 a.m. beginning ballet class will be offered through November 28. This one-hour class is perfect for beginners, those who may have taken a long hiatus away from ballet, and those recovering from an injury who are reintroducing a slower paced, lower impact class as they return to full capacity. If you are interested in trying ballet for the first time we encourage you to attend our Monday morning class taught by Kelsey Paff in our beautifully appointed studio in downtown New Haven. Email: administrator@newhavenballet.org for more information.

Artistic Director, Lisa Kim Sanborn, announces that New York City Ballet’s Harrison Coll will perform as the Cavalier in New Haven Ballet’s 2022 production of The Nutcracker at the Shubert Theatre New Haven on December 16-18, 2022. Mr. Coll will join NYCB’s Sara Adams, who will perform as the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Click Here to See Harrison Coll in NYCB’s Justin Peck ballet, “Easy”

Click Here to Purchase Nutcracker Tickets

Harrison Coll Bio

Harrison Coll joined New York City Ballet as a dancer in 2012 and was promoted to Soloist in 2018. He has danced numerous featured roles with the company, performing ballets by choreographers such as: Jerome Robbins, Justin Peck, and George Balanchine. Mr. Coll worked as a creative collaborator for Justin Peck’s 2018 revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, and performed with cast for the Tony Awards that year. He is featured as a Jet in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and plays one of the “fancy free” sailors in Bradley Cooper’s upcoming film “Maestro”.

New Haven Ballet is pleased to announce that New York City Ballet soloist, Sara Adams, will perform as the Sugar Plum Fairy in New Haven Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker at the Shubert Theatre New Haven on December 16-18, 2022. New Haven Ballet Artistic Director, Lisa Kim Sanborn, states, “We are thrilled to have Sara perform with us. She knows many of our students having been a member of New Haven Ballet’s faculty a few years ago. She is an absolutely stunning dancer and I cannot wait for our audiences to see her perform.”

Click Here to See Sara Adams perform NYCB’s Raymonda Variations

Click Here for Tickets to The Nutcracker

Sara Adams Bio

Sara Adams was born in Dennis, Massachusetts, and began her dance training at the age of six at the Mid-Cape Ballet Academy.

She later studied at the Boston Ballet School, before taking a summer course at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, during the summer of 2003.

She enrolled as a full-time student at SAB from 2003 to 2008. She became an apprentice with NYCB in June 2008 and became a member of the corps de ballet in September 2009. In February 2017, Ms. Adams was promoted to soloist.

Honors

Ms. Adams was a recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise in 2007.

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To provide the greater New Haven Community with exceptional classical ballet training, performances, and outreach programs, that nurture appreciation of ballet and foster the joy of dance.

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