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School of American Ballet Workshop 2019, Choreography George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
Photo: © Paul Kolnik

Artistic Director Lisa Kim Sanborn has announced that New Haven Ballet will welcome New York City Ballet corps de ballet dancer Savannah Durham on June 13. Ms. Durham will teach a master technique class to Level 5-8 students.

About Ms. Durham

Savannah Durham is a member of New York City Ballet’s corps de ballet. She was born in Bermuda Run, North Carolina, and began ballet, tap, and jazz lessons locally at the age of 6. She received additional training at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Boston Ballet, and attended summer courses at School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, in 2012, 2013, and 2014 before entering SAB as a full-time student for the 2016 winter term. Ms. Durham became an apprentice with NYCB in August 2019, and as an apprentice, she originated a corps de ballet role in Lauren Lovette’s The Shaded Line. In August 2021, she joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet.

Ms. Durham’s honors include the Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award and the Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise in 2019.

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

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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.

OUR MISSION

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.

On October 31, 2020, NHB’s Board of Directors adopted the following Diversity and Inclusion Statement:

New Haven Ballet celebrates those who aspire to excellence in classical ballet. A culture of creativity is the core of our work and diversity promotes innovation. The arts can provide powerful life-changing experiences that prepare students and impact audiences to lead more successful, meaningful and culturally rich lives. The arts can also prove to be an important platform for social change. At New Haven Ballet we are passionate about creating an inclusive dance environment and performances that promote and value diversity and inclusion. We will continue to strive to increase diversity in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective, which will improve and strengthen our work.

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