New York Theatre Ballet or NYTB was founded in 1978 by Diana Byer, who became its artistic director. Dedicated to the principles of the Cecchetti-Diaghilev tradition, the company both reprises classic masterworks and produces original ballets.
13-515: New York Theatre Ballet has performed works by choreographers including Richard Alston , Frederick Ashton , George Balanchine , Gemma Bond , August Bournonville , Michel Fokine , David Gordon , José Limón , John Taras , and Antony Tudor . The company tours its family and adult programs both nationally and abroad, and has become the most widely seen chamber ballet company in the United States . The British ballet teacher Margaret Craske
26-541: A community program to give underprivileged children the chance to learn to dance. Steven Melendez , a former Project LIFT student, is the current director of the project. In the summer of 2013 New York Theatre Ballet began a fight against eviction from its home of over 30 years in the historic Parish House of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church at 30 East 31st Street in Manhattan, after
39-417: A former Project LIFT student, is the current director of the project. In the summer of 2013 New York Theatre Ballet began a fight against eviction from its home of over 30 years in the historic Parish House of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church at 30 East 31st Street in Manhattan, after the building was sold to a private developer. The eviction generated interest as far away as Serbia, however, in early 2015,
52-708: The Ballet Rambert and is currently artistic director at The Place . His works include "Windhover" (1972), "Soda Lake", and "Pulsinella" (1987). Educated at Eton College, Alston trained as a dancer at the London School of Contemporary Dance , and then choreographed for the London Contemporary Dance Theatre before forming the UK's first independent dance company, Strider , in 1972. In 1976, he went to New York City to study at
65-638: The Merce Cunningham Dance Studio . In 1980 he was appointed resident choreographer with Ballet Rambert , serving as the company's artistic director from 1986 to 1992. During that time he created 25 works for Rambert as well as the Royal Danish Ballet (1982), the Royal Ballet (1983), and two solo works for Michael Clark ( Soda Lake and Dutiful Ducks ). He returned to Rambert in 2001, creating Unrest for
78-550: The company moved into the space formerly occupied by Richard Foreman 's Ontological-Hysteric Theater in St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery in the East Village . This ballet -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Richard Alston (choreographer) Sir Richard Alston CBE (born 30 October 1948) is a British choreographer . He has been resident choreographer and artistic director for
91-438: The company's 70th anniversary. In 1981, Alston's dance company, "Strider", had merged with choreographer Siobhan Davies ' company "Siobhan Davies and Dancers", to form "Second Stride". A revival of his Dangerous Liaisons (1985) was toured by Scottish Ballet in 2003. In 1994, Alston took up the post of artistic director at The Place and formed The Richard Alston Dance Company ; since then he has made over 50 pieces for
104-540: The company. In 2011 Alston created a new ballet en pointe , A Rugged Flourish, for New York Theatre Ballet Alston was made an honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Dance) at the University of Surrey in 1992 and in 2003 he received an honorary MA from University College Chichester . In 1995, he was named Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in recognition of his work in France. In January 2001 he
117-465: The first time another choreographer's work has been performed by the company. In May 2004 the company made its New York debut with a week of performances at the Joyce Theater . In March 2020 Richard Alston Dance Company ceased activity in line with new priorities for touring, agreed between The Place and Arts Council England. New York Theatre Ballet New York Theatre Ballet or NYTB
130-449: The most widely seen chamber ballet company in the United States . The British ballet teacher Margaret Craske was ballet mistress for New York Theatre Ballet from its foundation until late in her life. Craske was succeeded by Sallie Wilson , a student of hers, who was ballet mistress until 2008. Wilson staged works by Antony Tudor for New York Theatre Ballet and also choreographed her own pieces. New York Theatre Ballet runs LIFT,
143-509: Was appointed a CBE . Alston was knighted in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for Services to Dance. Alston's own company was launched in 1994 to critical acclaim. In 2002 the BBC commissioned Alston to choreograph excerpts from The Rite of Spring for their Masterworks series, directed by Jonathan Haswell. In Autumn 2003, Martin Lawrance's Grey Allegro was introduced into the repertoire –
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#1732793843746156-431: Was ballet mistress for New York Theatre Ballet from its foundation until late in her life. Craske was succeeded by Sallie Wilson , a student of hers, who was ballet mistress until 2008. Wilson staged works by Antony Tudor for New York Theatre Ballet and also choreographed her own pieces. New York Theatre Ballet runs LIFT, a community program to give underprivileged children the chance to learn to dance. Steven Melendez ,
169-626: Was founded in 1978 by Diana Byer, who became its artistic director. Dedicated to the principles of the Cecchetti-Diaghilev tradition, the company both reprises classic masterworks and produces original ballets. New York Theatre Ballet has performed works by choreographers including Richard Alston , Frederick Ashton , George Balanchine , Gemma Bond , August Bournonville , Michel Fokine , David Gordon , José Limón , John Taras , and Antony Tudor . The company tours its family and adult programs both nationally and abroad, and has become
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