Celebrating 100 years of The Firebird at Maine State Ballet
For one hundred years, The Firebird has captivated audiences around the world. But few people know that it’s the ballet that almost never was. In 1908, Ballet Russe founder Serge Diaghilev was looking for something special to mark his company’s Paris debut. read more »
Choreographing a New Ballet: A Conversation with Linda MacArthur Miele
Maine State Ballet Artistic Director Linda MacArthur Miele has just completed choreographing a new ballet, in four movements. Set to the music of Bach, using four separate concerti, Miele’s new ballet Bach Concerti debuts Friday August 6 and continues for shows August 7, 13 and 14. Miele recently took time out of her busy schedule to share her thoughts on choreography and her new ballet. read more »
Maine State Ballet's Choreographers Showcase attracts new artists
As hoped and envisioned, Maine State Ballet's second annual Choreographer's Showcase has attracted more of the region's emerging dance community in addition to returning artists. New to the event this year are works by McKinley Page of The Ballroom in Harrison, Morita Tapley of Morita's School of Dance in Hermon, and Jessica Holloway of The Ballet School in Topsham. read more »
A growing movement - Maine State Ballet's Adaptive Movement class for students with Down syndrome celebrates five years.
Early last month, seven dancers took to the stage in the Maine State Ballet Theater for an intimate performance for family and friends. read more »
Etter Tap Scholarship Award
Among Maine dancers, the name Peggy Russell Westcott Etter is synonymous with tap. For fifty years, Mrs. Etter taught thousands of dancers in southern Maine how to shuffle, step-ball-change, and flap. Her Tick Tock Routine has become something of legend. read more »
New Members to the Maine State Ballet Company
Company members: Rhiannon Pelletier, Sara Sheldon and Lindsay Stack, and Apprentices Hannah Anderson, Nathaniel Dombek and Tory Nevens. Congratulations and continued success to these dedicated dancers! read more »
Stepping into the light
Long-time Maine State Ballet company member Katie Skog set to shine as Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream read more »
Kennebunk High School Senior Featured in Tap, Tap, Jazz!
January is a cold, dark month here in Maine, but Maine State Ballet is turning up the heat to help melt those post-holiday blues. Tap, Tap, Jazz is a night of sizzle and showmanship designed to show off some of the most talented young dancers in the State. read more »
30th Season of Nutcrackers for two Maine State Ballet ballerinas
For over fifty years, renowned choreographer George Balanchine's masterpiece, Nutcracker, has been a holiday tradition for millions of people around the world. Set to the score of Peter Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite," it is one of the most famous ballets of all time. read more »
Katie Farwell: 25 years of Maine State Ballet's Nutcracker
When you've danced in The Nutcracker 25 years in a row, most people would think it is soon time to hang up the pointe shoes. But that's not the case with Katie Farwell, whose first role in Maine State Ballet's annual holiday production came when she was only four years old. read more »
