Roberta Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) I noticed this happy news on the company's website. Trinidad Vives | The Washington Ballet They're still searching for a permanent A.D. Edited August 21, 2023 by Roberta Link to comment
YouOverThere Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 (edited) I guess that "Acting Artistic Director" sounds better than "Interim Artistic Director", but her role is the latter since there is no Artistic Director for her to act in place of. Nevertheless, this is interesting, and to me surprising, news (IMHO, it would make a lot of sense for Gillian Murphy and Ethan Stiefel to take over the WB). Edited August 22, 2023 by YouOverThere Link to comment
daughterlovesballet Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 On 8/21/2023 at 5:21 PM, Roberta said: I noticed this happy news on the company's website. Trinidad Vives | The Washington Ballet They're still searching for a permanent A.D. This is concerning. TWB must be a pretty prestigious position. Could it be the debt or difficulty obtaining performance space that is making the job not attractive? Link to comment
lisbit Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Washington Ballet plays second fiddle to all the large national and international companies coming through the Kennedy Center. Anyone with connections to Mary Day is either established somewhere else or too old. DC is not really an arts town. Yes, there are all the museums, KC, etc but it is a not a place where young people are coming to create. DC has a high cost of living compared to the locations of other small companies. Just a start…. Link to comment
lmspear Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, daughterlovesballet said: This is concerning. TWB must be a pretty prestigious position. Could it be the debt or difficulty obtaining performance space that is making the job not attractive? Another problem might be that the board of directors doesn't know what it wants or needs. Septime Weber the director before Kent had great marketing skills that connected with the community. His choreography has been ditched except for the customized to DC Nutcracker. Edited August 25, 2023 by lmspear Typo Link to comment
California Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, lmspear said: Another proem might be that the board of directors doesn't know what it wants or needs. Septime Weber the director before Kent had great marketing skills that connected with the community. His choreography has been ditched except for the customized to DC Nutcracker. Unfortunate that they dumped Weber. Colorado Ballet has shown his Alice (in Wonderland) and Wizard of Oz in recent years. Both are great productions with lots of wonderful choreography for serious dance lovers and special effects galore for families. Maybe instead of trying to compete with visiting companies at KenCen, they could try focusing on the DC community! Link to comment
Roberta Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) The Board may be looking for a modern demographic. Just guessing. They want to be extra careful to find the right AD. Edited August 31, 2023 by Roberta Link to comment
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