Ballet Theatre of Maryland facts for kids
Ballet Theatre of Maryland is based in Annapolis, Maryland. Originally established as The Ballet Theatre of Annapolis, the organization was founded in November 1978 as a private non-profit corporation governed by a twelve-person Board of Trustees, with Danny Diamond as the first artistic director, and established residency at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis. In 1996, the company achieved professional status. In 2000, the organization's name was changed to Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Inc. (BTM) to fulfill a new mission of serving the State of Maryland. Dianna Cuatto joined BTM as artistic director at the start of the 2003–2004 season. The current artistic director, Nicole Kelsch, was appointed for the 2020–2021 season after being a Principal Dancer, School Principal, and Ballet Mistress for 14 years.
2022–2023 season includes,
- Les Sylphides and Other Works (MDH October 7–9, 2022)
- The Nutcracker (MDH Dec 10,11,17,18, 2022)
- Momentum (MDH Feb 24–25, 2023)
- Don Quixote (MDH April 28–29, 2023)
Contents
Dancers
The Company
As of August 2022:
Principals
- Lindsey Bell
- Emily Carey
- Alexander Collen
- Karissa Kralik
- Lauren Martinez
- Ryan Massey
Soloists
As of August 2022:
- Aaron Bauer
- River Byrd
- Cindy Case
- Isaac Martinez
- Victoria Siracusa
- Michael West Jr.
Demi-Soloists
As of August 2022:
- Caroline Anderson
- Amanda Cobb
- Carrie Cornelius
- Anne Gutcher
- Hannah Hanson
- Cassandra Hope
- Sarah Jung
- Brenna Mazzara
- Clara Molina
- Madison Sweeney
- Rowan Treece
- Catherine Welch
Apprentices
As of August 2022:
- Destiny Billot
- Karen Fleming
- Olivia Fohsz
- Jenna Fritts
- Meredith Hardin
- Sarah Hoffman
- Madeline Jones
- Mia Koshansky
- Emma Lane
- Audrey Martin
- Rachael Spicer
- Julia Walden
- Victoria Walpole
- Isabella Warshaw
Trainees
As of August 2022:
- Arielin Anderson
- Samantha Apgar
- Jillian Battle
- Louisa Belian
- Kristen Faraclas
- Gabriella Femia
- Lauren Geary
- Ellie Goods
- Emily Moreland
- Kathryn Muscarella
- Addison Palmer
- Eliza Sell
Ballet Theatre of Maryland's School
BTM's School of Classical and Contemporary Dance, founded in 1978, is the only school in Maryland with a fully comprehensive classic and contemporary ballet training program for beginning through pre-professional and apprentice students of dance. Classes are currently offered in Annapolis and Grasonville, MD.
The school's professional faculty trains students from an anatomically based syllabus in styles from such schools as the American Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, Connecticut Ballet Theatre, Richmond Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet.
