Pennsylvania Ballet's 45th anniversary season

Pennsylvania Ballet's 45th season features a diverse range of repertoire celebrating both classic and novel works.

Quoted in this article from PlaybillArts.com is the company's founder Barbara Weisberger, who will be coming to Indianapolis as part of ISB's 'Dancing With the Masters' series:

In the waning days of 1960, the country was poised for a new dawn. There was a renewed fervor for the arts, and building an American ballet tradition was a key facet of the agenda. During a colorful conversation at a cocktail party hosted by Lincoln Kirstein, the co-founder of New York City Ballet, the idea to found a ballet company in Philadelphia was crystallized. "Balanchine said to me 'We must have more ballet companies in this country'," recalls Pennsylvania Ballet's founder Barbara Weisberger. "My reply," she continues, "was 'Mr. B, if you're really serious about this--Philadelphia is the place'."

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