Yesterday marked Principal Dancer Artur Sultanov’s 30th Birthday, which at OBT comes with the passing down of a certain shirt (see photo). Apparently this shirt has been passed down to company members on their 30th birthday for about 8 years now, and I thought it would be a really great tradition to share with you… Read More
Rose City Waltz
An unusual but delightful element of this retrospective program is the inclusion of the Rose City Waltz, which is a short ballet choreographed by Christopher for the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre’s students. It’s a beautiful showcase for them, using kids from some of the youngest levels right on up to the advanced students and… Read More
I Started An Uprising
An entry by Soloist Candace Bouchard…. Out of the ashes, there comes new growth. The silver lining to last season’s financial crisis is that it gives us an opportunity to openly reevaluate our methods and blaze new trails. For me, personally, it exposed some secret vault in my brain that I didn’t even know existed.… Read More
Final Dress…
…. is done. We ran through the entire show one last time tonight, for a small invited audience of donors, supporters, and especially our crew of devoted volunteers who have given more in time and enthusiasm than can ever be measured. It was really fun to dance specially for them tonight. It’s always hard to… Read More
Emerald Anniversary Exhibit
Linda Besant has been busily assembling the photographs, posters and memorabilia for this Emerald Anniversary retrospective program, which will all be displayed in the lobby of the Keller auditorium throughout the run of performances. I snuck out front this evening to take a look. It’s not at all completed yet, but I got a nice… Read More
