Stories related to: Sacramento Ballet

Arts and Lifestyle

'Incredible Journey': Sacramento Ballet's Carinne Binda, Legend Violette Verdy, And A Final 'Giselle'

February 15, 2018 | Jeff Hudson

This weekend, the Sacramento Ballet will stage Giselle, the full-length classic from 1841 involving love, forgiveness and compassion. For Binda, it’s a chance to revisit a masterpiece that she learned under the great ballerina decades ago.

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Sacramento Ballet's Carinne Binda Reflects On 'Giselle' Production

February 15, 2018 | Chris Remington

Sacramento Ballet Co-Artistic Director Carinne Binda reflects back on her history performing "Giselle" and looks ahead to the Sacramento Ballet's latest production of the classic work.

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Capital Dance Project Serves Autistic Children With Sensory Friendly Performance

August 21, 2017 | Sammy Caiola

Capital Dance Project presents the city's first-ever sensory-friendly show. The performance is designed to accommodate children who are sensitive to lights, sounds and crowds.

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Sacramento Ballet Announces New Artistic Director

July 11, 2017 | Steve Milne

The Sacramento Ballet announced Tuesday the appointment of a new artistic director.

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Sacramento Ballet Icon Ron Cunningham Premieres His Last (Maybe) Original Work 'Seven Deadly Sins'

June 12, 2017

Ballet icon Ron Cunningham premieres what might be his last original work "The Seven Deadly Sins" at the Harris Center this weekend.

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Shakeups In Sac Ballet Leadership Causes Mixed Reactions

January 18, 2017

The Sacramento Ballet Board of Directors announced that they are releasing current artistic directors Ron Cunningham and Carinne Binda. President of the board Nancy Garton and the outgoing directors talk about their side of the story.

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“Women Speak” At The Sacramento Ballet

October 6, 2016

Four nationally renowned female choreographers will speak their minds through dance this weekend at Sacramento City College. Ron Cunningham and Maggie Rupp talk about the boundary-pushing show "Women Speak."

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Sacramento Ballet Cancels Shows, Lays Off Dancers; Board President Says Ballet Will Return This Fall

May 19, 2015

The Sacramento Ballet has ended its season early and sent dancers home unpaid for the remaining few weeks of the schedule. The ballet board president says the ballet plans to return in Fall 2015. The dancers will perform May 30.

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Sacramento Artists Eye New Space At Old Fremont School

March 5, 2015 | Bob Moffitt

The doors appear to be opening for a new artists' space in midtown Sacramento. If the Sacramento City Council approves, a donation from Joyce Raley Teel and the City of Sacramento will pay for renovations of the old brick building built in 1921.

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Learning To Fly With The Sacramento Ballet

February 13, 2015 | Jeff Hudson

With their incredible leaping ability and graceful movements, ballet dancers sometimes look like they're flying. This weekend, some members of the Sacramento Ballet will... thanks to help from a wire, stagehands and three days of training.

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