Texas Ballet Theater Adds Former Houston Ballet Dancers to School Staff
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Apr 13, 2021
Texas Ballet Theater has announced the appointment of Elise and Rhodes Elliott, retired Houston Ballet dancers, to faculty and staff positions within Texas Ballet Theater School. Elise Elliott will join TBT as School Business Manager and Rhodes Elliott will be the new Advanced and Professional Training Division Instructor.
Dancers from The Houston Ballet's THE NUTCRACKER to Make Special Visit to the Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, 12/15
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 11, 2014
On Monday, Dec. 15, 2014 from 1 to 3 p.m., costumed dancers from Houston Ballet's production of The Nutcrackerwill make a special visit to Texas Children's and Hematology Centers. This holiday season Houston Ballet will present 35 performances of The Nutcracker at the Wortham Theater Center Nov. 28 - Dec. 28, and the dancers want to bring the magic of the performance to children who may not have the opportunity to see the production. On Dec. 15, 2014, Houston Ballet demi soloist Elise Elliott, corps de ballet dancers Rhodes Elliott, Jacquelyn Long, Katelyn May, Aaron Sharratt, and apprentice Mallory Mehaffey will participate in this event.
BWW Reviews: Houston Ballet's ALADDIN is an Opulent and Mesmerizing Treat
by David Clarke
- Feb 21, 2014
Last night, Houston Ballet presented the American Premiere performance of David Bintley's spellbinding ALADDIN. The ballet, commissioned by National Ballet of Japan, had its World Premiere on November 15, 2008. For this opulent and mesmerizing theatrical treat, choreographer David Bintley pulls his inspiration from the original story; however, his ballet stills delivers everything fans of the 1992 Disney film expect from the story.
