Samantha Gullace News

The American Repertory Ballet presented an extraordinary performance of 'Signature Duets' on the Hamilton Stage of UC PAC.

On Friday, February 27th, the American Repertory Ballet (ARB) and the Rutgers University Symphony Orchestra concluded its two-night only engagement at the State Theater NJ in New Brunswick with a superb rendition of William Shakespeare's, A Midsummer's Night Dream.

The latest American Repertory Ballet performance at Hamilton Stage in Rahway drew together five short-form ballets, inviting viewers to compare and contrast these vibrant offerings.

It's been a long, drowsy winter--though if you're a dance buff, the American Repertory Ballet has put together the perfect showcase to jolt you out of hibernation. Starting with the magnificent melodrama Firebird, and following up with the warm-season works Afternoon of a Faun and Rite of Spring, the troupe took the stage at Princeton's McCarter Theatre just this past week. The program was a celebration of dance both new and old--the world premiere of Douglas Martin's Firebird choreography, no less--a revisitation of the balletic past that was taut, nimble, and modern in about the right measure.

Performing at the Hamilton Stage, the American Repertory Ballet staged three joyous short ballets: VIVA VIVALDI, CARESS, and FAERIE TYME.

SOMETHING SUDDEN 5WEPT 0V3R ME, a new play written by Steven Mark Tenney and directed & choreographed by Susan Tenney, has been nominated for seven 2013 Planet Connections Theatre Awards. The awards ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, August 4th with red carpet arrivals starting at 6pm and curtain at 7pm at The Ailey Citigroup Theater (405 West 55th Street) in Manhattan.

American Repertory Ballet Artistic Director Douglas Martin is please to announce its 2013-2014 Company Dancers, including the addition of Company Dancer Nanako Yamamoto and the promotion of dancers Andrea D'Annunzio and Mattia Pallozzi from Trainee to full Company Dancer. Yamamoto, D'Annunzio, and Pallozzi will join returning dancers: Cameron Auble-Branigan, Euphrosyne Avery, Stephen Campanella, Alice Cao, Alexander Dutko, Shaye Firer, Monica Giragosian, Samantha Gullace, Joshua Kurtzberg, Karen Leslie Moscato, Marc St-Pierre, Edward Urwin, and Claire van Bever. The 2013-2014 Season will be Auble-Branigan's and Firer's second season with ARB. It will be the third season for Avery, Cao, Giragosian, and van Bever. Campanella, Gullace, Moscato, St-Pierre, and Urwin are entering their fourth season, Dutko his fifth, and Kurtzberg is entering his sixth season with ARB.

SOMETHING SUDDEN 5WEPT 0V3R ME, a new play written by Steven Mark Tenney and directed & choreographed by Susan Tenney, began performances at the Robert Moss Theatre (440 Lafayette Street, NYC) on June 5th as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, New York's premiere eco-friendly/socially-conscious arts festival. The benefitting organization for this production is Rainforest Alliance. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

When I found out that I would be joining American Repertory Ballet, the first thing my parents said to me, after 'Congratulations!', was, 'Oh, thank goodness, we won't have to pay for your pointe shoes anymore!' And you can't really blame them! At $60-100 a pair, pointe shoes are like a nice pair of heels that you throw out after a week or two. But, to a ballerina, they are the lifeblood of her work.

SOMETHING SUDDEN 5WEPT 0V3R ME, a new play written by Steven Mark Tenney and directed & choreographed by Susan Tenney, will begin performances at the Robert Moss Theatre (440 Lafayette Street, NYC) on June 5th as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, New York's premiere eco-friendly/socially-conscious arts festival. The benefiting organization for this production is Rainforest Alliance.

Princeton native, choreographer Susan Tenney will present the New York premiere of Je me souviens...I remember... on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 7:30pm at Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street (between Park and Madison), New York, NY 10021. The performance will be followed by a VIP cocktail reception. Tickets are $25-75 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.