American Academy of Ballet Mignon Furman Founding Director

Summer School of Excellence 2013 at Purchase College, SUNY Westchester, NY June 30 - August 11 American Welcome to Our Summer School Why Our Great Supervision Summer Schools o need to worry about safety. Academy of NSecurity is provided by Purchase Are So Great College. In addition, we have House have organized 30 Summer Mothers (chaperones) and student Schools, and each one has been councelors. Dancers are required to Ballet Ia success. Students improve at an observe the rules of the dorm, and of unbelievable rate. the Summer School. Mignon Furman Founding Director Great Faculty Two Special y faculty is at the top of the Programs teaching profession. Many Mteachers on the faculty have been Performance Awards principal dancers with leading Only available at our Summer School. ballet companies. Their many years of teaching experience assures Technique Intensive dancers of high quality instruction. Great Programs GreatAn excellent Experienceway to refine technique. allet is the focus: Technique, ne-third of our students return BRepertoire, Pointe, Pas de Deux each year. This indicates the value and Variations. Also, Jazz, Modern, ofO our Summer School to dancers. Summer School and Character. Great There is no Summer School quite of Excellence like the Summer School of the Performances American Academy of Ballet. 2013 ance = performance. DI have organized six performance Mignon Furman at Purchase College, SUNY opportunities over the six-week period. Founding Director Westchester, NY See “General Information.” *Every dancer participates. Not only June 30 - August 11 a select few. About Mignon Furman 6 weeks June 30 - August 11 Mignon Furman had organized no less than 30 Summer Schools. 5 weeks July 7 - August 11 She was the Director of the University of Cape Town Ballet School with special responsibility for teachers’ training. She 3 weeks July 21 - August 11 formulated the programs to be used by 80 trainee teachers and 400 students. She was nominated for the Distinguished Teacher 2 weeks July 7 - July 21 Award from amongst the entire university faculty of 1,500. She was a choreographer and educator, and has studied or been 1 week June 30 - July 5 guest teacher in New York, London, Tel Aviv, Paris, and Cannes. (Technique Intensive) Program Two Special Dates & Fees Programs • Classical Ballet Residential • Pointe Students Day Students 1. Performance (Includes all • Pas de Deux Courses Dates (Includes classes, classes, lunches, Awards housing, 3 meals dinners, and a day, use of events.) • Repertoire o other Summer School has this laundry, etc.) • Variations Nprogram. It is the unique concept of Mignon Furman. The program is taught • Special throughout the U.S., as well as in 10 6 weeks June 30 - August 11 $5,400 $4,300 Male Classes other countries. • Character Students receive special instruction in 5 weeks July 7 - August 11 $4,775 $3,675 the program in addition to their regular • Modern classes. This is then danced before an • Pilates 3 weeks July 21 - August 11 $3,275 $2,350 awarded to each participant. • Jazz audience.The program Medals is an and optional certificates extra. are • Spanish 2 weeks July 7 - July 21 $2,180 $1,575 • Special Programs 2. One Week Technique Intensive 1 week (Technique June 30 - July 5 $1,095 $775 his program is intended to improve Intensive) Tthe fundamental basis of the classical ballet technique. Notes: (1) Payment is due in full by May 15, 2013. Students will be streamed into 7 levels. If payment is received after this date, add $50. (2) If payment is by credit card, add 3%.

4 American Academy of Ballet Summer School of Excellence 2013 5 Faculty

Chris Alloways-Ramsey McCree O’Kelley (Classical Ballet) (Classical Ballet) Danced for Boston Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Ballet West, BalletMet Studied at the School of American Ballet and the North Carolina School of Columbus and Alabama Ballet. the Arts. Danced with the Atlanta Ballet and Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Toured internationally in the Broadway production of Cats. Gina Chiavelli Victoria Pulkkinen Is the Artistic Director of both Dutchess Dance Theatre and Pinewood (Classical Ballet & Repertoire) School of Dance. Is also an American Academy of Ballet judge for the Was principal dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and soloist with Performance Awards. Now teaches the company of Spectrum Dance Theater. Kevin Durwael the Hamburg State Ballet. Taught at the Pacific NW Ballet and School. (Classical Ballet) Romulo Ramos (Classical Ballet) A graduate of the Royal Ballet School Antwerp, and of the Artesis University Was a soloist at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro. Now Director of of Antwerp. Danced with Nederlands Dans Theater. Soloist with the Royal Balletarrj School of Dance in Rio de Janeiro. Has trained several dancers Ballet of Flanders. Now teaching at the Royal Ballet School Antwerp. who won awards in international competitions. Aviad Herman (Classical Ballet & Repertoire) Steve Rooks Winner of the Princess Grace Award in Monaco, member of (Modern Dance) the Gothenburg Ballet. Was a Principal Dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company. Now an international guest teacher and Professor of Dance at Vassar College. Paloma Herrera (Classical Ballet) Flavio Salazar Is a Principal Dancer of American Ballet Theatre. (Classical Ballet)

graduate of the National Ballet of Cuba. Danced with American Ballet Kathryn Long TrainedTheater atfor the 13 Institutoyears. Now Colombiano guest teaches de Ballet. for ballet Teacher’s companies. Certificate (Classical Ballet) Craig Salstein BFA graduate of New York University. Danced with American Ballet Theater. (Classical Ballet) Soloist with Vancouver Goh Ballet. Nominated for awards for her dancing in Trained at the School of American Ballet. Danced with Miami City Ballet. movies, and TV. Now founder, and Director of Vancouver Junior Professional Now a soloist with American Ballet Theater. Division. Received the Outstanding Teacher Award at the 2013 YAGP. Iain Macdonald Vladimir Stadnik (Classical Ballet) Winner of the Adeline Genee Silver Trophy. Was (Classical Ballet) Principal Dancer with PACT Ballet. Guested in Denmark, and Taiwan. Trained at the Vaganova Academy in Russia. Danced as a soloist in Now Artistic Director of the South African Ballet Theater. Russia, W. Europe, and the USA. A graduate of the University of Cul- ture, St Petersburg, and of the State Conservatory Rimsky Korsakov. Joseph Malbrough Now Assistant Professor of Dance at Ball State University, Indiana. (Classical Ballet) Dean Vollick Has taught in Europe, Switzerland and Austria and now, on the (Classical Ballet) Faculties of Purchase College and Ballet Academy East New York. Has danced with several companies in the USA and Canada. A graduate of the Teacher Training Program of the National Ballet Melinda Marquez School (Toronto). Teaches at the Boston Ballet School. (Spanish Dance) Founder and Artistic Director of the Melinda Marquez Flamenco Dance Center in New Haven. On faculty of Ballet Hispanico in New York City. Lonné Moretton (Floor Barre) A graduate of universities in San Jose and New York. Has taught and More teachers to be announced. choreographed for many universities and ballet companies in USA, Please keep checking our website. Stockholm, Lisbon and Tokyo.

Audition Time & Locations (Registration begins 30 minutes before the audition time.) USA Auditions Sat. January 5 Sat. January 26 Sun. February 24 Sat. April 6 Maryland Youth Ballet Pacific Northwest Ballet Buford School of Ballet Purchase College, SUNY 926 Ellsworth Road, 301 Mercer Street. 3235 Sardis Church Road Dance Building Silver Spring, MD 20910 Seattle, WA 98109 Buford, GA 30519 735 Anderson Hill Road 2:30pm 4:30pm 2pm Purchase, NY 10577 Sun. January 6 Sun. January 27 Sat. March 2 2:30pm Purchase College, SUNY Benicia Ballet School School of American Ballet 70 Lincoln Center Plaza Sun. April 7 735 Anderson Hill Road 938 Tyler Street, Studio 204 School of American Ballet Purchase, NY 10577 New York, NY 10023 Benicia, CA 94510 3pm - ages 11-13 165 West 65th Street 12 noon - ages 11-13 2:30pm 5:15pm - ages 14 & older (Near Amsterdam Avenue.) 2:30pm - ages 14 & older Take the escalator on the sidewalk, Sun. February 3 then make a left. Sat. January 12 New York, NY 10023 Step In Time Dance Studio 3:30pm Ramapo College 301 North Apopka Avenue 505 Ramapo Valley Road Inverness, FL 34450 Mahwah, NJ 07430 11:30am International Auditions 2:30pm Sat. February 9 Sun. January 13 School of American Ballet Tue. December 18 Sat. February 2 National Museum (Cancelled due to Blizzard. Shinjyukumura Studio Centro de Dança do DF of Dance & Hall of Fame Date moved to March 2) 2-1-8 Kita Shinjyuku SCTN, Via 2. Anexo do Teatro Nacional Shinjyuku-ku Tokyo Brasilia, Brazil 99 South Broadway 70 Lincoln Center Plaza Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Tokyo, Japan 3pm New York, NY 10023 7pm 1:30pm 3pm - ages 11-13 5:15pm - ages 14 & older Sat. March 16 Fri. January 18 Sat. January 12 Bikurei Haitim Center Texas Ballet Sat. February 16 Centro de Artes Heftman Street 06 Theater School Boston Arts Academy Nós da Dança Tel Aviv, Israel Dallas Academy 174 Ipswich Street Avenida Nsa. Sra. Copacabana, 1138 7pm Boston, MA 02115 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2379 Promenade Center 3pm Richardson, TX 75080 10am Sun. March 24 7pm Sun. February 24 Sat. January 19 Estudio de Danza California State University, Sociedade Esportiva Maria Antonia Mas C/Marqués de la Cénia 35 Long Beach Palmeiras 07014 Palma de Mallorca-Baleares Avenida Francisco Matarazzo, 1705 Mallorca, Spain Long Beach, CA 90840 São Paulo, Brazil 10:30am 1:30pm1250 Bellflower Blvd. 3pm 10 American Academy of Ballet Summer School of Excellence 2013 11 Audition Requirements

If Attending an Audition: The audition takes the form of a class. No solo variation is required. • Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the scheduled time. • Neat ballet attire to be worn. If on pointe, bring pointe shoes. Please bring a photo in 1st arabesque. • Please bring an audition fee of $30 in cash. • All dancers will complete the full audition class. • Notice of acceptance will be mailed within 2 weeks of the audition date. • • Audition application form may be downloaded from the website or may be filled in when registering at audition.

If Mailing a DVD: Videos must be DVD format. Include a photo in 1st arabesque. • Print name, address and age on the label of the DVD. • Notice of acceptance will be mailed within 2 weeks of receiving the DVD. • DVDs must be received before April 30, 2013. • Include a $30 audition fee with the DVDs. • •

No barre work should be shown. DVD Please show: Auditions 1a. 1st arabesque a terre and en l’air. Welcome 1b. A la seconde position tendu a terre and en l’air. 2. An adage combination to include a balance, arabesque line, and a developpe. For Girls: 3. A pirouette combination. 6. A still position showing the 4. Petite allegro combination. feet en pointe a la seconde. 5. Grand allegro showing moving steps. 7. A pointe combination.

12 American Academy of Ballet Summer School of Excellence 2013 13 General Information

The certificate must be received Housing Age and Admission Payment before June 15, 2013. In such cases, An entire dormitory building on the Students must be between the ages Payment may be made by credit card a refund less 30%, will be made. Purchase College SUNY campus is al- of 11 and 22. A minimum of 4 years or check for the full amount or by located to Summer School. The students ballet training is required. Admission not more than three installments No refunds will be made if the are housed in air-conditioned double is by audition or DVD audition. by post-dated checks or credit card. application for a refund is rooms. Housing, meals and use of the See “Audition Requirements.” In this case, at least 1/3 of the full received after June 15, 2013. laundry are included in the tuition. amount must be paid with the Three meals daily are provided on cam- completed application form. pus in a dining hall exclusively for us. Placement Placement classes will be assessed Post-dated checks must be included Arrival By Air Four airports serve Purchase by several faculty teachers to place with the application. Campus Facilities students in levels which will be most The final payment must be dated College. La Guardia, JFK and Newark Purchase College SUNY is well-known advantageous to them. This assess- before May 15, 2013. are about one hour by car from the for its performing arts programs. The ment is reviewed after two days. The college. We will recommend a car dance building has nine air-conditioned Faculty will not discuss placement A charge of $50 will be made for service to meet the students. unpaid checks. A surcharge of studios and is a 5-minute walk from the with any parent or teachers of the Westchester: This is a smaller air- 3% will be made for credit cards. dormitory. Among other facilities, there students. Parents and teachers must port about 10 minutes by car from is an ATM and a general store. Purchase College. much consideration and opportunity inbe theconfident placement that process.students are given Refund Policy Please contact office for further Supervision No refunds will be made of any information. House Mothers (chaperones) and amounts paid unless a medical student counselors will supervise the Day Attendance students. Students who live near the campus inability of the applicant to attend may attend Summer School without Summerdoctor’s certificateSchool is submitted. evidencing the How living on campus. A reduced fee is Performances payable. See “Fees.” There are several theaters on the campus to a 5-minute walk from the dormitory. Ev- Apply ery student has the opportunity to dance Boys in several performances, depending on Boys will have instruction in special Attend an audition, or mail their length of stay at Summer School. classes in addition to joining in the 1. your DVD. technique classes. See “Audition Requirements.” you return this as soon as There is one Demonstration, two You will be advised of the possible. In the past years, sessions of the Performance Awards, 2. results of the audition within the applications of many and three performances. Parents and two weeks. students were returned as friends may attend these events. they were received after If accepted, you will be the enrollment was full. The Gala Performance in the large 3. mailed an application form. theater is always so exciting! You will then be given a link Return the application online to travel information Costumes are supplied at no charge to 5. form, together with your and details of check-in, a list the students. Each student receives a 4. check(s) or credit card of what to bring, and forms details. It is suggested that awarded to students who have excelled. certificate. Scholarships and prizes are to be filled out. 14 American Academy of Ballet Summer School of Excellence 2013 15 Where Are They Now? Quotes from Faculty Teachers Some of Our Alumni he whole program is absolutely irresistible. Not only is it the perfect “Torganization, but there is a respect, care and knowledge that surrounds Stella Abera Maya Storseth Ilana Jonas and acknowledges everyone involved, from the teachers to the helpers and all ABT Soloist Norwegian Ballet California Ballet Company of the dancers. The working conditions and the lodgings are extremely good for everyone. The fact that all of the different groups perform is remarkable, but even Fuzuki Ishizaki Or Sagi Karina Hagemeyer more so is how well the choreography is adapted to make all of the students feel Hong Kong Ballet Trocaderos Smuin Ballet recognized and look their best. It is a source of delight to see the result and the Martyn Garside Aviad Herman Amanda Fairweather tone of the program for the dancers.” Formerly San Francisco Gothenburg Ballet Texas Ballet Theater Trainee -Violette Verdy, was Principal Dancer of NYC Ballet and Director of the Ballet, currently Paris Opera Ballet, now on the faculty of the University of Indiana, Bloomington. Zhukov Dance Company Jordan Moser Ashley Whittle Austin Ballet Ballet de l’opera de Bordeax Joseph Caley Ryan Carroll Hannah Carter he opportunity for students to work with such renowned teachers Birmingham and accomplished musicians will broaden horizons and enhance their Royal Ballet Principal Was in “Fosse” Touring Estonian Ballet “T Company, now teaching. futures. The inspiration of the director, Mignon Furman, coupled with her pro- Thomas Forster Bradley Beakes gressive innovative ideas make this a true Summer School of Excellence.” ABT Company Alpha Ng Ririe Woodbury Singapore Ballet Theatre Dance Company -Brian Loftus, International Guest Teacher Sabina Westcombe Royal Ballet First Artist Lucas Jerklander Ethan he best teachers can be found at The American Academy of Ballet’s sum- Slovenia Ballet Schweitzer-Gaslin mer program. Mignon Furman directs the greatest program every year Rie Ichikawa Apprentice with the Oregon “T Boston Ballet Soloist James Hay Ballet Theatre with a worldwide faculty. AAB will give you the best summer experience.” Royal Ballet - David Howard, International Guest Teacher Danny Scott Andrea Yorita Was Boston Ballet, now Tristan Dyer Ballet X Philadelphia, PA Suzanne Farrell Ballet. Royal Ballet orking with a faculty of such a high caliber is an inspiration both to me as Analiese Umana “W well as to the students. My admiration and thanks go to Mignon Furman Kevin Emerton Dario Elia Baltimore Ballet Zurich Ballet for having the vision and knowledge to bring such wonderful people together.” Royal Ballet Michael Gross Yoshihisa Arai -Merle Sepel, Director of the American Pacific Ballet Company and Alex Dutko River North Dance Chicago faculty member of Cal State University at Fullerton Formerly Miami City Ballet, Formerly Northern Ballet, currently Tulsa Ballet Soloist currently American t is a joy to teach at the American Academy of Ballet Summer School of Repertory Ballet “I Excellence. The students are wonderfully responsive and I am proud to be part of such an illustrious international faculty which Mignon Furman has gathered together. There is a great sense of artistic endeavour at the highest level and it is also a lot of fun!” -Susie Cooper, Head of Dance at Urdang Academy, London

orking with students at the American Academy of Ballet Summer “W School is a highlight of the year for me. There is a great sense of cama- raderie not only between the students but also the faculty. It is a great pleasure to be part of this wonderful program.” -Jay Jolley, Assistant Director of The Royal Ballet School

highly recommend The American Academy of Ballet’s summer school. “I The international faculty and the training and care each student receives makes for a summer of learning and fun.” -Sharon Wagner, Artist Services

16 American Academy of Ballet Summer School of Excellence 2013 17 All photos in the brochure by Costas taken at performances 2012.

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