Brooklyn Ballet is a professional, not-for-profit dance company dedicated to artistic excellence, education, and serving Brooklyn’s diverse communities. The company was founded in February 2002 by Artistic Director Lynn Parkerson, the first of its kind in Brooklyn in over 40 years. Brooklyn Ballet brings a contemporary vision to the treasured art form of ballet, with repertory and programs that revitalize and re-imagine the classical form. The Ballet presents an annual performance season in Brooklyn and serves the community through educational outreach projects—specifically, Take Ballet to the Streets, an outdoor performance series, Elevate and Brooklyn Ballet in the Houses, in-school dance residencies—as well as through its professional dance school located in Downtown Brooklyn. Brooklyn Ballet produced two highly successful  seasons at Fort Greene's Kumble Theater and in October 2006 the Company performed in four cities in Mexico by invitation of the Cultural Consulate of Chiapas.

Brooklyn Ballet’s dedication to the community is wide-ranging. The Company continues to create and perform new repertory bringing Brooklyn audiences the artistic excellence they’ve come to expect. And through our Education and Community programs, Brooklyn Ballet creates opportunities for new audiences to experience an aspect of culture which they may otherwise never have had access to.

2008-2009

Dancers
Rosita Adamo, Esteban Arano, Billy Blanken, Khiara Bridges, Megan Brunke, Michael Fields, Alexander Glaz, Catherine Green, Angela Harriell, Rinako Ishikawa, Roberto Lagomarcino, Claire Mazza, Sydnie Mosley, Ashley Murphy, Akua Parker, Leticia Pliego, Sebastian Scoleri, Krissy Tate, Harry Triana, Samuel Wilson

Choreographers
Lynn Parkerson, Caridad Martinez

Collaborators
Augusta and Kalle Laar's "Kunst Oder Unfall" (Art or Accident), Patricia Ankner Forelle, Thomas Baird, and Catherine Zehr

Staff
Artistic Director
Lynn Parkerson
lynnparkerson@brooklynballet.org

Brooklyn Ballet School Director
Caridad Martinez
caridadmartinez@brooklynballet.org

Administrative Director
Camille Abenanty

Development/Administrative Assistant
Amy Jacobus

Elevate Education Director
Oona Haaranen

Elevate Education Coordinator
Catherine Green
catherinegreen@brooklynballet.org

Development
Jayme Koszyn Consulting

Production 
Chris Agosto, Kao Kai-Ti

Board of Directors
Dennis Abenanty, Treasurer
Allen Kraus
Geri Armine-Klein
Lynn Parkerson
Zal Sarkari
Karyn Zieve

ex-officio
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
Council Member David Yassky

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