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The Dayton Ballet is a ballet company located in Dayton, Ohio.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Dayton Ballet )〕 It was founded in 1937, making it the second oldest regional ballet company in the United States. It is also called the "Company of Premieres" as it is committed to presenting new works, including a new full-length ballet every two years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Company Information )〕 Dayton Ballet hosts a season of four performances that includes familiar traditional ballets, the classic family-friendly holiday staple ''The Nutcracker'', as well as new and innovative works. The venues of the Dayton Ballet is the historic 1,139 seat Victoria Theatre and the state-of-the-art Schuster Center, which accommodates 2,300 patrons. Over 40 performances are presented throughout each season. Operating under the artistic leadership of Karen Russo Burke, the company is part of a larger parent organization, The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance, on which it relies upon for its administrative and operational leadership and support. ==History== Dayton Ballet had its beginning when Josephine (Jo) Schwarz and her sister Hermene opened The Schwarz School of Dance in 1927. Jo Schwarz later studied ballet and danced in Chicago, in New York at the School of American Ballet, and in Europe. She danced on broadway, but was forced to return home to Dayton after receiving an injury while performing in New York. In May 1938, Jo and Hermene gathered together the school's finest dancers, named the troupe "The Experimental Group for Young Dancers," and staged a performance at the Dayton Art Institute. This was the first performance of what is now Dayton Ballet. Jo was a pioneer of the American regional ballet movement of the mid-20th century. Through years of persistence, she made Dayton a center of dance. In 1958, the company restructured as the Dayton Civic Ballet, with a board of directors, and federal tax-exempt status. In 1959, the Dayton Civic Ballet became a chartered member of the Northeast Regional Ballet Association. The Schwarz sisters organized many regional dance festivals and choreography conferences. In 1978, the company dropped the "Civic" designation and became the fully professional Dayton Ballet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dayton Ballet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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