There are 37 article(s) tagged Ballet Memphis:

• July 2020

  • Former student, board member announced as next Ballet Memphis CEO

    The arts company announced Gretchen Wollert McLennon as the organization’s new leader after a unanimous vote by board members. She will begin her tenure Aug. 1.

    By Jared Boyd July 07, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed

    The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

• January 2020

  • Ballet Memphis’ founder to retire

    Dorothy Gunther Pugh left her role as artistic director of the ballet company in May 2019 and will depart the CEO job in June. She founded the organization in 1986.

    By Jared Boyd January 08, 2020

• May 2019

  • Ballet Memphis names new artistic director

    Starting July 1, Steven McMahon will take over a job held for 32 years by Ballet Memphis’ founder, Dorothy Gunther Pugh.

    By Elle Perry May 20, 2019

  • A prima ballerina retires ‘on top’

    Crystal Brothers has been Giselle, Juliet, Tinkerbell and Odette in her 23-year career performing with Ballet Memphis. “I've lived many a little girl’s dream.”

    By Jane Schneider May 20, 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: Art by Design, ‘The Firm,’ Mother’s Day Paddle on the Wolf River and more

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers May 8-13.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 08, 2019

• April 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: Lucero Family Block Party, Record Store Day, Ballet Memphis/New Ballet Ensemble and more

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers April 10-16.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 14, 2019

• February 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • LeMoyne-Owen cancels night classes because of power outage
    • Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge to hold state of court address
    • Memphis Blight Elimination Steering Team releases Top 10 code violators

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 20, 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • NAI Saig moving to Poplar Towers
    • More ABRA body shops coming
    • Ballet Memphis announces inaugural New American Dance Residency participants

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 19, 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: ‘The Awful Truth,’ Soul Cinema 6, Songwriters Week and more

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Feb. 13-19.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 13, 2019

• October 2018

  • Ballet Memphis’ Fall Mix features music from Julien Baker, Unapologetic artists

    Almost 20 years ago then-choreographer-in-residence Trey McIntyre created "The Memphis Suite" for Ballet Memphis. McIntyre has now remixed that work for Ballet Memphis' Fall Mix. 

    By Elle Perry October 24, 2018

• September 2018

  • Ballet Memphis joins three-year, national project

    Ballet Memphis has been chosen to participate in a national, three-year partnership program designed to “support the advancement of racial equity in professional ballet companies.”

    By Elle Perry September 25, 2018