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1. 1. Atlanta Festival Ballet

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   Gregory Aaron Atlanta Festival Ballet
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   Co-Artistic Directors Gregory Aaron and Nicolas Pacaña welcome you to our 18th Season! .
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   Gregory Aaron
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   Gregory Aaron
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   Gregory Aaron is the Co-Artistic Director of Atlanta Festival Ballet Company and Atlanta Festival Ballet School. Since 1990, Mr. Aaron has guided the nonprofit company to its present status, budgeting for two major productions a year.
   
   aaron1 While his primary energies are directed toward choreography and artistic involvement, Mr. Aaron oversees a staff of five as well as various guild committees, ticketing, programs and backstage coordination. His company is made up of professional dancers, complemented by serious student apprentices, who gain valuable experience and superior training in this endeavor. In addition to his regular responsibilities within his schools and company, he also teaches, choreographs and performs with other area groups. Many of his students have been accepted to or have received scholarships to major ballet programs and schools across the country.
   
   aaron3 Mr. Aaron began his training under one of the Southwest leading choreographers, Susan Francis.
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   In 1979, Mr. Aaron joined The Hartford Ballet as an apprentice and soon became a company member.
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   Mr. Aaron began guest dancing and teaching in 1984. As a principal with the Ruth Mitchell Dance Company, he performed Sal Aiela's Nocturno at the Riverside Church Theatre. In 1986 he was asked to become a member of the Pacific Ballet Theatre (now known as Oregon Ballet Theatre) and was featured as the Nutcracker Prince in James Canfield's production of The Nutcracker. While there he also danced in Just For Fun, Peasant Pas de Deux, Cabacon and world premiere of Mr. Canfield's The Third Stage.
   
   Highlights of Mr. Aaron career include: Romeo and Juliet with The Hartford Ballet, Nutcracker Prince and Chinese in The Nutcracker, man at the table in the world famous ballet The Green Table, touring France, Milan, Rome, Venice, Naples and Reggio Calabria, Italy, Taormina and Palermo, Sicily, and Broadway's Uris Theatre, dancing with Rudolph Nureyev and The Boston Ballet in Don Quixote, Swan Lake and Giselle.
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   In 2001 Mr. Aaron was invited to dance, teach, and choreograph for Ballet Center of Cebu Philippines under the director of Madame Fe Sala Villarica.
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   In 2005 Mr. Aaron returned to the Phillippines to stage his latest ballet, The Jungle Book. In the fall of that year he staged his highly successful Nutcracker (which has delighted audiences in the Southern Crescent of Atlanta for 18 years) which was performed in Davao City, Tagum City, and General Santos City.
   
   In July of 2006 Mr. Aaron was named as Co-Artistic Director with Nicolas Pacaña, of Balletcenter Cebu.
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   Mr. Aaron divides his time directing Balletcenter Cebu and Atlanta Festival Ballet.
   
   Gregory Aaron continues to perform, teach, produce, and choreograph a variety of works across the globe. He has developed not only his distinctive artistic style but also his exceptional ability to prepare and produce outstanding ballet performances, bringing the highest caliber in classical ballet to audiences throughout the world.

2. 2. Atlanta Festival Ballet

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   Co-Artistic Directors Gregory Aaron and Nicolas Pacaña welcome you to our 19th season!
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   Audiences will remember her for her portrayal of Clara in Artistic Director Gregory Aaron's holiday classic The Nutcracker as well dancing the Pas de Deux as Princess of the Sea in the US premier of Nicolas Pacana and Gregory Aaron's The Little Mermaid.
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   Audiences will remember her for her portrayal of Clara in Artistic Director Gregory Aaron's holiday classic The Nutcracker as well dancing the Pas de Deux as Princess of the Sea in the US premier of Nicolas Pacana and Gregory Aaron's The Little Mermaid.

3. 3. Atlanta Festival Ballet

   www.atlantafestivalballet.com/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/1/2008   Last Visited: 4/1/2008

   Co-Artistic Directors Gregory Aaron and Nicolas Pacaña welcome you to our 19th Season!