Bob Willie

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  www.chattanoogaballet.net/school_faculty_and_staff.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/7/2008    Last Visited: 9/7/2008  

  Bob Willie, General Director
  
  Bob is a native of New York and began his career as assistant director to Tony award winning director/producer Joe Layton.
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  Bob has directed several productions for the Chattanooga Theatre Centre, including On Golden Pond, Last Nigt of Ballyhoo, Moon Over Buffalo, and A Lovely Sunday for Creve Couer, which received the Miss Annie Award for Outstanding Production in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2003, respectively.
  
  Bob has served as Managing Director of the Professional Theatre Workshop working with such notable theatre dignitaries as Helen Hayes, Colleen Dewhurst, Linda Lavin, Maurice Hines and Geoffrey Holder.
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  Bob has also served as associate operations manager at the Julliard School working with the New York Philharmonic, The School of American Ballet and the Julliard Dance Ensemble.
  
  Since arriving in Chattanooga in 1987, Bob has helped to guide Chattanooga Ballet to new levels of artistic and professional development.Under his leadership the Company has grown to include thirty members.His dedication to the production of new works has resulted in the commissioning of over forty premiere works by American choreographers, three of which were presented at the Avignon Festival in France.
  
  Bob was recently honored by the Tennessee Association of Dance with the prestigious Margaret Martin Award for distinguished service and outstanding contributions to the art of dance in Tennessee.He serves as President of Tennesseans for the Arts, Chairman of the Tennessee Arts Commission's theatre panel, and Chairman of the dance panel for the Louisiana Division of the Arts.Bob has also served as President of the Tennessee Association of Dance and as a panelist for the Southern Arts Federation/National Endowment for the Arts.
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  Bob Willie, General Director

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  General Director Bob Willie
  
  Providing the leadership and direction for Chattanooga Ballet is General Director, Bob Willie.Since arriving in Chattanooga in 1987, Bob has helped to guide Chattanooga Ballet to new levels of artistic and professional development.The school and company have become one of the most respected dance organizations in our state.For an expanded profile on Bob, please click here.
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  Bob Willie
  
  General Director
  
  Bob is a native of New York and began his career as assistant director to "Tony" award winning producer/directors Joe Layton and Porter Van Zant.He received his B.S. at East Carolina University where he was the recipient of the Chancellor's Award scholarship for excellence in theatre performance.He continued his training in the M.F.A. acting/directing program at the University of Louisville and at H.B. Studios in New York under the tutelage of Uta Hagen and Charles Nelson Reilly.As an actor, Bob has over sixty professional credits ranging from Shakespeare to musical comedy.
  
  Bob spent several seasons as Managing Director of the Professional Theatre Workshop working with such notable theatre dignitaries as Helen Hayes, Colleen Dewhurst, Linda Lavin, Geoffrey Holder and Sheila Humphries of the Royal Ballet.He has also served as the Associate Operations Manager at the Juilliard School working with the New York Philharmonic, School of American Ballet, American Opera Center and the Juilliard Dance Ensemble.
  
  Since arriving in Chattanooga, in 1987, Bob has helped to guide Chattanooga Ballet to new levels of artistic and professional development.The school and company have become one of the most respected dance organizations in our state.His dedication to the production of new works has resulted in 27 world premiere works by American choreographers, three of which were performed at the Avignon Festival in France.His greatest source of pride is the formation of Poss-itive Dance, an outreach program for inner-city children that is jointly presented by Girls Incorporated and Chattanooga Ballet.
  
  Bob was a nominee for the Tennessee Arts Commission's Gordon Holl Award for encouraging excellence, diversity and vitality in the arts and has served as a panelist for the T.A.C. Arts Access and Appreciation grants.He is currently the President of the Tennessee Association of Dance and has served as the actor representative to the Southeastern Theatre Conference.

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  Published on: 4/26/2008    Last Visited: 4/26/2008  

  Bob Willie General DirectorGeneral Director
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  Bob Willie
  
  Bob is a native of New York and began his career as assistant to "Tony" award winning director/producer Joe Layton.
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  Bob has directed several productions for the Chattanooga Theater Center, including On Golden Pond, Last Night of Ballyhoo, Moon Over Buffalo, and A Lovely Sunday for Creve Couer, which received the Miss Annie Award for Outstanding Production in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2003, respectively.
  
  Bob has served as Managing Director of the Professional Theatre Workshop working with such notable theatre dignitaries as Helen Hayes, Colleen Dewhurst, Linda Lavin, Maurice Hines, and Geoffery Holder.
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  Bob has also served as Associate Operations Manager at the Julliard School working with the New York Philharmonic, The School of American Ballet, and the Julliard Dance Ensemble.
  
  Since arriving in Chattanooga in 1987, Bob has helped guide Chattanooga Ballet to new levels of artistic and professional development.Under his leadership the company has grown to include six full time professionals and a thirty member corps de ballet.His dedication to the production of new works had resulted in the commissioning of over forty premiere works by American choreographers, three of which were presented at The Avignon Festival in France.
  
  Bob was recently honored by the Tennessee Association of Dance with the prestigious Margaret Martin Award for distinguished service and outstanding contributions to the art of dance in Tennessee.He serves as Vice President of Tennesseans for the Arts, Chairman of the Tennessee Arts Commission's Theatre panel, and Chairman of the dance panel for the Louisiana Division of the Arts.Bob has also served as President of the Tennessee Association of Dance and as a panelist for the Southern Arts Federation/National Endowment for the Arts.

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  Bob Willie General Director

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  www.chattanoogaballet.net/chattanooga%20ballet_005.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/2/2007    Last Visited: 12/2/2007  

  Bob Willie and Heather Brown
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  Bob Willie, General Director
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  Bob Willie Bob is a native of New York and began his career as assistant to "Tony" award winning director/producer Joe Layton.
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  Bob has directed several productions for the Chattanooga Theater Center, including On Golden Pond, Last Night of Ballyhoo, Moon Over Buffalo, and A Lovely Sunday for Creve Couer, which received the Miss Annie Award for Outstanding Production in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2003, respectively.
  
  Bob has served as Managing Director of the Professional Theatre Workshop working with such notable theatre dignitaries as Helen Hayes, Colleen Dewhurst, Linda Lavin, Maurice Hines, and Geoffery Holder.
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  Bob has also served as Associate Operations Manager at the Julliard School working with the New York Philharmonic, The School of American Ballet, and the Julliard Dance Ensemble.
  
  Since arriving in Chattanooga in 1987, Bob has helped guide Chattanooga Ballet to new levels of artistic and professional development.Under his leadership the company has grown to include six full time professionals and a thirty member corps de ballet.His dedication to the production of new works had resulted in the commissioning of over forty premiere works by American choreographers, three of which were presented at The Avignon Festival in France.
  
  Bob was recently honored by the Tennessee Association of Dance with the prestigious Margaret Martin Award for distinguished service and outstanding contributions to the art of dance in Tennessee.He serves as Vice President of Tennesseans for the Arts, Chairman of the Tennessee Arts Commission's Theatre panel, and Chairman of the dance panel for the Louisiana Division of the Arts.Bob has also served as President of the Tennessee Association of Dance and as a panelist for the Southern Arts Federation/National Endowment for the Arts.

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  3/22/2005 - Shuptrine, Bright Honored With Governor's... - [Cached Version]
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  Also from Chattanooga attending were Jeanine Alday, Susu Brock and Bob Willie, managing director of the Chattanooga Ballet.

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  Allied Arts - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/16/2001    Last Visited: 7/23/2008  

  Bob Willie, Chattanooga Ballet, President , TFTA

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  Answers4Dancers - Members - Dance Company Directory - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/13/2007    Last Visited: 12/13/2007  

  Frank Hay, Ballet Master; Bob Willie, General Director.

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  At Thirty-three - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/2/2005    Last Visited: 9/2/2006  

  Last night as part of my Arts Leadership Class, I went to the Chattanooga Theatre Centre (an amazing facility) and heard a speech by Jack Murrah, President of the Lyndhurst Foundation and a panel discussion by Jeffery Brown, Theatre Centre Producing Director, Robert Kret, Hunter Muesum of American Art Director, Bob Willie, Executive Director of the Chattanooga Ballet, George Parker, Tivoli Theatre Director of Marketing and Promotions, and Dennis Palmer, Artistic Director of the Shaking Ray Levi Society.

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  Published on: 7/16/2001    Last Visited: 8/1/2006  

  Mr. Bob Willie, Managing Director

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