Stuttgart Ballet

A sculptor of wind explains how to make fiber dance far above city streets

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
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Janet Echelman says she never set out to be a sculptor of wind.

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  • Janet Echelman says she never set out to be a sculptor of wind.
  • Working closely with engineers, Echelman has spent the past 26 years of her career producing sculptures that rival the size of skyscrapers.
  • In 1997, I traveled to India as a Fulbright scholar and planned to give exhibitions around the country.
  • I had my paints and brushes shipped to India from the U.S., but they never arrived.
  • As the deadline for the show loomed, I had to come up with something fast.
  • One day, it occurred to me that those nets would make excellent material for sculptures.
  • Their movements cause the sculpture to move and appear as if it were a dancer itself at a larger scale.

SUSAN JAFFE NAMED ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE

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NEW YORK, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Susan Jaffe has been named the Company's next Artistic Director.

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  • NEW YORK, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Susan Jaffe has been named the Company's next Artistic Director.
  • "What a profound honor it is for me to come back home to lead the artistic helm of American Ballet Theatre," said Jaffe.
  • She performed on the international stage with the Royal Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, the Stuttgart Ballet, La Scala Ballet, Vienna State Opera Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, and the English National Ballet.
  • A choreographer herself, Jaffe has created works for American Ballet Theatre, ABT Studio Company, Grand Rapid Ballet's Move Media, Company C Contemporary Ballet, Configurations Dance Theatre, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, among others.