Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO FEED THE SPIRIT AND SPARK THE IMAGINATION THROUGH THE HIGHEST CALIBER PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMY PERFORMANCES, DANCE TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
THE ACADEMY OF FORT WAYNE BALLET PROVIDES DANCE EDUCATION TO STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, ENCOMPASSING ENTRY LEVEL MOVEMENT THROUGH ADULT CLASSES. IT IS ONE OF THE PREMIERE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS IN INDIANA AND RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY FOR ITS SUMMER PROGRAM ATTRACTING STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IN FALL 2020, THE ACADEMY WILL BE ONE OF SIX FULLY CERTIFIED ACADEMIES IN THE WORLD TO BE ALIGNED WITH AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE (ABT) AND ITS CURRICULUM.
FORT WAYNE BALLET'S PROFESSIONAL COMPANY FEATURES PERFORMANCES FROM CLASSIC MASTERWORKS TO CONTEMPORARY PREMIERS FROM EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHERS. THE SEASON INCLUDES THREE MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES, THREE CONTEMPORARY REPERTOIRE PERFORMANCES, AND AN INNOVATIVE SUMMER PERFORMANCE STAGED AT NONTRADITIONAL SITES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO COMMITTED TO BEING ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMING WITH OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE FORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC, HEARTLAND CHAMBER CHORALE, FORT WAYNE CHILDREN'S CHOIR, AND FORT WAYNE CIVIC THEATRE. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE BALLET'S MISSION. TO THAT END, THE ORGANIZATION PRESENTS SENSORY FRIENDLY PRODUCTIONS OF ITS MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES, HAS ESTABLISHED TRAINING RESIDENCIES IN THE REGIONS SCHOOLS SYSTEMS, REGULARLY PERFORMS IN COMMUNITY FESTIVALS, AND SERVES AS COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE OUTSIDE OF FORT WAYNE. THIS HAS INCLUDED PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND INTERNATIONALLY, MOST NOTABLY, A TOUR IN CHINA IN FALL 2018 AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH ERIE BALLET (PA) WHEREBY THE FORT WAYNE BALLET HAS TRAVELED TO ERIE TO PERFORM THE NUTCRACKER.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jim Sparrow | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $69,986 |
| Karen Gibbons-Brown | ARTISTIC DIR | 40 | $67,986 |
| Dr Judy Zacher | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Wright | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Brandon Wolf | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Stacey Strack | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Slotsema | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dr David Mohan | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Michael Mirro | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Mccann | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| David Lupke | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Labov | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Sebastian Kleber | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Kinneman | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Colleen Huddleson | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Kristine Logan Gieschen | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kristin Giant | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Spencer Feighner | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Madelane Elston | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Joni Dick | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Traci Bohdan | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Megan Bennett | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
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