Organizations Filed Purposes:
Princeton Ballet Society's mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and beyond through artistic and educational programs.
Founded by Audre Estey as the Princeton Ballet Society in 1954, Princeton Ballet School has gained an international reputation for excellence in dance training and enrolls approximately 1,000 youth and adult students each year at studios in Cranbury, New Brunswick, and Princeton, New Jersey. Led by School Director Aydmara Cabrera, many of Princeton Ballet Schools faculty members have performed professionally; others have attained graduate degrees in dance education and have won awards for their teaching. Students from the school have gone on to dance in professional ballet and contemporary dance companies in the United States and abroad. Graduates have danced with such diverse organizations as New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Miami City Ballet, STREB, Momix, Complexions, Mark Morris Dance Company, Twyla Tharp Dance, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, New York Theatre Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet Met Columbus, American Repertory Ballet, and on Broadway.
American Repertory Ballet, the organizations professional company, presents classical ballets from the 19th and 20th centuries alongside original and contemporary work. The company performs at major venues throughout New Jersey and beyond for approximately 20,000 patrons annually. Its rich history includes repertory by distinguished choreographers such as George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor, and Twyla Tharp; cutting edge pieces by emerging choreographers; and a legacy of work by former Artistic Directors Dermot Burke, Marjorie Mussman, Septime Webre, Graham Lustig, and Douglas Martin. ARB has been designated a "Major Arts Institution" by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades, and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. ARB has been voted Best Dance Company through JerseyArts Peoples Choice Awards and became a founding resident company of the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in 2019. Ethan Stiefel has been appointed ARBs new Artistic Director effective July 2021.
The Access & Enrichment wing of American Repertory Ballet reaches out to the community through its On Pointe event series, master classes, residencies, lecture demonstrations, school-time matinees, and Dance for Parkinsons program. In 1986, American Repertory Ballet partnered with the New Brunswick Board of Education to create DANCE POWER, which remains the longest-running uninterrupted arts/community partnership in New Jersey. The legendary Gregory Hines was DANCE POWERs Honorary Chair for 18 years before his untimely passing in 2003. In 2001, Mr. Hines endowed a scholarship at Rutgers University that earmarks annual funds for a DANCE POWER student to attend the University.
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 |
|---|
| Dawn M Dell'Omo | COO | 40 | $81,439 |
| Julie D Hench | Executive Dir. | 40 | $73,617 |
| Leslie Maxie | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Gerry | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Magrielle Elsen | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Strika | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Metcalf | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Daphne Jones | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Donnajean Fredeen | Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Akira Bell | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Macmillan | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Croll | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Jo-Ann Munoz | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Marschner | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Silverman | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Jeri Schaefer | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Ngoc Nguyen | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
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