by Amy Brandt | Feb 26, 2019 | Dance Magazine, News
If you follow Louisville Ballet on social media, you may have noticed a statement posted to its channels last week. Titled “An Open Letter Against Hate and Prejudice,” it says “we cannot and will not be bystanders to hate and prejudice. As artists we...
by Eli Keel | Jan 27, 2016 | Career, Company Life, Director's Notes
This story originally appeared in the December 2015/January 2016 issue of Pointe. Last August, Louisville Ballet’s artistic and executive director Robert Curran met with an anonymous donor in New York. He came home with a check for one million dollars. His lips...
by Amy Brandt | Aug 17, 2015 | Company Life
Louisville Ballet has a secret admirer. On Friday, the company announced that it had received a $1 million gift from an anonymous, New York City–based donor to help support the new artistic vision of artistic director Robert Curran, who was appointed last year....
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 20, 2014 | News
This story originally appeared in the December 2014/January 2015 issue of Pointe. After a 16-year career with The Australian Ballet, former principal dancer Robert Curran has moved to the U.S. as the newly appointed artistic director of Louisville Ballet, formerly led...