Mr.
Edward Villella
New Jersey Ballet Company
Dancer; Artistic director (ballet)
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Performing Arts
Elected
2009
Founding Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer. Former principal dancer for the New York City Ballet. Originated roles in George Balanchine's Rubies , Tarantella , Bugaku , Symphony in Three Movements , A Midsummer Night's Dream and Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and Watermill . Most famous role is Prodigal Son . Autobiography Prodigal Son: Dancing for Balanchine in a World of Pain and Magic , published in 1992. Producer/director for the PBS series Dance in America ; 1975 Emmy Award for Harlequinade, former chair, New York City's Commission for Cultural Affairs. Since 1985, Founder and Artistic Director of the Miami City Ballet.
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