Tivoli, NY – Due to increasing demand, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park’s summer ballet intensive, KBI, will host an additional audition opportunity! Join us on Zoom on Sunday, March 12, 11:30am-1pm. Class will be taught by KBI guest faculty member, Adrienne Schulte, with KBI’s artistic director, Paloma Herrera in attendance. Register today for the opportunity to learn and grow with some of the most significant dance artists and teachers of our time amidst the backdrop of an extraordinary environment. The Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive (KBI), will run from July 3 – August 26, 2023. For more information and to register to audition, visit kaatsbaan.org/kaatsbaan-ballet-intensive.
KBI is a great opportunity to train with a specially curated group of accomplished international dance artists in group ballet classes. Along with newly appointed Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive Artistic Director Paloma Herrera, Martine van Hamel, Kevin McKenzie, and returning KBI teacher, Lorin Mathis, Kaatsbaan looks forward to welcoming the 2023 guest faculty members to campus this summer, including Maria Kowroski, Artistic Director of New Jersey Ballet; Gillian Murphy, principal ballerina American Ballet Theater (ABT); Gonzalo Garcia, former principal dancer and current repertory director at New York City Ballet; Luciana Paris, ABT soloist; Adrienne Schulte, faculty member at Greenwich Ballet Academy; and Elizabeth Ferrell, ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School.With guest choreographer, Jessica Lange. Training will include daily ballet technique classes, and opportunities to fine tune classical solos and corps de ballet repertoire.
This unique training program is designed for young dancers between the ages of 13 and 19 – who have at least two years of pointe work – to develop exceptional technical skills, artistic refinement, and a sophisticated approach to repertoire, with the ultimate goal of preparing attendees for a career in the arts.
Live Zoom Audition
Sunday, March 12, 11:30am-1pm
To register, visit https://www.simpletix.com/e/kaatsbaan-ballet-intensive-2023-zoom-audit-tickets-117539.
Video Submission
Accepted December 1, 2022 through March 7, 2023.
To submit, visit https://www.simpletix.com/e/kaatsbaan-ballet-intensive-2023-video-subm-tickets-119027.
Dancers have the choice between two- or three-week sessions, either as a residential student in onsite boarding (limited availability) or as a day student, in the beautiful Hudson Valley in Upstate New York. Three-week sessions are $7,110 for residential students and $3,735 for day students, and two-week sessions are $4,760 for residential students and $2,510 for day students. KBI has a no refund policy. Insurance may be purchased upon registration.
Session I (3 weeks)
July 3 – July 22, 2023
Session II (3 weeks)
July 24 – August 12, 2023
Session III (2 weeks)
August 14 – August 26, 2023
Tuition Includes:
Daily classes with world renowned faculty, 6 days per week
All-star faculty including Beth Ferrell, Gonzalo Garcia, Paloma Herrera, Kevin McKenzie, Lorin Mathis, Gillian Murphy, Luciana Paris, Adrienne Schulte, and Martine van Hamel
Pianists collaborating with dancers throughout the program
End of session showcase, featuring classical repertoire and KBI dancer material developed under the guidance of Choreography Guest Artist.
A limited-edition leotard or pair of shorts from the Chameleon by April Giangeruso Kaatsbaan collection
Housing and Meal Plan Includes:
Housing at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park’s Dancer’s Inn, fully supervised
Full meal plan (includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
Activities, including on and off-site trips
Laundry & incidentals
All participants in KBI 2023 must be fully vaccinated, and those eligible to receive a Covid booster shot must do so. Negative Covid tests will not be accepted as an alternative to vaccination.
Chameleon by April Giangeruso is the official sponsor of Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive 2023.
Paloma Herrera was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and began her training at the age of seven. In January 1991, having just turned 15 years old, she moved to New York and continued her studies at the School of American Ballet. After only six months, she joined the American Ballet Theatre and, in 1995, became the youngest Principal Dancer in American Ballet Theatre history at age 19. She has appeared in ballets ranging from Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, and Swan Lake, to Apollo, The Prodigal Son, and Stepping Stones. She has appeared as Guest Artist with great ballet companies around the world, including New York City Ballet, Kirov Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Tokyo Ballet, Teatro Colon, and National Ballet of Cuba, to name a few. She retired from American Ballet Theatre at the end of November 2015, right before turning 40. Since that, she moved back to her home, Buenos Aires – Argentina, and continued to teach all over the world.
In 2016 she wrote her autobiography that was presented at Feria del Libro in 2017 , that same year also launched her own perfume “Paloma Herrera” and in 2019 “Paloma Herrera Passion” her second fragrance .
In Argentina she received the award: Konex de Platino, Maria Ruanova and distinctions by the Honorable Camara de Diputados de La Nación , Medalla del Bicentenario by the government of the Buenos Aires city, among many others, and since 2012 she is a member of the gallery of popular idols of the Argentine Government House.
She also served as the artistic director of Ballet Estable del Teatro Colon from 2017-2022, where the company grew immensely under her leadership.
About Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park continues to deepen its mission to provide an extraordinary environment for cultural innovation and excellence with two annual outdoor festivals, year-round education programs, and creative residencies for artists at all stages of their professional careers. As both an incubator for creativity and presenter for diverse world-class artists in dance, theater, music, film, poetry, culinary, media, and visual arts, Kaatsbaan provides artists with state-of-the-art dance studios, accommodations, an indoor theater, and two outdoor stages. Sitting on 153 Hudson River-adjacent acres, Kaatsbaan is free of urban facilities’ space and time constraints, allowing for exciting levels of artistic exploration, creative action, and achievement – just two hours north of New York City. Kaatsbaan Cultural Park is committed to the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts as it aims to present, promote, and embrace programming that accurately reflects its society. We encourage a broadly diverse group of individuals to participate in our programs and join our Board and Staff and insist on being inclusive of all peoples regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socio-economic background, physical or mental ability. For more information, please visit www.kaatsbaan.org.
