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Brighton Ballet Company
Brighton Ballet Theater Professional Performing
Company is the primer Russian ballet and folk dance
group in New York City. Founded in 1987 in order to
preserve and share the rich historical traditions of
Russian dance in New York, BBT Company has also grown
into the only presenter of new choreography by
emerging Russian choreographers in the United States.
Company dancers are all graduates and former soloists
from the best dance theaters of the former Soviet
Union: St. Petersburg Kirov Ballet, Moscow's Classical
Ballet, Bolshoi Theater, Ukrainian State Theater of
Classical ballet, Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater; who
seek to share their impeccable training and love for
dance on the stages of New York.
In BBT short existence the company has already
performed on such acclaimed stages such as Carnegie
Hall, Lincoln Center Avery Fisher Hall, Tribeca
Theater, Madison Square Garden and many more
throughout the tri-state area. As the sole
representative of Russian dance in New York, BBT is
often invited to perform at special events such as the
Opening of the Faberge Collection at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, the opening of "Unseen Treasures in
Russia" at the New Jersey State Museum, a winter
presentation for Diagastino's stores at Jacob Javits
Center, a special performance honoring the opening of
a Russian telecommunications stock (IPO) going public on the
floor of the New York Stock Exchange, an annual
performance of "From Russia With Love" at the New York
Aquarium, and "An Evening with Vivaldi & Verdi" at
the Merkin Concert Hall.
A special part of all BBT performances is the original
costume design that adorns every dance. All costumes
are designed and hand-made by Russian costume
designers in New York, who occasionally also
collaborate with Russian theaters for materials and
production of costumes.
In addition to Russian ballet and folk dance BBT is
also proud of its eclectic performance history, which
includes a variety of International folk dances, as
well as entertaining jazz and theatrical pieces
performed for various special occasions.
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