You can Meet Jennifer Weaver,
Ballet Idaho's New Director, and Artistic Director Peter Anastos at a welcoming reception from 4 to 6 p.m. June 11 at Bonefish Grill, 855 W. Broad St., in BoDo.
Weaver replaces Paul Kaine, who retired at the end of the company’s season in April.
An Idaho native, Weaver grew up in Council and graduated from Boise State University with a degree in business. She comes to the dance world from the medical field. She most recently worked at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo.
The mission of Ballet Idaho is to enrich lives through a dynamic tradition of classic ballet, reaching out to all generations and social groups to instill a life-long appreciation of the arts. Collectively, Ballet Idaho is building a strong cultural institution based on professional ballet performance and dance education serving Idaho and the Intermountain West.
Ballet Idaho has been performing in Idaho since 1972. Currently it has an artistic staff of 25 dancers, a professional teaching staff of ten, a professional costume designer and a production staff of three. Up to 40 musicians from the Boise Philharmonic and two pianists provide musical accompaniment for Ballet Idaho’s performances,
rehearsals and classes depending on the production or project. Ballet Idaho offers a full season of 14 performances of four main stage ballets, a professional Academy of Dance, training students in classic ballet and extensive educational outreach programs for students in Boise, the Treasure Valley, and throughout Idaho.
As the only professional ballet company in Idaho, Montana or Wyoming, Ballet Idaho provides important artistic opportunities and experiences that greatly enrich the creative vitality of the Idaho community. Ballet Idaho served a total audience of 23,871 this past year and its educational outreach programs served over 10,000 students during the 2011/2012 Academic Year with the vast majority being residents in the city of Boise and the Treasure Valley.