Michelle Ludwig's Contact Details

Michelle Ludwig's Company Details

St. Paul Ballet

St. Paul, MN, US • 20 - 49 Employees
Arts and Crafts

St. Paul Ballet (SPB) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit performing arts producer and community arts school in St. Paul, MN. SPB has established a reputation for artistic excellence in dance performance, education and outreach for all levels of dance experience, and innovation in utilizing an artist-led model for dance companies. SPB's vision is to lift the human spirit through the art of ballet. Its mission is to perform a vibrant repertory with a passion for the highest level of excellence, provide the finest dance education, and reduce barriers to involvement in the art of dance. Historical Highlights:• Performed in Saint Paul at The O'Shaughnessy; E.M. Pearson Theater, Concordia University; Ordway McKnight Theater; Macalester College Theater; in Minneapolis at The Cowles Center for Dance & Performing Arts; and in St. Cloud at the Paramount Theater.• Past Company member Andrew Lester won a Sage Award for Outstanding Performer for his work in One with St. Paul Ballet.• Presented world premieres of Poised by Joseph Morrissey, A Montana Memoir by Allison Doughty and Grey Matter by Zoé Emilie Henrot at The Cowles Center for Dance & Performing Arts.• Awarded 4-year Operating Support Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board.• Opened a satellite studio in the culturally and economically diverse Hamline-Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul and expanded programming in all locations.• Awarded an MRAC grants for Organizational Development, Arts Activities and Arts Learning• Hosted four national and international choreographers who set work on the company: Peter Davison of Boulder Ballet; Katie Elliot of 3rd Law Dance/Theater; Joseph Morrissey of Hong Kong Ballet; and Swiss-Canadian Kinsun Chan.