John Clifford to teach at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center
- John Clifford, Photo: Martha Swope
Beginning April 5th, 2010, world renowned ballet instructor John Clifford will be teaching the open professional level advanced ballet class at The Manhattan Movement and Arts Center in New York City.
Besides being a well-known choreographer and ballet-master for the George Balanchine Trust (in the late 1960’s thru the 1980’s, he was considered to be George Balanchine’s protege, and, and “heir apparent”) Mr. Clifford has been a most popular guest teacher for some of the world’s leading ballet companies and dancers. He has given numerous classes for the Paris Opera Ballet, The Bolshoi Ballet, The New York City Ballet, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, and the ballet companies of La Scala, Rome, and Florence, and both the Deutche Oper Ballet, and Staatsoper Ballet in Berlin. He has also taught and choreographed for the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, and a young, 18 year-old, Julio Bocca was first featured in Clifford’s works. Rudolph Nureyev, Evelyn Hart, Ghislaine Thesmar, and other luminaries have specifically invited Clifford to teach private classes for them. Damian Woetzel, formerly principal dancer with the NYC Ballet, was a student of Clifford’s from age 15 until he joined the NYC Ballet, and often cites Clifford as his primary influence regarding the Balanchine technique.
This is the first time John Clifford will be teaching open classes in New York City. Currently Mr. Clifford’s classes are scheduled for Monday through Friday from 10:30am-12:00pm. Class duration is 1 and a half hours.
Class time and schedule are always subject to change so to view the most updated class schedule and a sign up list please contact Manhattan Movement Arts Center by phone at 212 787-1178 or on the Internet at http://ManhattanMovement.com
Topics: Damian Woetzel, Evelyn Hart, Ghislaine Thesmar, John Clifford, Julio Bocca, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, Manhattan Movement Arts Center, Martha Swope, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Rudolph Nureyev, Staatsoper Ballet Berlin, Teatro Colon, The Bolshoi Ballet
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