User:Michael Pink

Michael Pink is the longest serving artistic director of the Milwaukee Ballet Since joining the Company in December of 2002, he has established himself as a prominent member of the Milwaukee arts community, demonstrating his commitment to the future of dance through new work, education and collaboration. He continues to build a strong working relationship with Milwaukee Repertory Theater, where his collaborations include A Christmas Carol, Assassins, Cabaret and Next to Normal. His artistic vision for Milwaukee Ballet continues to be exciting and challenging. His long-awaited production of Peter Pan signified a major landmark in the Company’s history and was broadcast nationally by PBS in spring of 2014. Mr. Pink’s theatrical productions of Dracula, Esmeralda, Swan Lake, Giselle 1943, The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Romeo & Juliet, La Bohème and Mirror Mirror have been hailed as ‘Classical Ballet for the 21st Century’.

Michael Pink is an international choreographer and teacher. From 1986 to 1998 he worked alongside Christopher Gable as founding director of Ballet Central in London and associate artistic director of the Northern Ballet Theatre.

Recipient of the first Frederick Ashton Choreographic Competition and the Royal Society of Arts Competition. His first professional work, 1914, was nominated for a West End Theatre Award.

In 2008, Mr. Pink was recognized by the Wisconsin Dance Council with the Choreography/Performance Award. In May 2014, he was honored by the Milwaukee Press Club with the Headliner Award for services to the arts.

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