The American Chamber Ballet was a troupe of 15 professional

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rs founded by Joel Benjamin. Though they operating out of

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, the company rehearsed at Trutti Gasparinetti's studio. They performed and toured throughout the United States during the 1970s. The company was presented by

Kazuko Hillyer International Kazuko Hillyer International Inc was a performing arts production and management organization based in New York City. It was formed by Kazuko Hillyer in 1970. It arranged tours for a variety of clients, including the Tokyo String Quartet, the Los ...

and Pacific World Artists, with nearly 100 performances scheduled in its final year; the group disbanded due to financial difficulties in 1976.

Former dancers

* Shelagh McKenna *Audrey Ross * Lawrence Leritz *Toni Ann Gardella *Trutti Gasparinetti *Takuya Horimoto *Denise Plouffe *Ernesta Corvino

References

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