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Article: Nevada Ballet Theatre Appoints James Canfield as Its New Artistic Director.
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- January 9, 2009
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LAS VEGAS -- Following an international search, Nevada Ballet Theatre announced today that James Canfield has been chosen as the Company's next artistic director. Canfield had served as the Company's interim artistic director since March 2008, and was the founding artistic director of Oregon Ballet Theatre, one of Oregon's leading arts organizations, from 1989 to 2003. Since then, he has been teaching, choreographing and staging his ballets for companies across the country.
Canfield will work closely with Executive Director Beth Barbre and the board of trustees to lead the Las Vegas-based ballet company as it prepares for its much-anticipated move into the $475 ...