Director
and Founder

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I am very pleased with the growth and development of The International School of Ballet, now embarking upon its 14th season. Over more than a decade the school has established a high technical standard combined with a pursuit for artistic excellence. It has gained recognition for its integrity and caliber of training through the province and across Canada"

Umran Sumen,
Artistic Director and Founder

At the International School of Ballet excellence of training artistic integrity and classical tradition are the prime consideration

UMRAN SUMEN
Founder and Artistic Director

Umran graduated in 1966 from the State Conservatory in the Faculty of Fine Arts in Ankara ,Turkey, after nine years of study.

Subsequently, she received her Masters degree from Hecettepe University in Ankara. For the next sixteen years she danced with the National Ballet Company of Turkey as a leading soloist.

At the invitation of Dame Ninette de Valois, she studied at the Royal Ballet School of London and was later sent by the Turkish National Ballet to study choreography and teaching with the Ballet der Wiener Staatsoper Austria, for one year.

Umran has worked with world famous choreographers and teachers, among them Anton Dolin, Dame Ninette de Valois, Molly Lake, Travis Kemp, Beatrice Appleyard, Todd Bolender, John Gilpin, Alfred Rodrigues, Richard Glasstone, Sulamif Messerer, Valery Panov, and Yuri Grigorovich. Her repertoire includes thirty classical and modern productions. In 1986 she was appointed Artistic Director of the Calgary City Ballet.

In 1993 Umran was awarded the commemorative medal for the 125th anniversary of Canadian Confederation and Immigrants of Distinction on Arts and Culture. This medal has been given to Umran for her outstanding contribution to the arts and culture of Canada through her work as a dancer and teacher. Umran was featured in the Memory Project in 2004.

She is a member of the Turkish National Ballet Company (TNBC), the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and the Canadian Dance Teachers' Association (CTDA).

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STUDIO FACILITIES:

The School Features:
- spacious fully equipped studios with technically designed floating hardwood floors
- barres and full size mirrors
- piano and sound system
- climate controlled environment with air conditioning
- observation windows and waiting area
- private dressing room
- wardrobe department
- sets and props department and workshop area

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CONTACT

International School of Ballet and
Jeunesse Classique Ballet Company

124S Heritage Square
8500 Macleod Trail South
Calgary, Alberta T2H 0M6

Tel: (403) 253-7550
Fax: (403) 242-0432

email:isbballet@shaw.ca
website: www.iballet.com

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