isbsummer

Annual Summer School of Excellence
Summer School of excellence 2006 will be held
from July 3 to July 15, 2006 with guest teachers.

FACULTY:

Umran Sumen
Director, I.S.B and Artistic Director, J.C.B.C

- Studied for nine years at the Ankara State Conservatory

- BA degree in ballet from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Ankara

- Received Masters degree from Hacettepe University

- Royal Academy of Dancing Registered Teacher

- Studied at the London Royal Ballet Academy at the
invitation of Dame Ninette de Valois

- Studied choreography and teaching with the Ballet der
Wiener Staatsoper

- Danced for 16 years as leading soloist

- Appointed the Calgary City Ballet Artistic Director in 1986

- 125 th Anniversary Commemorative Medal

- Immigrants of Distinction Arts & Culture Award

- Currently founder & Director of the International School
of Ballet & Artistic Director of Jeunesse Classique Ballet
Company

Cem Catbas

- Danced principal roles with The Istanbul State Opera and Ballet, The Istanbul Contemporary Ballet, The Koblenz Ballet of Germany and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

- BFA with honors from the Istanbul University State Conservatory

- He has worked with Ben Stevenson (Houston Ballet),
Patricia Wilde (NYC Ballet), Marianna Tcherkassky and
Terrence Orr (ABT), Richard Glastone (Istanbul Ballet),
and Kent Stowell (Pacific Northwest Ballet)

- Choreographed and staged many classical pieces and has
also been a judge for several competitions

- 2002 and 2006 Individual Artist Award for excellence in
solo dance from the Maryland State Arts Council, 1st
prize in The Seleznyov Ballet Competition and most promising dancer award from the city of Istanbul

- He is currently the Artistic Director of Baltimore Ballet

Heather Myers

- Received her training at the Winnipeg Ballet School, National Ballet School and the International School of Ballet

- Danced with Alberta Ballet for four years under the direction of Mikko Nissinen, as well as the Banff Center for Arts and Le Festival des Arts de Saint Saveur

- She joined Boston Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet and was promoted to second soloist in 2004

- Since joining the Boston Ballet Heather has performed in works by Jiri Kylian, Val Caniparoli, William Forsythe and George Balanchine, among many artists

Other Instructors Include: Barbara Lisek (Modern), Mandy Sutherland (Jazz), MaryAlice Brennan (Injury Prevention), Gloria R. Askew

The International School of Ballet concludes its season with a summer school; an annual two week intensive course held in July featuring internationally-acclaimed instructors.

Guest instructors have included Natalia and Sergei Terenchenko from the renowned Bolshoi and Kirov Ballets; Mehmet Balkan, former principal dancer and current Artistic Director, Hanover Ballet; Claudia Jung, former prima ballerina with renowned European companies; Svea Eklof, former principal dancer Royal Winnipeg Ballet; Ali Pourfarrokh, former Artistic Director, Alberta Ballet Company, Philip Lansdale, former principal dancer of London Festival Ballet and current ballet director of L'Opera Normandie France, Anuschka Roes, National Ballet of Canada, and Barbara Moore, former principal dancer, Alberta Ballet.

Past years have attracted students from Massachusetts, USA; Hong Kong, Japan; Victoria, BC; Saskatoon, SK; Brandon and Winnipeg, MN; Grande Prairie, Drumheller, Edmonton and Calgary, AB. Billeting out-of-town students has been a rewarding experience for ISB families.

GRADED LEVELS
Ages 9 to 12
Ballet technique, creative movement, mime, pre-character, limbering and jazz

INTERMEDIATE
Ages 13 and up
Ballet technique, pointe, variations, mime, character, limbering, jazz, and modern dance.

ADVANCED TO PRE-PROFESSIONAL

Ballet technique, pointe, repertoire, mime, character pas
de deux, choreography, limbering, jazz and modern dance.

LECTURE SERIES FOR ALL LEVELS ON ANATOMY, NUTRITION AND INJURY PREVENTION BY CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS

SCHEDULE & FEES

Graded Levels

Monday to Friday 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Saturday 9:00AM - 10:00PM
TWO WEEK $490

Intermediate

Monday to Friday 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 12:15pm
TWO WEEK $690

Advanced to Pre-Professional

Monday to Friday 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 12:15pm
TWO WEEK $740

REGISTRATION

Fees are payable to The International School of Ballet. Registration fee is $100.00. All fees are non-refundable. Registration fee will be deducted from the tuition fee.
Early registration is recommended, as space will be limited in order to provide high quality instruction. Students will be assessed for all level placements on the first day of classes. Please include a letter of recommendation from current instructor.

FOR INFORMATION & REGISTRATION,
CALL (403) 253-7550
Heritage Square, 8500 Macleod Trail South,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2H OM6,
FAX (403) 242-0432
www.iballet.com
isbballet@shaw.ca