Atlantic City Ballet
Atlantic Contemporary Ballet Theatre

History

In existance since 1982, the company has performed extensively in the Atlantic City area at the Casino-Hotels and colleges. In addition to an exciting repertoire, they have presented special children's performances such as the famous Peter and the Wolf as well as a number of lecture demonstrations in local schools. They have toured outside the area in Monmouth, Trenton, Cherry Hill and Philadelphia. ACBT has been the resident Dance Company at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania 1984. The company held a dance residency at the Atlantic Community College and at the Richard Stockton College.

The Company has performed the Nutcracker to sold out houses at the Richard Stockton College, Rowan University, The College of NJ and Ocean County College since 1982. In addition they have performed in a number of casinos with a long run at Tropicana and 64 performances in one month at the Playboy Hotel

Phyllis Papa, the founding Director, is an international ballet star who has danced all over the world with American Ballet Theatre, Harkness Ballet, Stars of the American Ballet and Royal Danish Ballet. She was awarded the 1998 Brazilian Gold Medal in Philadelphia for her work with the children of the world. Miss Papa has choreographed a major part of the repertoire of the Atlantic City Ballet . The Atlantic City Ballet is a non-profit, tax-exempt company,that performs in its own outlying communities as well as on tour. The company is in resedence at The Atlantic Contemporary Ballet Theatre.

The Atlantic City Ballet is a unique chamber ballet company with an exciting repertoire which cherishes the great tradition of classical ballet and explores the contemporary. It is classic yet extremely different - versatile, dynamic, and particularly dramatic.