Following a national application and audition process, Chattanooga Ballet has welcomed five new dancers to the company for the 2021-22 season:
Andrea Chickness, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Alessandra Ferrari-Wong, a New Jersey native who most recently danced with the New York Dance Project.
Hannah Harvey, who most recently danced with Lexington Ballet.
Pierceton Mazell, a native of Summerville, South Carolina, who attended his state’s Governor’s School for the Arts.
Mary-Kate Sheehan, a native of Jackson, Missouri, who attended Indiana University.
The company will debut a new ballet by Brian McSween, Chattanooga Ballet’s artistic director, Thursday, Aug. 26, 6 p.m., at Hunter Museum of American Art.
The current Hunter exhibition, “Power, Passion & Pose: Photographs by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory,” inspired the work, which is titled “Capture.”
General admission tickets are $20. Hunter Museum members and individuals aged 17 and under may attend for free.
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Source: Chattanooga Ballet