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Dance Organizations and Their Artistic Directors

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Who is the Artistic Director of the American Ballet Theatre?

  1. Kevin McKenzie

  2. Misty Copeland

  3. Herman Cornejo

  4. James Fayette


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kevin McKenzie has been the Artistic Director of the American Ballet Theatre since 1992.

Which dance company is led by Artistic Director Akram Khan?

  1. Akram Khan Company

  2. Rambert Dance Company

  3. Nederlands Dans Theater

  4. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Akram Khan is the Artistic Director of his own company, Akram Khan Company.

Who is the Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater?

  1. Robert Battle

  2. Judith Jamison

  3. Ailey II

  4. Masazumi Chaya


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert Battle has been the Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since 2011.

Which dance company is led by Artistic Director William Forsythe?

  1. Forsythe Company

  2. The Royal Ballet

  3. Paris Opera Ballet

  4. New York City Ballet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Forsythe is the Artistic Director of his own company, Forsythe Company.

Who is the Artistic Director of the Paris Opera Ballet?

  1. Aurélie Dupont

  2. Benjamin Millepied

  3. Nicolas Le Riche

  4. Rudolf Nureyev


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aurélie Dupont has been the Artistic Director of the Paris Opera Ballet since 2016.

Which dance company is led by Artistic Director Alexei Ratmansky?

  1. American Ballet Theatre

  2. Bolshoi Ballet

  3. Mariinsky Ballet

  4. New York City Ballet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alexei Ratmansky is the Artistic Director of the American Ballet Theatre.

Who is the Artistic Director of the Royal Ballet?

  1. Kevin O'Hare

  2. Darcey Bussell

  3. Tamara Rojo

  4. Wayne McGregor


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kevin O'Hare has been the Artistic Director of the Royal Ballet since 2022.

Which dance company is led by Artistic Director Wayne McGregor?

  1. The Royal Ballet

  2. Rambert Dance Company

  3. Nederlands Dans Theater

  4. Wayne McGregor | Random Dance


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Wayne McGregor is the Artistic Director of his own company, Wayne McGregor | Random Dance.

Who is the Artistic Director of the Rambert Dance Company?

  1. Mark Baldwin

  2. Akram Khan

  3. Wayne McGregor

  4. Cathy Marston


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mark Baldwin has been the Artistic Director of the Rambert Dance Company since 2012.

Which dance company is led by Artistic Director Jiri Kylian?

  1. Nederlands Dans Theater

  2. Royal Swedish Ballet

  3. Stuttgart Ballet

  4. Harkness Ballet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jiri Kylian was the Artistic Director of the Nederlands Dans Theater from 1978 to 1999.

Who is the Artistic Director of the Stuttgart Ballet?

  1. Tamas Detrich

  2. Marcia Haydée

  3. John Cranko

  4. William Forsythe


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tamas Detrich has been the Artistic Director of the Stuttgart Ballet since 2018.

Which dance company is led by Artistic Director Nacho Duato?

  1. Compañía Nacional de Danza

  2. Stuttgart Ballet

  3. Nederlands Dans Theater

  4. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nacho Duato was the Artistic Director of the Compañía Nacional de Danza from 1990 to 2010.

Who is the Artistic Director of the Harkness Ballet?

  1. Jiri Kylian

  2. Robert Battle

  3. Kevin McKenzie

  4. Mikko Nissinen


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mikko Nissinen has been the Artistic Director of the Harkness Ballet since 2015.

Which dance company is led by Artistic Director William Trevitt?

  1. Harkness Ballet

  2. Royal Swedish Ballet

  3. Nederlands Dans Theater

  4. Rambert Dance Company


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

William Trevitt is the Artistic Director of the Royal Swedish Ballet.

Who is the Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Ballet?

  1. Alexei Ratmansky

  2. Valery Gergiev

  3. Yuri Temirkanov

  4. Vladimir Urin


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vladimir Urin has been the Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Ballet since 2013.

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