PRINCETON BALLET SCHOOL ANNOUNCES SPECIAL GUEST INSTRUCTOR GILLIAN MURPHY FOR 2023 SUMMER INTENSIVE

World-Renowned Ballerina to Lead Select Classes for Advanced Ballet Program

Princeton Ballet School is thrilled to announce that Gillian Murphy, Artistic Associate for American Repertory Ballet and world-renowned ballerina, will be joining us as a special guest instructor for select classes during our 2023 Advance Summer Intensive.

Gillian Murphy is a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, and has received critical acclaim for her performances in a wide range of classical and contemporary ballets. She has toured internationally and received numerous awards and accolades for her technical mastery and artistic expression.

Princeton Ballet School is honored to have such a talented and accomplished dancer join the faculty for the Advanced Summer Intensive. Students will have the unique opportunity to learn from one of the leading dancers in the world and gain valuable insights into professional ballet.

Princeton Ballet School’s Advance Summer Intensive is a five-week program designed for serious dance students who wish to improve their technique and artistry. This program attracts advanced students from all over the globe. In addition to Gillian Murphy, the faculty will consist of other highly respected dancers, teachers and choreographers such as Kathleen Moore, Michael Crawford, Ryoko Tanaka, Rebeca Maso, Luis Napoles and Ana Novoa.

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study with Gillian Murphy and take your dance training to the next level. Space is limited! For more information and to register to audition, please visit arballet.org/SI

Photo: Gillian Murphy, courtesy of American Repertory Ballet (photo/Harald Schrader Photography)

ABOUT GILLIAN MURPHY

Gillian Murphy is currently celebrating her twentieth year as a principal ballerina with American Ballet Theatre (ABT), and her repertoire includes leading roles in all of ABT’s current full-length classics and in shorter works by luminary choreographers of the past and present. As a teenager, Gillian was awarded the Prix de Lausanne Espoir, and she joined American Ballet Theatre in 1996. After being honored with a Princess Grace Foundation Award, Gillian was promoted to Soloist in 1999 and to Principal Dancer in 2002. She starred as Odette/Odile in ABT’s PBS television production of Swan Lake and as Giselle in the New Zealand Film Commission’s movie of Stiefel and Kobborg’s production of Giselle at the Royal New Zealand Ballet, where she was a Principal Guest Artist for three years. Gillian has danced as a guest artist throughout the world, performing with the Mariinsky Ballet, the Royal Swedish Ballet, the Staatsballett Berlin, the Kiev Ballet, the Australian Ballet, as a ballerina with the Metropolitan Opera, and in numerous other international engagements and galas. In recent years, she has received a Princess Grace Statue Award and an honorary doctorate from her high school alma mater, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. In 2018, Murphy graduated summa cum laude from St. Mary’s College of California with a Bachelor of Arts, and she completed the Harvard Business School’s “Crossover into Business” program in 2019. Gillian Murphy is the Artistic Associate of American Repertory Ballet. @GillianMurphy

ABOUT PRINCETON BALLET SCHOOL

Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet, is widely respected for its dedication to cultivating the growth of dancers in an innovative and comprehensive way. It is recognized as one of the top non-profit dance schools in the country. There are several factors that contribute to the school’s distinction, including its philosophy, faculty, association with a professional ballet company, use of live music in classes, and facilities. All of these elements work together to create a unique and exceptional dance education experience for students. arballet.org

Princeton Ballet School’s Advance Summer Intensive program is a highly respected and rigorous training program for advanced ballet dancers. The program is designed to provide dancers with the opportunity to improve their technical skills, artistry, and performance abilities through intensive training with top-quality instructors. arballet.org/SI

Header photo: Gillian Murphy in Ethan Stiefel’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (photo/ Rosalie O’Connor Photography)