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Founded in 1976 by the great American ballet pioneer Mary Day and under Septime Webre’s artistic directorship since 1999, The Washington Ballet is an ensemble of powerfully professional athletic classical ballet dancers performing a repertory of new work and creativity. Considered one of the country’s finest ballet companies, The Washington Ballet is recognized nationally and internationally for its high standards, artistic integrity, and unwavering commitment to presenting the very best in ballet.

The Mary Day Years (1976-1999)

Mary Day, the "Grand Dame of Ballet in the Nation's Capital" was a native of Washington. Her vision was to establish in her home city an organization that would be recognized nationally for its standards of quality. The Washington Ballet company and The Washington School of Ballet are the culmination of that vision. In 1944, Mary Day and her mentor Lisa Gardiner established The Washington School of Ballet. In the 1950s, a pre-professional group of dancers trained at the School joined together to perform around Washington, DC with the National Symphony Orchestra, National Cathedral, and the D.C. Recreation department. This group also toured New York, West Virginia and the Dominican Republic, where the troupe performed with Alicia Alonso. In 1961, The Washington Ballet premiered Mary Day's The Nutcracker with the National Symphony Orchestra in Constitution Hall, beginning a long-running tradition of delighting audiences during the holidays. In 1976, Mary Day started The Washington Ballet. A company providing a professional showcase for the budding young talents of The Washington School of Ballet. The company's founding members included Patricia Berrend, Madelyn Berdes, James Canfield, Sharon Caplan, Robin Conrad, Lynn Cote, John Goding, Robin Hardy, Jon Jackson, Brian Jameson, Terry Lacy, Christine Matthews, Ricardo Mercado, Julie Miles, Patricia Miller, Philip Rosemond, Helen Sumerwell and Allison Zusi. The first season consisted of three works by an up-and-coming choreographer/dancer from the Dutch National Ballet, Choo-San Goh, who became resident choreographer and later associate artistic director. During his time at The Washington Ballet until his death in November 1987, Goh choreographed 19 ballets for the company. In 1980, 17-year-old company member Amanda McKerrow was chosen as one of nine dancers to compete on the official U.S. dance team at the Fourth International Ballet Competition in Moscow. She partnered with Simon Dow and won the gold medal, becoming the first American to win the competition. During the 1980s and 1990s, The Washington Ballet continued to grow, performing full seasons in Washington, DC and touring internationally to China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Russia, Spain, South America and more. Mary Day stepped down as artistic director of the company in 1999 and retired as school director in 2003. She passed away in July 2006, leaving a large and meaningful legacy on the institution and the dance world at large.

The Septime Webre Years (1999-Present)

In 1999, Septime Webre joined The Washington Ballet as the artistic director and steered the Company towards new challenges, expanding the repertoire and broadening the Company's scope. Through his leadership, The Washington Ballet has continuously raised the bar for the caliber of dancing based in the nation’s capital and achieved greater national and international recognition. Works created for The Washington Ballet by Webre include Juanita y Alicia (2000), Carmen (2001), Journey Home (2002), Cinderella (2003), Oui/Non (2006), and State of Wonder (2006). The Company has also performed other ballets choreographed by Webre, including Carmina Burana , Fluctuating Hemlines , Where the Wild Things Are, and Peter Pan . During Webre’s stewardship, the Company has emphasized creativity and invention, as well as versatility. The Company has staged the works of innovative contemporary choreographers such as George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Christopher Wheeldon, Mark Morris, Trey McIntyre, Edwaard Liang, and Nacho Duato, in addition to the more classical ballets Giselle, Coppélia, and La Sylphide. In October 2000, Webre led The Washington Ballet on an historic tour of Havana, making it the first American ballet company to perform in Cuba since 1960. In 2004, The Washington Ballet premiered Webre’s The Nutcracker , a reinvention of the holiday classic complete with George Washington as the Nutcracker Prince, King George III as the Rat King, Anacostian Indians, and dancing cherry blossoms. The production is quickly becoming a city tradition.

Mr. Webre also initiated DanceDC, The Washington Ballet's acclaimed flagship outreach and education program that combines creative movement with an integrated language arts curriculum for DC public school children. Classical pre-ballet technique is available to all talented and interested DanceDC students through a unique scholarship program called EXCEL! Nine boys and nine girls from the DanceDC schools are selected annually to receive on-site professional ballet technique training for an hour once a week at The Washington School of Ballet. Students receive leotards, tights, t-shirts and free transportation, and the curriculum follows the same standards used for all pre-ballet classes at the School. In 2005, the Company began TWB@THEARC, a home to unique community programs by the Company as well as a branch of the Washington School of Ballet east of the Anacostia River. A progressive forging ground for The Washington Ballet and its other partners, the Town Hall Education, Arts and Recreation Campus (THEARC) provides a distinctive environment for adults and children of all ages to learn, share, discover, and thrive.

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