Boston Ballet
| Boston Ballet | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Name | Boston Ballet |
| Year founded | 1963 |
| Founder | E. Virginia Williams |
| Principal venue | Boston Opera House |
| Website | www |
| Senior staff | |
| Executive Director | Ming Min Hui |
| Director | Mikko Nissinen |
| Assistant Director | Russell Kaiser |
| Company manager | Veronica Horne |
| Artistic staff | |
| Music Director | Mischa Santora |
| Resident Choreographers | Jorma Elo Stephen Galloway Helen Pickett |
| Other | |
| Official school | Boston Ballet School |
The Boston Ballet is an American professional classical ballet company based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams and Sydney Leonard, and was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. It has been led by Violette Verdy (1980–1984), Bruce Marks (1985–1997), and Anna-Marie Holmes (1997–2000). Mikko Nissinen has been artistic director of Boston Ballet since 2001. Nissinen leads the company in partnership with Executive Director Ming Min Hui.