PLAY/Tulsa Ballet

Tulsa Ballet was founded in 1956 by husband and wife, Roman Jasinski and Moscelyne Larkin, dancers internationally known for their style in the grand Ballet Russe tradition, and musician Rosalie Talbot.

The artistic mission of the Company has remained constant throughout the years:
To combine the beauty and joy expressed by dance with the drama and entertainment of the theatre. The Company has toured in thirty states, from California to New York, and throughout the world and has received consistent critical acclaim.

Under the current Artistic Director of Marcello Angelini, a native of Naples, Italy, Angelini has helped to shape the new direction of Tulsa Ballet. With four productions annually in addition to The Nutcracker, Tulsa Ballet reaches over 48,000 individuals every season. For the last eleven seasons, under Angelini's leadership, the company has undertaken an ambitious repertory building program. During the past eleven years, Tulsa Ballet has added more than 60 new works to its repertory, works that were Oklahoma Premieres, American Premieres or World Premieres.

In its first international tour in 2002, Tulsa Ballet was declared by the Portuguese national magazine Semanario “One of the best in the world.” The company has received two feature articles in Dance Magazine during the past seven years, has been featured in the New York Times, Pointe Magazine and Dance Europe among others.

Website: tulsaballet.org