Albuquerque Ballet Company
A New Mexico non-profit organization, founded in 1975 by Karen V. Cotter, Artistic Director, Choreographer, Classical, Contemporary, Original Works Repertory
Original/Premiered Ballets
by Karen V. Cotter for Albuquerque Ballet Company
1980 Secret of the Sacred Cenote
1981 Keri
1982 The Mask
1984 Kosmos & Kalypso (world premiere)
1986 Pas de Trois
1988 Pirouette, All That Gershwin
1989 Tete a Tete, Nova, Tour de Force
1990 Bugsy’s, Fragile, Handle with Care
1991 Black Orpheus
1992 Wolf and The Raven, The Shooting of Dan McGrew, Northern Lights
1993 Southwestern Scenes
1994 Out to Lunch, Back at One
1995 Final Nutcracker,
The Nutcracker had been presented from 1979–1996, at the KiMo Theatre (official home of ABC and City Ballet Company), Albuquerque Little Theatre, Albuquerque; Red Rock State Park, Gallup; NMSU, Grants Campus & other venues over the 17 years of annual production. Cast varied from 58–130, depending on use of local dancers in touring productions.
Vanessa playing Clara at the final performance of The Nutcracker
Children’s Ballets
Created by Karen V. Cotter for Albuquerque Ballet Company
1985 Peter and the Wolf, Carnival of the Animals
1993 Winnie the Pooh & Tigger Too
1994 Peter Pan
1994 Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
Classical Ballets
Choreographed by Karen V. Cotter for Albuquerque Ballet Company
1979 Giselle
1980 Les Patineurs
1981 Cinderella
1982 Sleeping Beauty
1983 Sylvia, Coppelia
1985 Les Sylphides
1986 Gaite Parisienne
1975–1996 Nutcracker
