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Eliot Feld Is Born!
Eliot Feld was born in Brooklyn, New York to Benjamin Noah Fled, his father, and Alice Feld, his mother. Feld went on to become an American dancer, choreographer, and director. He is currently 78 years old. -
Eliot Feld Stars In "The Nutcracker."
At just 11 years old, Eliot Feld stared in "The Nutcracker" as the Child Prince in New York City Ballet's production. -
Eliot Feld Appears In West Side Story On Broadway.
At age 16, Feld joined the Broadway cast of West Side Story. The first production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre in Florida. The show ran for two years before it closed in June of 1959. West Side Story had 732 regular performances. -
Eliot Feld Takes On Hollywood!
Feld appears in West Side Story the movie as Baby John. West Side Story is often referred to as a modern day Romeo and Juliet. Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins directed this movie. -
Eliot Feld Choreographs His First Ballet.
Feld choreographs his first ballet known as "Harbinger." The ballet was performed for the American Ballet Theatre. -
Eliot Feld Opens His First Ballet Company.
Feld opens his first ballet company called, The American Ballet Company. However, the company only lasted until about 1972 due to lack of funds. By this time, Feld had created 13 ballets and 10 of them were composed during the 2 1/2 year existence of his own ballet company. -
The John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship Award.
This award has been awarded annually since 1925 to those who demonstrate exceptional creative ability in the arts. Eliot Feld won this award in 1969. -
Eliot Feld Creates A New Ballet Company.
The new company was named Eliot Feld Ballet. The following picture that is attached is a copy of the newspaper article reporting Feld's new ballet company. Link to the archived article: https://www.nytimes.com/1974/02/06/archives/eliot-feld-is-forming-newballet-company-to-company.html -
Eliot Feld Begins A Tuition-Free Dance School.
Three years after opening his ballet school, Feld received permission from New York City's Board of Education to visit elementary schools in the city and audition children from grades 3-5. Those children were then bused to the company to take introductory ballet classes. In the first year, 1,668 children were auditioned at eight different schools. Ballet Tech is now considered the NYC Public School For Dance. -
Name Change.
Eliot Feld Ballet undergoes a company name change. It was renamed, Feld Ballet. -
Eliot Feld Testifies!
The Reagan Administration decided to cut the funds for dance by 50%, which would have resulted in a 5 million dollar loss. Eliot Feld testified in court to prevent that from happening. In his testimony, Feld states, "Yet it is a fact that dance in this country has never enjoyed the safety of a safety net - and the proposed 50% reduction in funding for dance threatens its basic vitality." -
Eliot Feld Opens The Joyce Theater.
Feld and his close friend Cora Cahan founded the Joyce Theater in order to give a space for small to medium sized dance companies to perform. Ballet Tech, Eliot Feld's current dance company, performs here often. -
Another Name Change!
Feld Ballet changed its name to Feld Ballets/NY. -
Dance Magazine Award.
This award celebrates living legends who have made a large impact on dance. Eliot Feld won this award in 1990 along with Garth Fagan and Hanya Holm. -
Honorary Doctorate Degree From Juilliard.
Starting in 1987, honorary doctorates were given out to six people who made a difference at Julliard and in the world. In 1991, Eliot Feld was one of the six people to receive this award. -
One Last Name Change!
Feld Ballets/NY changed its name to Ballet Tech. Ballet Tech is the last and final name change for Eliot's ballet company. To this day, Ballet Tech is a very successful ballet company. -
Ballet Tech Receives The Creative Ticket Award.
The New York State Alliance for Arts Education awarded Eliot Feld and Ballet Tech The Creative Ticket Award. -
Eliot Feld Choreographs "Quickstep."
"Quickstep" was performed at the Joyce Theater and danced by Ballet Tech students. -
Eliot Feld Appears In Court.
Feld appears in court for assault charges. Allegedly, Eliot and his sister, Erica, got into a very heated argument in their mother's apartment in Chelsea. Apparently, Erica asked his girlfriend to leave and he threw a chair at her and injured her. He was arrested on August 20th and released without bail. -
Eliot Feld Choreographs "Pointing."
"Pointing" premiered at the Joyce Theater as part of the annual Kids Dance season. Feld also choreographed two other ballets on pointe, "Pointing 2" and "Pointing 3." The picture attached was taken during the performance of "Pointing."
