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The Founding of The Eliot Feld Ballet

Eliot Feld founds his second professional ballet company, then known as The Eliot Feld Ballet, under the corporate name of Original Ballets Foundation Inc. For 30 years, the company presents semiannual performance seasons in New York and tours extensively across the U.S. and abroad. Over time, the company changes its name several times:

Eliot Feld Ballet: 1974 to Spring 1978

Feld Ballet: Fall 1978 to Summer 1989

Feld Ballets/NY: Spring 1990 to Summer 1996

Ballet Tech (company): Summer 1996 to Spring 2003

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