Albany Berkshire Ballet To Explore Rockwell, Shakespeare In 50th Anniversary Season

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Josh Landes

Published April 5, 2019 at 11:00 AM EDT

Ballerinas dance across a stage with a backdrop of a indigo, magenta, and orange sunset in an ornate garden — A shot from a Albany Berkshire Ballet production of the Nutcracker

Pittsfield, Massachusetts-based Albany Berkshire Ballet is marking its 50^th anniversary in 2019. Associate Artistic Director Mary Giannone Talmi tells WAMC that the half-century celebration will see ambitious new works alongside the staples the company is known for.

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Josh Landes

Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018, following stints at WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Western Massachusetts, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. His free time is spent with his cat Harry, experimental electronic music, and exploring the woods.

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