History

Princeton University Ballet, founded in 2008 by Virginia Byron '10, Elizabeth Rosen '10, and Alexis Branagan '11, is the only ballet company on Princeton’s campus. PUB is student-run by graduate and undergraduate students and presents one show each semester as well as outreach guest performances. We provide a supportive space for all of our dancers to choreograph and develop as artists, and we welcome guest choreographers of all backgrounds to create original works on the company. Our diverse repertoire includes modern, contemporary ballet, and classical ballet pieces. We provide a space for dancers to continue their ballet dancing and pride ourselves on our exploration of the cutting edge of contemporary-ballet. We also commit ourselves to sharing the art form not only Princeton’s campus, but to the surrounding community.
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Some guest choreographers we have invited include Durante Verzola, Gabrielle Lamb, Jennifer Archibald, Christopher Fleming, and Susan Jaffe. 

Past Officers

Spring 2023
President: Vivian Li
Artistic Director: Uanne Chang
Vice President: Paige Sherman
Assistant Artistic Director: Mary Whelan

Spring 2022
President: Lucy Sirrs 
Artistic Director: Becca Berman 
​Vice President: Moses Abrahamson 
Assistant Artistic Director: Uanne Chang 

Fall 2022
President: Vivian Li 
Artistic Director: Becca Berman 
​Vice President: Paige Sherman
Assistant Artistic Director: Uanne Chang 

Fall 2021
President: Lucy Sirrs 
Artistic Director: Elena Remez 
Vice President: Vivian Li 
Assistant Artistic Director: Becca Berman 

Spring 2021
Presidents: Rachel Sturley & Katherine Brubaker 
Artistic Director: Elena Remez 
Vice President: Lucy Sirrs 
Assistant Artistic Director: Becca Berman 

Fall 2020
President: Katherine Brubaker 
Artistic Director: Angie Sheehan 
Vice President: Rachel Sturley 
​Assistant Artistic Director: Elena Remez 

Spring 2020
President: Abby Kostalansky 
Artistic Director: Angie Sheehan 
Vice President: Katherine Brubaker 
Assistant Artistic Director: Elena Remez 

Fall 2019
President: Madison Lai
Artistic Director: Dana Iverson
Vice President: Samantha Liu
Assistant Artistic Director: Angie Sheehan

Fall 2018
President: Peyton Cunningham
Artistic Director: Julia Jansen
Vice President: Anna Soltys
​Assistant Artistic Director: Dana Iverson

Fall 2017
President: Emma Kaeser
Artistic Director: Julia Jansen
Vice President: Sarah Betancourt
​Assistant Artistic Director: Brianna Yarnoff

Spring 2017
President: Emma Kaeser
Artistic Director: Julia Jansen
Vice President: Swanee Golden
​Assistant Artistic Director: William Keiser

Fall 2016
President: Emily Avery
Artistic Director: Paige Shaw
Vice President: Nancy Wenger
​Assistant Artistic Director: Julia Jansen