About
In 1974, Eliot Feld founded the organization now known as Ballet Tech Foundation Inc. Under the auspices of Ballet Tech, Eliot directed a professional ballet company and created a tuition-free ballet school. The company, which had several names over its history, was dissolved in 2003. The school began in 1978 and continues to this day. Ballet Tech facilitated the creation of the majority of Eliot Feld’s 149 ballets.
Historical Notes
Chronology of Eliot Feld’s ballet companies, by name
American Ballet Company: 1969 to 1972
Eliot Feld Ballet: 1974 to Spring 1978
Feld Ballet: Fall 1978 to August 1989
Feld Ballets/NY: Spring 1990 to Summer 1996
Ballet Tech (company): Summer 1996 to Spring 2003
The professional ballet company’s last season was in the spring of 2003. There were a few pick-up seasons after that, some billed as MANDANCE Project or Ballet Tech’s MANDANCE Project.
Chronology of the school, by name
The New Ballet School: 1978 to 1996
Ballet Tech: 1996 to present
Eliot’s first ballet for the students in the school was Hello Fancy, choreographed in 1992. In 1994, he choreographed a second ballet for the school – 23 Skidoo – and dubbed the school’s performing troupe as Kids Dance. Beginning in 1994, Kids Dance performed occasional weekend matinees during the professional company’s New York seasons. Since June 2013, Kids Dance has made annual week-long appearances at the Joyce Theater.
A Note About The Ballets
Eliot Feld’s 149 ballets were divided, by him, into three categories.
There are 11 ballets in Category 1; they are owned by the Ballet Tech Foundation.
Another 71 ballets fall into Category 2; the choreography to those 71 ballets is in the public domain as of the launch of this website.
The remaining 67 ballets are in Category 3; they will be in the public domain as of 7/5/2042.