b'DancersAMERICAN REPERTORY BALLETs mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry, and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and nationwide audiences and to dance students through artistic and educational programs. The organization comprises: the preeminent professional classical and contemporary ballet company in the state; Princeton Ballet School, one of the largest and most respected non-profit dance schools in the nation; and ARBs Access & Enrichment initiatives, including the acclaimed DANCE POWER program. The performing company is a classical and contemporary ballet company committed to presenting ballets from the 19th and 20th centuries alongside new and existing works by choreographers from today.NANAKO YAMAMOTO began her training at the Geijutsuza Ballet Studio Jardin des Arts in Japan. In 2005, she was selected to attend the prestigious Royal Ballet Summer School, then was accepted to the Elmhurst School for Dance in Association with the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Since graduating in 2009, she has performed with New Tampa Dance Theatre, Dance Theatre of Tampa, Ballet Fleming, in Giselle with Boca Ballet Theatre, and as soloist in La Bayadere. Since joining ARB, she has danced featured roles in Nutcracker, in Gerald Arpinos Confetti and Sea Shadow, Kirk Petersons Carmen and Glazunov Variations, and many other featured roles.JONATHAN MONTEPARA started his training in his hometown of Orsogna, Italy. He joined the Rome Ballet School in 2016 and graduated in 2018. That year, he joined ARB2 (American Repertory Ballets second company for developing young artists) and performed Copplia, Nutcracker, Trois Voix, Beauty and the Beast, and the lead role of Basilio and Espada in Don Quixote, staged by Aydmara Cabrera for Princeton Ballet Schools annual spring performances. He has also danced in classical ballets such as ARBs new Giselle in 2019. This is his first season as a Company Member.www.arballet.orgprincetonsymphony.org/ 11'