thedriver Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Does anyone know where Phillip Otto is currently teaching? My DD had him as a teacher last summer and considers him one of the best! Quote Link to comment
dadof2dancers Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 My DD is a former PNB student & would still be there if we didn't move. My information isn't complete or 100% clear... I'll give what I know & try to find out more. He & wife Rachael Butler (& their very cute son) are in Conn., I'm not sure which Co./school but I'll find out! I beleive Phillip is the Ballet Master, AD or School director (not sure). I think Rachael teaches there. Quote Link to comment
dadof2dancers Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 NEW HAVEN BALLET Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Is he still there? The company masthead lists John C. Carney as Artistic Director. Quote Link to comment
dadof2dancers Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Major Mel, You are correct I simply did a google search & that is the best info the web gave me. I believe that was where he & Rachael were. I e-mailed the Director asking if he new Phillip & Rachael's whereabouts but have yet to hear back. I pass any info along ASAP Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Thanks for checking this out, dad. We'll be interested to see where they are now. Quote Link to comment
dancelyssa Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Just curious, but is he related to William (Bill) Otto? Bill Otto is mother ginger in the nutcracker, we do the balanchine one but in stamford ct. He was mother ginger in the NYCB Nutcracker Movie made in 1993. We all really like him, and i thought, Otto+CT=possibly related? Quote Link to comment
molcol Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Phillip Otto is listed as Permanent Guest Faculty with the Rock School. He is listed on their website as being Artistic Director, New Haven Ballet. He taught at the Rock School's SI this past summer. I don't know if he has taught there since. I will ask DD who attends year round. Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 William and David Otto are ex-NYCB, Phillip Otto is ex-Pacific Northwest Ballet, William and David are brothers, but I don't know what Philip is to them, and as I am the son of Emily Otto, I have absolutely no idea what, if anything, I am to any of them. Quote Link to comment
thedriver Posted October 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 BT members and moderators, THANKS – I appreciate your help. Quote Link to comment
pugbee Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 And then there's Eric Otto. I demand a family tree.... Quote Link to comment
Amy Reusch Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 and as I am the son of Emily Otto Hey, is "Mel" a play on "Emily"? Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Nope, I'm a "Jr.", and my grandfather was, I think, trying to curry favor with a rich relative in naming my father. My mother, in her turn, was named for her grandmother, Amalie Witzke. Quote Link to comment
GretchenStar Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 This is slightly off-topic, but is New Haven Ballet a professional company or a pre-pro? I'm asking because Phil Otto taught at our RDA festival this year and all the students loved his class. Our director told one dancer to talk to him about perhaps auditioning for his company next year, so I assumed it was a pro company... Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 Quite as nearly as I can figure out, the New Haven Ballet seems configured as a civic ballet company. Quote Link to comment
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