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Since 2021, Anthony Krutzkamp has been on a mission: to turn Sacramento Ballet into a world-class dance company that brings in-demand choreographers and innovative works to Sacramento audiences.
This year — the company’s 70th anniversary season — Krutzkamp’s campaign appears set to pay off, with a lineup featuring four world premieres as well as works by acclaimed choreographers Michael Pink and Young Soon Hue. People who think Sacramento Ballet is mainly a vehicle for armies of cute little kids to strut their stuff in “Nutcracker” are about to have their preconceptions challenged in a big way.
Krutzkamp joined Sacramento Ballet in 2017 as executive director to oversee the business end of things. At that time, Ron Cunningham and his wife, Carinne Binda, had run the artistic side for almost three decades, creating a company known largely for its focus on works by famed choreographer George Balanchine and by Cunningam himself.