Peter S. Wells Joins First State Ballet Theatre’s Board

Posted by Press Release on January 28, 2014

First State Ballet Theater is delighted to announce the election of longtime Chadds Ford resident Peter Scoville Wells to the company’s board of directors.

First State Ballet Theatre is Delaware’s professional ballet company and the resident ballet company at Wilmington’s Grand Opera House. The company performs fully staged classical ballets, including major works commissioned from internationally renowned choreographers, in Delaware’s foremost theaters in all three counties from Wilmington to the beach.

FSBT President and Executive Director Robert Grenfell said, “We’re delighted to welcome Peter—who is both a knowledgeable balletomane and an ardent FSBT fan—to our board. His professional experience, his enthusiasm for our beautiful art form and his longtime involvement in the Chadds Ford cultural scene and support for its cherished institutions will be instrumental in assisting us to grow our southern Chester County audience.”

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First State Ballet Theatre is a 501(c)(3) corporation, founded in 2000, whose mission is to bring the beauty and excitement of professional ballet performances to audiences throughout Delaware, to provide superb ballet training and performance opportunities to aspiring Delaware dancers and to educate the Delaware dance audience of the future.

The company has written an unparalleled chapter of artistic, educational and financial achievement in Delaware dance history and is the state’s busiest, and most ubiquitous major performing arts company. More information at www.firststateballet.com