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May 2, 2006 · Heinz Poll, a choreographer and a co-founder of the Ohio Ballet, died on Sunday at his home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He was 80. The cause was kidney disease, said Fran Schaul, a friend.
Ohio Ballet was founded by Heinz Poll and lighting designer Tom Skelton in 1968. While it was originally a student company drawn from Poll’s classes at the University of Akron, the group turned professional in 1974. In 1977, the company made an appearance at Jacob’s Pillow.
Dec 9, 1984 · Directed by Heinz Poll, the Ohio Ballet is an outgrowth of the Ohio Chamber Ballet, a student organization at the University of Akron, and it resembles a chamber-music ensemble.
Mar 29, 1981 · The origins of the Ohio Ballet were in a chamber ensemble. Heinz Poll, its founder and artistic director, even called his previous troupe the Ohio Chamber Ballet before it turned professional...
In 1974, with lighting designer Thomas Skelton, he founded Akron’s first professional company, the Chamber Ballet, which eventually became Ohio Ballet.
The premiere performance in 1968 marked the debut of the Chamber Ballet, the jewel-like little company that was later renamed Ohio Ballet. The premiere was lighted by Thomas Skelton, the world-renowned lighting designer who served as the associate director until his death in 1994.
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Margaret Carlson: Our plan is to present the three group dances in the order in which they were created so you can see where Heinz started and where he ended. Elegiac Song was the first dance he choreographed for Chamber Ballet, the student group that later became Ohio Ballet. Bolero was – pretty much – the last.
