Michael Donahue
Steven McMahon and Dorothy Gunther Pugh at grand opening of new Ballet Memphis headquarters.
“I long ago recognized that I needed to groom the right person to guard what we have built and what we value at Ballet Memphis,” Ballet Memphis’s founding CEO Dorothy Gunther Pugh was quoted as saying in a prepared statement about the dancer and choreographer who will succeed her as artistic director. The person in question is Ballet Memphis’s 34-year-old Associate Artistic Director Steven McMahon.
“Steven has come up through this organization and grown as a dancer and dance-maker; he’s the best choice as well as the right choice,” Pugh concluded.
McMahon, who has choreographed more than 30 works for Ballet Memphis including, favorites like The Wizard of Oz, and Peter Pan, officially assumes his new position July 1st. Pugh will continue her work at Ballet Memphis as CEO.
Video: McMahon discussed choreographing a past production of Romeo & Juliet for Ballet Memphis:
Steven McMahon Named Artistic Director Of Ballet Memphis
