Ronn Guidi's guest appearances

Ronn Guidi

KQED: Spark Art Video Podcast

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Chris Natrop

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Joe Mangrum

Katherine Westerhout

Michael Arcega

Nikolas Weinstein

Gregory Gavin

Tracey Snelling

Lauren Shera

Anna Von Mertens

Lu Huan

Pamela Z

Pamina Traylor

Viola Frey

Shuji Ikeda

OwlTail

Passion for the art of dance is perhaps the defining quality of Oakland's Ronn Guidi, director of the Oakland Ballet Academy and founder of the famous Oakland Ballet. An ever-energetic mainstay of the East Bay dance scene, Guidi created the Oakland Ballet in 1965 and led the small regional company to international attention in the 1970s with his canny choices of repertoire.After 33 years at the helm of the Oakland Ballet, Guidi retired from the company in 1998, to be succeeded by Karen Brown, who directed the company until 2005, when it was forced to close its doors after its 40th anniversary season. Spark follows Guidi's revival of the company he founded and its return to the stage with a triumphant performance of his own "Nutcracker" in 2006.

Passion for the art of dance is perhaps the defining quality of Oakland's Ronn Guidi, director of the Oakland Ballet Academy and founder of the famous Oakland Ballet. An ever-energetic mainstay of the East Bay dance scene, Guidi created the Oakland Ballet in 1965 and led the small regional company to international attention in the 1970s with his canny choices of repertoire.<br><br>After 33 years at the helm of the Oakland Ballet, Guidi retired from the company in 1998, to be succeeded by Karen Brown, who directed the company until 2005, when it was forced to close its doors after its 40th anniversary season. Spark follows Guidi's revival of the company he founded and its return to the stage with a triumphant performance of his own "Nutcracker" in 2006.

Ballet with Ronn Guidi

Witness how Oakland Ballet's artistic director Ronn Guidi comes out of retirement to save the dance company he loves. Original air date: March 2007.

Spark: Ronn Guidi