Director Iain Webb has been at the helm for 14 years, bringing the Company unprecedented national and international acclaim. In addition to the artistic success of the Company, the organization has achieved financial stability and growth under Executive Director Joseph Volpe.

The Sarasota Ballet enters our 30th Anniversary Season with an exciting repertoire. Director Iain Webb has brought The Company unprecedented national and international acclaim. Gerald Dowler of the Financial Times London said, “Webb and his (Assistant Director) wife Margaret Barbieri have, in a few years, given this small American company the world’s most extensive active Ashton repertoire.”

Iain Webb

Director

Born in Yorkshire, England, Iain Webb started ballet at 14 and moved to London at 16, where he trained for two years with The Rambert School of Ballet and a year at The Royal Ballet School.

Margaret Barbieri

Assistant Director

Born in South Africa of Italian parents, Margaret Barbieri, ARAD, PDTC (Dip) PG Cert., moved to England to study at The Royal Ballet School.

Joseph Volpe

Executive Director

Joseph Volpe, retired General Manager of The Metropolitan Opera and theater and management consultant, was appointed Executive Director of The Sarasota Ballet in February 2016.

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