Island Moving Company

Island Moving Company is a nonprofit contemporary ballet company in Newport, Rhode Island. The company is known for its use of locations, rather than traditional performance spaces, for its performances, including Fort Adams, Rosecliff, and aboard the tall ship the Oliver Hazard Perry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://pbn.com/island-moving-ballet-works-to-connect/|title=Island Moving ballet works to connect|last=Graham|first=Elizabeth|date=2019-08-30|website=Providence Business News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-12}}</ref>

The company was founded in 1982 by a group of dancers on Thames Street, Rhode Island|Thames Street. <ref>Gillis, James J.. "Still dancing after 20 years." Newport Daily News, The (RI), sec. News, 8 Jan. 2002. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/10C9736438CBBF44. Accessed 12 Dec. 2019.</ref> Miki Ohlsen has been the Artistic Director of the Island Moving Company since its inception.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pbn.com/five-questions-with-miki-ohlsen/|title=Five Questions With: Miki Ohlsen|last=Bessette|first=James|date=2019-04-19|website=Providence Business News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-12}}</ref> The company tours internationally.<ref name=":0" />

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