- Artistic director of Berlin Opera Ballet (1994-1996).
- Ballet master of Hamburg Ballet (1976-1970).
- Principal dancer at Stuttgart Ballet (1959-1966).
- Dancer with American Ballet Theatre (1953-1959).
- Ballet master of Berlin Opera Ballet (1966-1970).
- Ballet master of Frankfurt Ballet (1970-1973).
- Ray Barra was an American ballet dancer, a ballet master and ballet director.
- He created roles in ballets by John Cranko, the title role in Romeo and Juliet with Marcia Haydée as Julia (1962),[1][4] the Prince in Firebird (1964), and the title role in Onegin (1965).
- After retiring from the stage due to an injury during rehearsal, he worked as a ballet master with the Berlin State Ballet, the ballet of the Oper Frankfurt, the Hamburg Ballet and the Spanish National Dance Company.
- He directed classical ballets for the Bavarian State Ballet: Don Quijote (1991), Swan Lake (1995) and Raymonda (2001).
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