Ballet Under the Stars
Presented by The Diane & Bruce Halle Foundation
Ballet Under the Stars 2025
Join us this fall as we kick off the 2025-2026 season with free events & dance performances for the whole family in Phoenix and across the Valley. During our Ballet Under the Stars performances, you’ll have a chance to see several exciting contemporary and classical ballet excerpts!
Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy a varied program, ranging from classical to contemporary. You won’t want to miss this perfect show for the entire family – it is a great way to introduce ballet to your children for the first time!
ASL interpretation will be present.
Know before you go!
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Parking Maps
- Fountain Park, Fountain Hills
- Chandler Park, Chandler
- Centennial Plaza Park, Peoria
- Sahuaro Ranch Historic Park, Glendale
- Estrella Lakeside Amphitheater, Goodyear
- Steele Indian School Park, Phoenix
Program
Click here for the full program
The Sleeping Beauty (excerpts from the Prologue)
Choreography: after Marius Petipa
Adaptation and Additional Choreography: Daniela Cardim
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nocturne
Choreography: Daniela Cardim
Music: Frederic Chopin, Nocturne No. 13
Class Act
Class Act is a project that combines the experience and mentorship of Ballet Arizona’s Teaching
Artists with the creative imagination of students from local schools to create, choreograph, and
perform new dance works.
9/18 McDowell Mountain Elementary School (Fountain Hills)
9/19 Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary (Chandler)
9/20 Apache Elementary School (Peoria)
9/25 Foothills Elementary School (Glendale)
9/26 Westar Elementary School (Goodyear)
9/27 Alhambra Traditional School (Phoenix)
Take Me With You (excerpt)
Choreography: Robert Bondara
Staging: Agnieszka Wolna-Bartosik
Music: Radiohead
Casting – Coming soon!
All performances begin at 7 pm and are FREE to enjoy:
Learn How to Support This Wonderful Program!
Please consider making a gift to Ballet Under the Stars here and help continue this special tradition of bringing families and friends together in parks across the Valley – and beyond – to enjoy an evening of ballet. And please tell your family, friends, and neighbors to attend in a nearby location… They can thank YOU for helping to bring it to the stage!
Make an Impact
Donors are the heart of our organization. Each instance of support, from donations to volunteering, supports a company of dedicated dancers, dance education and community initiatives all year long. Ready to make a donation?