Recent Reviews View All
| May 25, 2018 |
Arizona Republic: “‘Eroica,’ Ballet Arizona ★★★★½”“OK, you should take the star rating with a grain of salt. I’m no dance expert, but I have become a huge fan of Ballet Arizona and choreographer Ib Andersen. Taking his cues from his onetime mentor, George Balanchine, Andersen excels at abstract dance-for-dance’s-sake…” Read more. |
| May 18, 2018 |
Phoenix New Times: “Ballet Arizona Performs the World Premiere of Ib Andersen’s Eroica”“The glow of a setting sun surrounds a pair of peaks just west of Desert Botanical Garden. A short walk from the garden’s entrance, there’s a stage lit with an icy shade of blue. Dozens of tall cylinders line the back of the stage, with varying heights that give the illusion…” Read more. |
| Jun 27, 2016 |
The New York Times: “Ballet Arizona performs ‘Round’ in a Dreamy Desert Ambience”“For centuries, ballet has focused all of its stage deportment on one specific arc of space, through a proscenium arch to a large audience. Yet this is such a three-dimensional art that it’s baffling how few experiments have been made to…” Read more. |
Current News View All
| Jun 24, 2020 |
Phoenix Magazine ‘The Great 48 2020’ featuring Ib AndersenIn February 2019, PHOENIX began soliciting their subscribers and social media followers to nominate Valley residents who are “moving the chains, making a difference or otherwise crushing it” in the realms of business, sports, the arts, media, philanthropy, politics, et al. A final list of Great 48 inductees was drawn up, featuring Ballet Arizona Artistic Director […] |
| Jan 13, 2020 |
Broadway World: ‘Ballet Arizona To Present the World Premiere Of THE FOUR SEASONS’“Ballet Arizona will present The Four Seasons, a journey through winter, spring, summer and fall in movement, May 19-June 6 at Desert Botanical Garden for the company’s annual season-concluding performance of An Evening at Desert Botanical Garden.” Click here to read the full article. |
| Oct 11, 2019 |
Arizona Foothills Magazine: ‘Most Influential Phoenicians 2019’ Featuring Ib AndersenArizona Foothills Magazine has named Ib Andersen one of the most influential Phoenicians in 2019. Click here to read the full profile! |
Press Releases View All
| Feb 20, 2020 |
Ballet Arizona Sets the Stage for 2020-2021 Season |
| Jan 11, 2020 |
Ballet Arizona to Present World Premiere of ‘The Four Seasons’ |
| Dec 31, 2019 |
Ballet Arizona Announces 2020 Open Audition Dates |