Arizona Republic: “Will Ballet Arizona’s ‘Eroica’ be a masterpiece at Desert Botanical Garden?”
“Maybe it’s just that famous Danish reserve, but Ib Andersen is not any easy man to get to know. Ballet Arizona’s longtime artistic director is laconic, slow to make eye contact, […]
Arizona Republic: “Ballet Arizona star Natalia Magnicaballi takes her final bow”
“Ballet Arizona dancer Natalia Magnicaballi was a star the moment she stepped onstage at Phoenix’s Symphony Hall. Check that. She was already a rising star. She started dancing professionally at […]
Opening Night of Round – ‘Uptown Magazine’
Members from Ballet Arizona’s Prima Circle and Desert Botanical Garden’s Patrons Circle celebrated the Opening Night performance of ‘Round’. Read more.
‘Dance With Me’ Honors Jacquie Dorrance at Ballet Arizona’s Annual Gala
Ballet Arizona’s annual gala, “Dance With Me,” honored longtime supporter of the arts Jacquie Dorrance. The Jan. 22 occasion at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts was attended by more […]
Ballet Arizona Prima Circle Members Enjoy Exclusive Appreciation Evening
On Jan. 29, more than 100 of Ballet Arizona’s Prima Circle members enjoyed an exclusive evening filled with educational content provided by Ib Andersen, artistic director, dinner catered by Tarbell’s […]
Phoenix New Times: “Ballet Arizona Presents ‘Today’s Masters,’ Premieres Two New Works”
“It’s been more than a decade since Ib Andersen, artistic director for Ballet Arizona, wowed us with his choreography and set design for Mosaik, which premiered in phoenix in 2004, […]
The New York Times: “Royal Danish Ballet Brings Bournonville Back to New York”
“For more than half a century, Americans have felt a kind of fascination for Danish dancers. The attraction datse at least to the 1950s, when a small group from the […]
The New York Times: “Discovery and Rediscovery”
“…More remarkably, thought, on Feb. 12, Ballet Arizona in Phoenix will become the first American company ever to perform Bournonville’s exuberant three-act ‘Napoli’ (1842); its artistic director is Ib Andersen, […]
Arizona Executive Magazine: “Taking the Next Steps: Local Attorney Found Time for a Valued Arts Performing Arts Organization”
“Real estate attorney and Lewis Roca Rothberger managing partner Ken Van Winkle, Jr. joined the board of Ballet Arizona because of a heartfelt comment his teenage daughter Ally made one […]