Paradise Valley Independent: ‘Ballet Arizona welcomes Marquez, Felix as new directors’

Independent Newsmedia Ballet Arizona hired two new directors, Leslie Marquez as marketing director and Karina Felix as its finance director. “We are thrilled to bring Leslie and Karina on board […]
KJZZ: ‘Phoenix, Tucson And Flagstaff Groups Get National Arts Grants’

More than a million dollars in federal coronavirus relief funds will help 16 nonprofit arts groups in Arizona. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced the awards to help organizations […]
Phoenix Magazine ‘The Great 48 2020’ featuring Ib Andersen

Ib Andersen, 65 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF BALLET ARIZONA This year marks Danish ballet legend Ib Andersen’s 20th anniversary as artistic director of Ballet Arizona. “When I started, I thought [Phoenix] […]
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 […]
Arizona Foothills Magazine: ‘Most Influential Phoenicians 2019’ Featuring Ib Andersen

Ib Andersen Celebrating his 20th year as the artistic director of Ballet Arizona How did you get your start in the arts? I was a 7 years old when I auditioned for […]
Phoenix New Times: The Best Free Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

Ballet Arizona Fan Fest If you think ballet is all about tutus and floating across the stage, you’re not spending enough time at Ballet Arizona performances blending artistry with athleticism. […]
Modern Luxury: The Art of Living

“From overseeing rehearsals on one show to choreographing movements for another, it’s plain to see that Ib Andersen, Ballet Arizona’s artistic director, likes to keep things, well, moving.” Click here to […]
Phoenix New Times: The Best Things We Saw in 2018

New Moves Ballet Arizona delivered an intriguing mix of new and recent works during New Moves, performed September 27 to 30 at the Orpheum Theatre. The lineup included the return of […]
Ballet Arizona Blog: Behind the Scenes of The Sleeping Beauty

Artistic Director Ib Anderson gives his insight on the most iconic fairy tale ballet of all time, The Sleeping Beauty, which you can see October 25 – 28 at Symphony […]