Ballet Arizona Presents ‘The Nutcracker’ with Phoenix Symphony

A beloved magical tradition returns this 2017 holiday season with Ballet Arizona’s nationally heralded performances of Artistic Director Ib Andersen’s The Nutcracker. Read the full press release here.
Ballet Arizona Appoints New Board Members – Nina Russell & Seena Ghebleh to Board of Directors

Phoenix, AZ (October 9, 2017) – Ballet Arizona is proud to announce the appointment of two new members to its community Board of Directors, Seena Ghebleh, Associate Attorney at Quarles […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ballet Arizona Sets Stage for 31st Season

Ballet Arizona continues to excite and inspire audiences with its artistic blend of classical and contemporary dance. Now approaching the 2016-2017 season, nationally recognized Artistic Director, Ib Andersen, promises not […]
Phoenix New Times: “Ballet Arizona’s ‘Innovations’ is Ib Andersen’s Legacy in the Making”

For many decades, major performing arts organizations including ballet companies have followed a fairly predictable path: presenting well-known repertory in large venues, while expecting contemporary audiences to sit through lengthy […]
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, […]