Artistic Director Ib Andersen Departing Ballet Arizona
PHOENIX – Ballet Arizona’s Board of Directors has announced that Ib Andersen, Artistic Director, will be leaving the organization on June 30, 2024 after 24 years of service. A national […]
Ballet Arizona Company Dancer Retires After 16 Years
PHOENIX – After 16 years with the company, Ballet Arizona’s Sasha Vincett is announcing her retirement from the organization. Vincett will take her final bow at the last performance of […]
The School of Ballet Arizona and Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestras Unite to Showcase ‘Raymonda’
PHOENIX – The School of Ballet Arizona and the Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestras are thrilled to come together once again to present Raymonda at The Madison Center for the Arts […]
‘All Balanchine’ Presents Classics from The Father of American Ballet
PHOENIX – George Balanchine, known as The Father of American Ballet, broke ground when he put his twist on traditional ballet standards and techniques. Before his storied career at Ballet […]
Ballet Arizona Announces 2023-2024 Season
PHOENIX – Ballet Arizona is proud to announce its 38th season, which will feature an all-new world premiere production by artistic director, Ib Andersen, the reprisal of a few recent […]
Native hoop dance coaches preserve history, tradition with new generation
PHOENIX — Indigenous hoop dance combines tradition and history with creativity and individuality. Commonly passed down from one generation to the next, hoop dance is usually taught by a family […]
Ballet Arizona Presents The Romantic Tale “Giselle”
PHOENIX – To celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend, Ballet Arizona will present the thrilling love story of Giselle, one of the most beloved and romantic ballets of all time, Feb. 9-12, […]
‘They would not stop clapping:’ Arizona ballet spotlighting Mexican icon Juan Gabriel breaks records
Luis Javier Corrales turned a small wooden table inside his grandparents’ kitchen in Havana, Cuba into a kid-sized stage with space for one co-star — a singer from Parácuaro, México […]
Ballet Arizona Awarded $600,000 By Governor Doug Ducey
PHOENIX – Ballet Arizona, the Valley’s only professional ballet company, is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded $600,000 by the office of Governor Doug Ducey through the American […]