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Ballet Arizona is the talk of the town. Read from our selection of featured reviews, articles, and press releases.
Ballet Arizona Announces 2024-2025 Season
Nationally-Recognized Ballet Company to Present Array of Classic and Powerful Works PHOENIX – Ballet Arizona, the Valley’s only professional ballet company, promises to excite and inspire audiences with a blend […]
‘All Balanchine’ Presents Classics from The Father of American Ballet
Ballet Arizona to stage three masterpieces from legendary choreographer, George Balanchine, May 2-5, 2024 PHOENIX – George Balanchine, known as The Father of American Ballet, established himself as a dance […]
Ballet Arizona Receives Bequest of $2 Million
DONATION WILL SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF BALLET ARIZONA AS A LEADING PERFORMING ARTS INSTITUTION. PHOENIX – The legacy of Dr. Amy Barmeier Dru lives on at Ballet Arizona. The Valley’s only professional ballet […]
Ballet Arizona Takes on the Cinematic Stage with World Premiere
MOVING MOVIES HONORS FILM ICONS IN OLD HOLLYWOOD-THEMED BALLET PHOENIX – Ballet Arizona celebrates cinematic classics with its brand-new world premiere production of Moving Movies Feb. 15-18, 2024 at Symphony Hall. Performed with live music accompaniment […]
The Nutcracker Brings Holiday Magic with Enhanced Experiences
PHOENIX – Ring in the holiday season with the timeless family tradition of attending a live performance of The Nutcracker, performed by Ballet Arizona and choreographed by Artistic Director, Ib […]
Ballet Arizona’s Beloved ‘Juan Gabriel’ Returns This October
PHOENIX – This October, the incredible career of Juan Gabriel and his performance at the Palacio de Belles Artes in Mexico City will be honored through an impeccably choreographed ballet […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
Best Outdoor Performance- Round
It’s easy to take the beauty of the Sonoran Desert for granted, surrounded as we are by its alluring textures, colors, and sounds. When Ballet Arizona performed Ib Andersen’s Round […]
The Chic: Carla Fernández Joins Ballet AZ on Juan Gabriel Production
When a person hears the word “tradition,” they might think of certain foods, places, holidays, heritage, historical events, or maybe even significant pieces of clothing. For world renowned costume and […]
Frontdoors Media: Ballet Arizona Presents ‘Juan Gabriel’
See and feel the iconic music of legendary Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel come to life on stage as never before. Ballet Arizona will celebrate the life and work of the […]
FOX10 Phoenix: All Balanchine at Ballet Arizona
Ballet Arizona holds their final performance of All Balanchine at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix on March 27. FOX 10’s Irene Snyder reports.
AZBigMedia: You’ll fall in love with Ballet Arizona’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’
What happens when Ballet Arizona and The Phoenix Symphony pair up for a production of Romeo & Juliet? Magic. So much so, you may find yourself asking “Did my heart love till now? […]
AZBigMedia: ‘The Nutcracker’ mesmerizes at Ballet Arizona
Having never been to a ballet before, I was skeptical and unsure if I would enjoy such a classic tale told through movement and melody. With that being said, the […]
The Ballet Herald: ‘Ballet Arizona Review: Inspiring Glimpses of the Past, Present, and Future’
Filmed in the company’s on-site Dorrance Theatre, Ballet Arizona’s Inspire program fulfills the promise that its title bears. It is not only an exhibit of his company’s technical and theatrical range from […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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