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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 Establishes Andersen-Panvini Endowment
PHOENIX – Ballet Arizona is proud to announce the creation of a new endowment fund, established in honor of Artistic Director, lb Andersen, and Director of Production, Michael Panvini. The […]
Ballet Arizona Aims to Reach New Audiences with Junior Board
PHOENIX – Ballet Arizona’s junior board, the Contemporary Council has been created by young leaders in Phoenix to reach a new population of community members and cultivate a passion for […]
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 […]
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 […]