Charlotte Ballet

This past weekend was the highly anticipated return of our Middle & High School Dance Festival! 🎉 Our building was full of energy as we welcomed students from across the region for two full days of master classes and rehearsals, closing out with a final adjudicated performance Sunday evening. We also welcomed representatives from eight institutions, plus Charlotte Ballet Academy, and dancers were able to learn more about different programs and opportunities to further their dance education. Thank you to everyone involved for making this past weekend so great! 👏

This coming weekend is your final chance to catch Beyond the Surface at our Center for Dance! We have had so much fun presenting these three captivating contemporary dance pieces, and have loved hearing how much joy this performance has brought to our audiences. Still looking for reasons to come? Check out this review by Perry Tannenbaum for Queen City Nerve to find out what you can expect! https://lnkd.in/efFkDJ-X We hope to see you this weekend as we close out the first performance series of our 2024/2025 Season: Unfiltered. Visit our website to get your tickets today!

Mark your calendars - October 21-24, Charlotte Ballet is hosting FREE community performances for all to enjoy! These will be 45-minute performances, open to the public at community centers around Charlotte. ⁠ ⁠ Join us and see Charlotte Ballet II present Carnival of the Animals! Journey into a mystical tale of animals, where creatures come to life and take you on an amazing adventure. Invite your family, friends and neighbors to experience this family friendly interactive Charlotte Ballet performance! ⁠ ⁠ Visit https://lnkd.in/diUB97k to view more information and to RSVP today🔗⁠ ⁠ 📸Photo by Taylor Jones

Thank you to WBTV for putting together a beautiful story on our First Company Dancer, Raven Barkley, as she enters her 10th season dancing with us here at Charlotte Ballet. We are in our second weekend of performances of Beyond the Surface! If you haven't already, be sure to get your tickets to see Raven and the rest of our Company Artists bring three stunning works of contemporary dance to life at our Center for Dance. This captivating series runs through October 26, and we hope to see you there! Visit our website to get your tickets today 🎟 https://lnkd.in/eZyrpiye

What an incredible start to Beyond the Surface! Thank you to our fantastic audiences this weekend whose enthusiasm made our first performances so special. You still have time to experience these three stunning works - performances run through October 26! Click below to read Lawrence Toppman's full review of Beyond the Surface for the The Charlotte Ledger. https://lnkd.in/eFrrnyt9

We are thinking of and sending love to those in Western NC who have been affected by the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The below link from Arts North Carolina contains resources for how you can help in supporting artists and art organizations during this time. https://lnkd.in/edme_JYv

In case you missed it, we were featured in The Charlotte Observer's 2024 Fall Arts Guide!🍂⁠ ⁠ In this article you can find an overview of our 2024/2025 Season: Unfiltered and hear from Alejandro himself about the unique and exciting aspects of each performance series.⁠ ⁠ Beyond the Surface kicks off the season in just a few weeks! The Observer's Fall Arts Guide gives a great inside look at what you can expect as an audience member. ⁠ “The audience is very close to the action,” Cerrudo said, “and it’s a whole different experience that is very powerful and that I personally love.”⁠ ⁠ Visit https://lnkd.in/emSwnwHb to read the full story, and we can't wait to see you this season! 👋⁠

"The power of the arts is the ability to strengthen, unify and give voice to communities. We are honored and humbled by this generous gift that will help us fulfill our mission to bring new life and energy to our home on North Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte." ⁠ -Douglas Singleton, Executive Director of Charlotte Ballet⁠ Thank you to the Knight Foundation for your investment in our vision! ⁠ ⁠ To learn more about the Knight Foundation's recently announced grants to fuel economic and cultural vitality in Charlotte, visit https://lnkd.in/eW_h3yBs 🔗⁠ ⁠ 📸Photo by Jon Strayhorn courtesy of the Knight Foundation

Get excited for our first performance series of the new season - Beyond the Surface! Whether you're a dance super-fan or new to the audience, we invite you to join us to explore the depths of musicality and human connection through movement. In our intimate black box theater, these three contemporary dance works come together to create a performance experience like no other. Join us October 4-26 at our Center for Dance - you won't want to miss it! Visit https://lnkd.in/gRB2k7_f to learn more and to save your seat in the audience today 📷Photo by Quinn Wharton

It is always so special when we get to collaborate with other artists in town! This morning, we had the pleasure of welcoming five members from the cast of Disney's The Lion King to take class with our Company Artists 🩰 ⁠ ⁠ You can see them on stage at the Belk Theater through Sep 8.⁠ Thank you for dancing with us! 🦁🧡 Blumenthal Arts