Programs

  • Carolina Ballet Community Engagement

    CAROLINA BALLET OFFERS CLASSICAL WORKS, TRADITIONAL STORY BALLETS, AND INNOVATIVE NEW CHOREOGRAPHY, AS WELL AS AN ANNUAL NUTCRACKER PROGRAM. WE PERFORM APPROXIMATELY 75-80 TIMES EACH SEASON. EACH YEAR, WE DONATE OVER 2,500 TICKETS TO COMMUNITY SERVICE NONPROFITS AND PERFORM A "FREE" NUTCRACKER COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE IN DECEMBER. SINCE 1998, WE HAVE PRESENTED APPROXIMATELY 1,150 PERFORMANCES TO MORE THAN 1M PEOPLE.THE BALLET HAS REACHED MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN (PRE-K TO HIGH SCHOOL) THROUGH VARIOUS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. SUCH AS DANCERS IN SCHOOLS WHICH PRESENTS HANDS-ON BALLET DEMONSTRATIONS BY PROFESSIONAL DANCERS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OWE CONTINUE TO TRAIN AND ENGAGE YOUNG AND EMERGING DANCERS THROUGH OUR RUTH S. SHUR SUMMER INTENSIVE, ONE OF THE TOP-RATED SUMMER BALLET TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. OUR SCHOOL OF CAROLINA BALLET (SCB) OFFERS PROFESSIONAL DANCE TRAINING AFTER SCHOOL FOR AGES 6 AND UP. SCB PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR GENDER.CAROLINA BALLET IS PROUD OF OUR ORGANIZATION'S RESILIENCE, ADAPTABILITY, AND FLEXIBILITY THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC. WE RECENTLY CELEBRATED OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY DURING FY 2022-2023, MARKING AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN OUR JOURNEY. AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE A FREE SWAN LAKE PERFORMANCE IN MAY 2025 DURING OUR FY 2024-2025 SEASON.IN ADDITION TO OUR CORE PROGRAMS, OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CEO DEMONSTRATES A PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY BY TEACHING AT THE WOMEN'S HOMELESS SHELTER AND LEADING CLASSES FOR THE WAKE COUNTY FOSTER PROGRAM HERE AT OUR STUDIOS, EXPANDING OUR REACH AND IMPACT BEYOND THE STAGE.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
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    $8.1M