Boulder Ballet

Boulder Ballet celebrates its 40th season! 

Join us for a year of transformative art that brings power, passion, and a little play to center stage. Support Boulder Ballet as we joyfully return to the stage this season. Not only does your support keep the company dancers working on new productions, it provides scholarships to aspiring dancers in our school, takes our educational outreach program to students in Title 1 schools and so much more.

Recent Boulder Ballet Highlights:

• In recent years Boulder Ballet has made a commitment to prioritizing wellness and access within our walls and in the community. In 2020 we created our BIPOC Scholarship and since that time have offered over 20 scholarships to students that would otherwise not have the opportunity to dance at Boulder Ballet. We are eager to expand this even further.
• This fall we launched our Late Start Program providing dance classes to students at Manhattan Middle School during the district’s late start mornings. Teachers have reported an increase in attention and focus in academic classes by dance class attendees and we are continuing to track progress and eager to expand this program to new schools in the community.
• The last several seasons Boulder Ballet’s commissions have been focused on female and BIPOC artists including Sidra Bell, (first Black female choreographer for New York City Ballet), Gregory Dawson (SF/LINES BALLET), Caili Quan (NYC, Vail Dance Resident Artist), Jacob Mora, (Denver based choreographer) and Amy Seiwert’s Imagery (SF) to name a few.

Testimonials

Boulder Ballet has won "Best of Boulder Live Dance Group" every year for over ten years. "With performances that range from elegant, classic fairy tales to contemporary stories of imagination, power and love, ballet is a mixture of athleticism and grace. Boulder Ballet takes the audience into different worlds through its rich interpretations of the human story. Since the 1980s, the company has been enriching the whole region with their mix of classic and contemporary shows, while pursuing innovation, programmatic growth and an attention to quality that really makes these dancers shine. With programs all year long, Boulder Ballet always has a unique theatrical performance just waiting for you to experience." ~Boulder Weekly, 2019

"Solid technique as well as passionate artistry really shine throughout this piece ('Interactive,' premiered at the 2017 winter contemporary dance performance). Perhaps most importantly, however, the dancers seem completely attuned to one another...It is a pleasure to experience." Boulder Ballet's apparent willingness to expand its purview by taking chances on unconventional elements such as electronic music, choreography that directly references traditions such as Irish dance and vaudeville, and non-standard ballerina bodies bodes well for a vibrant future." ~Jane E. Werle, Presenting Denver

"A Nutcracker that's refreshingly musical and studded with sweet moments and memorable characters...a real reason to rejoice." ~Daily Camera

"Boulder has much to be proud of with its resident production of The Nutcracker." Denver Post

"Quintessential Nutcracker - whimsical and delightful." ~KUNC Radio