Construction is coming along beautifully in Charlottesville Ballet’s new home at 1885 Seminole Trail! Our Board of Directors, Dancers, and Staff have been excitedly preparing for the Hard Hat Fundraising Gala, which will be held in the new space on Saturday, January 26th at 6:00pm. Special thanks to Lindsay Garrett Design & Photography for creating […]
CBA Spring Performance Information – “Around the World”
Charlottesville Ballet Academy is gearing up for our inaugural Spring Performance Around the World, featuring students from Charlottesville Ballet Academy and a guest performance by members of Charlottesville Ballet’s professional company. Please see more information below– and be sure to purchase your tickets at the studio this week! Around the World Saturday, June 9th, 2012 […]
Sneak Preview of The UNEARTHING @ The Ix Building
Dear Blog Readers and C-ville Dance/Arts Supporters, Co-Director Sara Jansen and I stopped by the Ix Building Complex last week and got a sneak peek of the upcoming site-specific work called the UNEARTHING. I caught up with Zap McConnell and performers of The UNEARTHING during a rehearsal and I wanted to share this great project […]
Moira’s Lynchburg Tour Diary #1
Hi everyone! I’m Moira, one of Charlottesville Ballet’s apprentices. We’re on the road in Lynchburg this weekend, performing our wonderful children’s ballet, A Fairytale Gathering, at Dance Theatre of Lynchburg–I play Little Red Riding Hood. It’s been a wild and eventful weekend! We arrived here in Lynchburg yesterday morning to do a school show at […]
PCA Member Blog: Charlottesville Ballet
C’ville Ballet was recently highlighted on the Piedmont Council for the Arts (PCA) blog. Check out our new member profile: http://charlottesvillearts.org/blog/pca-member-profile-charlottesville-ballet/ For information about all the awesome things PCA is up to, visit their website at www.charlottesvillearts.org
Lynchburg News & Advance article about “A Fairy Tale Gathering”
Check out the newspaper article about our Children’s Ballet Series ON TOUR! in Lynchburg, VA. The article was published on October 12, 2010 and written by the lovely Casey Gillis. Enjoy!
Charlottesville Ballet “Makes Dan Sweat” – from April 2010
Local Newscaster Dan Schutte attempts to add grace and poise to his weekly workout. Check out the company members showing him a thing or two about ballet! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRSYjngXoEU] Link to News Story | Link to News Video April 9, 2010 The Charlottesville Ballet has a performance coming up later in the month. Their dancers show […]
The First Entry
This post marks the genesis of the Charlottesville Ballet blog! I admit that I was a bit of a Luddite when it comes to the idea of non-profit organizations blogging/twittering/facebook-ing. Esteemed organizations should have a professional-looking website and post only official information for their public. If people want a behind-the-scenes look at an arts organization, […]