Colorado Ballet Company

Programs: Performances:under the leadership of artistic director gil boggs and his artistic team, colorado ballet remains committed to producing the highest quality dance. Each season, the company performs technically challenging classical ballet as well as innovative contemporary premieres. The company's 31 professional dancers come from all over the world, including japan, russia, cuba, canada, france, italy, brazil and the united states. Additionally, the studio company provides between 20 and 25 young dancers with training and performance opportunities as a start to a professional career in ballet. The 2016-2017 season opened 10/07/16 and closed 04/02/17 serving a total audience of approximately 88,000 people. Of this, 863 tickets were given for the artreach charity program, foregoing $59,015 in revenue. The ballet also participated in the 5 by 5 charity program, serving 2080 individuals during the season, foregoing an average of $143,545 in performance revenue.

education and academy:colorado ballet enhances the cultural life of colorado through education and community engagement programs that serve students, teachers, families, people with disabilities, and lifelong learners in colorado. Our mission is simple - every. Body. Dance! Our goal is to make dance accessible to everyone, to promote dance and movement as part of a healthy lifestyle, to encourage creativity and expression through dance, and foster an appreciation for ballet. Colorado ballet's education and community engagement programs had more than 40,000 contacts in the community during the 2016-2017 season and are charitable in nature. Colorado ballet academy provides training to students age three through adult, beginner through professional. Utilizing the famed vaganova method of ballet training, the academy has honed the dance skills of thousands of students, as well as started the careers of many professional dancers. The academy provides the highest quality dance training to all students in a professional environment. The summer intensive program hosted 239 students from as far as australia, canada, and, mongolia. The academy awarded $128,110 in scholarships to deserving students during the 2016-2017 season.