FBT puts on four productions a year at the Irvine Barclay and they do a great job bringing in very popular guest artists. We saw Paloma Herrera in The Nutcracker in December and she was absolutely beautiful. The company dancers were also very impressive and even the youngest dancers seemed to be well trained.
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- EIN 33-0283147
- 714-962-5440
- 9527 Garfield Ave Fountain Valley CA 92708 USA
- www.festivalballet.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts Education, Ballet, Dance
Mission: FBT is dedicated to presenting works that epitomize the artistry of professional ballet, offering cultural awareness of dance through educational programs, and nurturing a creative environment for some of our county’s most talented dancers.
Results: Festival Ballet Theatre’s Education Outreach Programs reach 20,000 children – and a number of adults – at elementary and middle schools, symphony performances, malls, fairs, libraries and clubs.
Target demographics: Through their outreach efforts, FBT strives to reach artistically underserved children in the Orange County community. Through their production, FBT strives to make dance and ballet in Orange County available to all audience.
Geographic areas served: Southern California, Orange County
Programs: Festival ballet theatre presented four productions a year at the irvine barclay theatre as 1. Two full-length classical ballet performances in the spring 2. Seventeen performances of the nutcracker in december 3. Two performances of a classical and contemporary pieces in the fall 4. One performance of the orange county ballet festival gala of the stars in augustfbt has worked in collaboration with the top ballet companies in the united states by inviting guest artists to perform in their productions. Outreach and education fbt presented smaller performances at local elementary schools and in collaboration with the pacific symphony orchestra, festival of children, arts oc, and imagination celebration along with other various orange county community events. Special outreach programs including many free performances for the public were conducted where fbt presented narrated ballet productions suitable for children, both by visiting the schools and inviting over 30 schools in the area to the theatre. Fbt showcased the talents of young dancers while building cultural awareness and providing education in the art of classical and contemporary ballet.