Amidst the pandemic outbreak, Ballet Palm Beach, among many other local businesses and organizations, decided to close its doors for the safety of its dancers, teachers, and academy students. Though quarantine was not the most ideal situation for its youngest ballerinas, the Ballet Palm Beach Academy powered through the setbacks, offering its students free, virtual […]
On Friday January 31st, 2020, Ballet Palm Beach introduced the Anka Fund for Dancers at its annual fundraiser, Dance Revealed II–Swept Away Soiree, held at the Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. The cocktail event, sponsored in part by Fernando Wong Outdoor Living Design, Robin Woodard, Flowermart, and Big Time Restaurant […]
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – BALLET PALM BEACH (BPB) today announced that esteemed patron Ms. Anka Palitz has inaugurated the first-ever fund to seed support for the company’s professional dancers throughout their careers. BPB’s Founder and Artistic Director Colleen Smith said: “We are so grateful to Anka for her generosity to and advocacy for BPB […]
Ballet Palm Beach’s Cinderella filled with rich performances Reposted from Palm Beach Daily News Mon, Nov 4, 2019 By Demetrius Klein Special to the Palm Beach Daily News “Ballet Palm Beach brought a clean, smart, chamber version of Cinderella to the Rinker Playhouse at The Kravis Center. This familiar story, set to the score by […]
Tenth Year of International Outreach Performances for Ballet Ambassadors (Palm Beach Gardens, FL –Oct 11, 2019) Ballet Palm Beach’s international outreach program, Ballet Ambassadors, brought Artistic Director, Colleen Smith; six company dancers, Danielle Glynn, Rafael Ferreras, Madeleine Miller, Lily Ojea Loveland, Shannon Murray, and Adriana Salazar; and two guests, Mark Baccash, a patron of Ballet […]
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The Middle & Upper School of Ballet Palm Beach Academy and BPB Trainees will present a special performance on Sun, June 9 at 7:30. This show is held at the Rinker Playhouse at Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and is open to the public for $30. The mixed bill contains scenes from Coppelia; an exciting […]
{CLICK FOR TICKETS} BALLET PALM BEACH Invites Dance Fans to Celebrate Mother’s Day Weekend WONDERLAND At The King’s Academy in West Palm Beach May 10-12, 2019 (Palm Beach Gardens, FL – April 5, 2019) Colleen Smith, Artistic Director of Ballet Palm Beach today announced that the highly acclaimed professional ballet company is inviting fans of […]
{TO SEE OUR UPCOMING SHOW, WONDERLAND: CLICK HERE} Republished with permission from BroadwayWorld.com https://bit.ly/2YtUk4Y Review: PREMIERES at Ballet Palm Beach by Courtney Hess Mar. 26, 2019 Ballet Palm Beach presented a rare offering for their audience tonight with a group of pieces that can hardly be categorized. “Premieres” boasted three world premiere pieces and ‘Sonatine’; a rarely performed […]
BALLET PALM BEACH To Present a Dynamic Selection of New Repertoire PREMIERES At the Kravis Center’s Rinker Playhouse March 25-27 {TICKETS} (Palm Beach Gardens, FL – March 2019) Colleen Smith, Artistic Director of Ballet Palm Beach today announced that the highly acclaimed professional ballet company will present a dynamic selection of new repertoire by choreographers George […]
{TICKETS- CLICK HERE} PREMIERES is a mixed bill presented at the Rinker Playhouse, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts on March 25-27. It features three world premieres and Balanchine’s rarely-seen pas de deux, Sonatine, accompanied by live piano music. The company has been a hive of activity this month with the contagious energy of our guest […]
Special opportunity for middle school to high school-aged dance students! Ballet Palm Beach is hosting a contemporary master class taught by Alvin Ailey’s own Christopher Huggins! Thursday, March 7 from 6:30pm to 7:45pm at Ballet Palm Beach studios. Cost is $25. Please contact school@balletpalmbeach.org or 561-630-8235 to sign up!
(Palm Beach Gardens, FL – February 11, 2019) Colleen Smith, Founder and Artistic Director of Ballet Palm Beach, welcomed 130 of the nonprofit organization’s patrons, leaders and dancers at Dance Revealed, a cocktail fundraiser that was held on January 31 at the new Fritz Gallery in Palm Beach. Theodora Aspegren, Robert Bailey and Chase Thomas […]
From Jan 25- 27, seven Ballet Palm Beach company dancers performed in Palm Beach Opera’s La Traviata as gypsies and matadors with choreography by Colleen Smith. The dancers enjoyed gaining a new performance experience and working alongside Palm Beach Opera artistic staff and artists. They also received praise by reviewer, David Fleshler of South Florida Classical Review. Below are excerpts from […]
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