Performance
Give dancers the opportunity to grow through high-caliber classical and contemporary productions.
About Phoenix Ballet
Artistry rooted in opportunity.
A nonprofit performance company creating meaningful opportunities for dancers and connecting Arizona audiences with classical and contemporary ballet.
Who we are
Performance with a purpose.
Phoenix Ballet is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to provide performance opportunities for dancers. The company presents classical repertoire, contemporary work, and original productions while helping dancers translate rigorous training into meaningful stage experience.
In cooperation with Master Ballet Academy, Phoenix Ballet supports the next generation of artists through performance, training, and education. We also work to introduce ballet to children and adults throughout our community, including audiences who may not otherwise have access to professional performing arts.
Read our missionWhat guides us
Three parts of one purpose.
Training
Connect accomplished instruction with the focus, confidence, and experience required on stage.
Access
Introduce more of our community to ballet through outreach, student matinees, and accessible performances.
Classical roots, new voices
Tradition is a foundation—not a limit.
Phoenix Ballet is committed to excellence in classical dance. Recent repertoire includes The Nutcracker, Paquita, Snow White, and Graduation Ball.
Alongside the classics, the company advances the art form by commissioning and presenting new work. Choreographers have included Albert Blaise Cattafi, Rasta Thomas, Francisco Gella, Krista King Doherty, Ricky Palomino, Myles Lavallee, and artistic director Slawomir Wozniak.
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One artistic vision. Two distinct roles.
Phoenix Ballet
Phoenix Ballet produces performances and creates stage opportunities for professional artists, emerging dancers, and invited collaborators.
Master Ballet Academy
Master Ballet Academy provides year-round Vaganova-based training. Its dancers gain performance experience through Phoenix Ballet productions.
Explore the AcademyPartnerships & community
The arts become stronger through connection.
Phoenix Ballet works with artists and organizations that expand access, strengthen Arizona’s performing-arts community, and create new opportunities for dancers and audiences.
Master Ballet AcademyAct OneArizona OperaThe Phoenix SymphonySedona BalletGrand Prix IntensiveDee’s DancewearGrishko
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From Arizona to the world
Bringing ballet beyond our home stage.
Phoenix Ballet’s vision extends beyond a single theater. The company has brought its dancers and work to audiences in Sedona, Poland, and China—sharing Arizona artistry while giving dancers the experience of performing for communities across cultures.
Each tour builds new relationships, broadens artistic perspective, and brings Phoenix Ballet’s mission to a wider audience.
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