Presenting exceptional classical ballet and innovative contemporary dance through performances, training, education and community engagement, Colorado Ballet continues to inspire and grow an increasingly diverse audience base in Denver, Colorado.Established in 1961 by LillianCovilloand Freidann Parker, Colorado Ballet is a non-profit organization celebrating 65years of excellence. As a world-class professional company servingmore than100,000 national and international patrons, Colorado Ballet presents 58 performances annually to sold-out audiencesinthe 2,000-seat Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The Company’s professional dancers andstudio company dancers come from all over the world. Colorado Ballet’s The Armstrong Center for Dance, a 35,000-square-foot building, boasts eightstate-of-the-artprofessional dance studios and amenities for the professional Company.
Under the direction of Artistic Director Gil Boggs,Colorado Ballet performs classical ballet masterpieces, full-length storyballetsand its critically acclaimed repertory productionMasterWorks, featuring varied works from neoclassical ballets to world premieres. The Raydean Acevedo Colorado Ballet Academy servesmore than1,200 students from toddlers to seniors each year. Colorado Ballet’s Education & Community Engagement offers programs to students and community members, makingmore than40,000 contacts and reaching over 200 schools and organizations annually. Participants come from a variety of backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses including youth, families, teachers,and people with and without disabilities. For more information, please visitcoloradoballet.org.
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