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State Street Ballet is a vibrant, innovative professional dance company based in Santa Barbara, California. The company was founded in 1994 and remains dedicated to promoting original dance through public performances and educational outreach programs.
The company combines the rigors and timeless beauty of classical technique with updated looks, special effects and digital technology, producing original works that satisfy today's diverse audiences.
By melding familiar storylines with exciting dance movement and special effects, State Street Ballet gives each tale a modern, passionate and unique twist. This heady meld of movement, music, lighting, scenery and acting is successfully reaching new audiences, introducing dance as mainstream entertainment while honoring classical training, style and tradition.
As a fully professional dance company with well-known credentials, State Street Ballet attracts dancers from around the world and teams with top-notch choreographers to produce new works that showcase the company's signature elegant-but-edgy tone.
Well-known choreographers whose works have been performed by State Street Ballet include Peter Pucci and Margo Sappington, as well as legends Agnes de Mille and George Balanchine.
Innovative new works draw from a team of choreographers including Founder and Artistic Director Rodney Gustafson, San Francisco choreographer and Emmy Award winner Robert Sund (Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast) and New York choreographer William Soleau (Carmen).
The company tours nationally and internationally, boasting a 90% rebooking rate. Original touring productions from State Street Ballet currently include Carmen, Beauty and the Beast, Ballroom, and NutCracker. As part of touring programs, the company reaches out to young local dancers who become part of the program. Each summer the company runs Summer Intensive, a national workshop that attracts emerging performers and choreographers. |
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