Experience the next stage of dance as Louisville Ballet and our partner, KERTIS, move forward together into the 2020 / 2021 Season of Illumination – a completely digital season. We are on a on a journey, seeking ways to bring dance, art and performance into the future. Our spirit of adventure isn’t new, but this … Continued
The Louisville Ballet School is opening on a limited basis in July. We are returning to in-person dance…safely but surely. We understand that it is a very personal decision that each family must make to return to in-person lessons and we will be here when you are ready! The Louisville Ballet School is implementing strict … Continued
by Robert Curran, Louisville Ballet Artistic Director I consider myself privileged to see these past weeks and months as the most tumultuous I have ever witnessed, on a global scale. The entire world seems to be turned inside out – in some terrible ways, in some frustrating ways, and in some necessary ways. Right now, … Continued
We’re so excited to launch Dance Practice, our new Louisville Ballet podcast. Hosted by Louisville Ballet Artistic Director, Robert Curran, and Louisville Ballet Marketing Director, Natalie Harris, Dance Practice gives you, the listener, a closer look at what it takes to create today’s dance experiences. Through discussions – with artists, production teams, engaging patrons and … Continued
by Stephanie Wolff, 89.3 WFPL The Louisville Ballet announced on Thursday that it won’t hold any in-person performances for its 2020-2021 season in light of the coronavirus, which continues to spread in Kentucky and across the country. Instead, the ballet company’s forthcoming season, titled the “Season of Illumination,” will be all virtual offerings, starting in mid-October with … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOUISVILLE BALLET ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL 2020 / 2021 SEASON LOUISVILLE, KY, June 11, 2020 – Louisville Ballet, under the leadership of Artistic Director Robert Curran, announces its bold move to an entirely digital stage for the 2020 / 2021 “Season of Illumination.” As a ballet company committed to its core identity as a … Continued
Choreography by Louisville Ballet Company Dancer, Brandon Ragland “I had been wrestling for a while on how to use my platform and voice in response of everything going on. Art is healing! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this video. It really means a lot to me.”
Dear Louisville Ballet Friends, This past Tuesday I woke up, after a night of very little sleep and a lot of thinking, feeling heartbroken. And I know, like many of you, the people who make up Louisville Ballet, our dancers and staff, felt the same way. We made the decision to take the day to … Continued
Two ballet dancers. One green screen. One connected community. proJECT Hope collaborated with Louisville Ballet during the COVID-19 quarantine to bring you a socially-distant performance art piece of two dancers filmed separately on green screens, then combined and projected on the Louisville Ballet building. This piece is a story of how, although we must stay … Continued