It’s true – ballerinas enjoy a fresh, local, sustainably-produced burger and some sweet potato fries now and then, but our apprentice dancers were recently at Burgerville headquarters for a different reason. In an ongoing partnership with Work for Art (a program of the Regional Arts & Culture Council), OBT was recently engaged in Work… Read More
Lots to Celebrate! – from Kevin
Hello everyone! I hope you are all well as we begin to transition from Winter to Spring… We know it’s happening not only by the noticeably longer days, but also by the fact that our Winter program at the Keller is already behind us and we are hard at work on the Spring… Read More
Grandpa Stops By
David Threefoot (yes, the father of former Soloist Lucas Threefoot), has been sharing the OBT stage for some time, most memorably in the role of Grandpa in George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker”. Here, he tells us what it’s like to perform with Oregon Ballet Theatre, and how he got his start playing the jolly gentleman. … Read More
Joni Kabana – Dreaming from the Wings
Photographer Joni Kabana joined us at the Keller Auditorium for the dress rehearsal of Dream, October 11, 2013. She shares thoughts and photos from her experience with us here. Colorful silk wings on the Woodland Creatures, danced by students from the School of OBT. Making my way down the long dark hallway, I hear voices coming… Read More
AT THE STARTING BLOCKS
Well, here we are, just a few short days away from the actual beginning of the 2013-2014 season for OBT! This is my first season here in Portland and I cannot express how eagerly I am awaiting the work that will start and the journey that begins when the dancers and I get together for… Read More