Grantee Database
LOS ANGELES BALLET INC
Grant Year
2024-25
Grant Program
Statewide and Regional Networks
Award Amount
$32,405.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Los Angeles Ballet (LAB) will provide programming with, and cultivate the growth of, a network of artists, creators, and culture bearers committed to ballet. As the only professional ballet company in Los Angeles and the largest dance company in Southern California, LAB believes that ballet is a transcendent art form that should be shared with and enjoyed by as many people as possible.
LAB is committed to Los Angeles’ imaginative spirit of what is possible, what is unique, and what is the future. Through our network of professional dancers, theatrical designers, composers, choreographers, emerging artists, and community partners, LAB’s objectives are to: 1) Present bold, innovative works; 2) Collaborate with a diverse array of artists; 3) Expand people’s knowledge of and appreciation for ballet.
Organization Summary
LAB’s core programs are anchored in professional productions and community engagement. Our professional productions are shaped as annual seasons that include approximately 30 performances for 30,000 audience members throughout Southern California. Our seasons include a combination of classical ballets, contemporary choreographic masterpieces, and commissioned world/national/regional premieres by renowned choreographers—including 16 world premieres since our founding. LAB annually employs a company of 25 dancers and operate a scholarship dancer trainee program in partnership with Westside School of Ballet for eight dancers.
LAB’s Dance Engagement activities are currently centered on two long-standing programs. Power of Performance (POP!) was launched in 2006 and provides at least 10% of each season’s, to under-resourced community members, free-of-charge. We identify these community members by partnering with nonprofit, social service, and community-based organizations focused on supporting and enriching the lives of vulnerable groups, including foster children, senior citizens, U.S. military veterans, formerly incarcerated adults, and more. This season, approximately 3,000 free tickets will be provided through POP.
LAB’s other primary Dance Engagement program is A Chance To Dance (ACTD), established in 2012. ACTD is an arts learning program that provides monthly free dance classes to the public, regularly engaging community members ages 4 and up, with attendees frequently in their 70s. ACTD features age- and skill-appropriate dance instruction, with all classes taught by LAB company dancers. ACTD also includes wellness and nutrition coaching, as well as conversations that encourage personal creative and artistic growth. ACTD has historically engaged approximately 500 attendees annually; in 2024 we are expanding the program to serve 1,000 individuals by doubling the program’s operations from occurring monthly for six months per year to year-round. In addition to doubling our traditional ACTD programming, in Spring 2024 LAB re-activated ACTD in public schools as part of an ongoing partnership with Turn Around Arts.
Organization
Los Angeles Ballet
Address
11755 EXPOSITION BLVD
LOS ANGELES
90064-1338
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(310) 477-7411
