The 2010/2011 season is providing an exciting time for the company.  Their latest collaboration Spaces Between is up for Dance Magazine's "Video of the Month", Ballet Collective/LA's third nomination on dancemedia.com.  In this new abstract ballet the dancers
represent the four elements of Water, Fire, Air and Earth that make up
the material universe.  They attract, repel and even shake the very
graound that we walk upon.  Each is dependent on the other for the flow
of life creating a harmonious balance.   The company is very excited to be able to work with such talented dancers Stephanie Kim (Water), tian
Tan (fire), Sadie Black (Air) and Damien Diaz (Earth).  Upcoming
performances of Spaces Between to be announced.

The Ballet Collective also received 3 Lester Horton Award nominations for their production of VIOLETTA and ALFREDO, a dance version of Verdi's La Traviata. This work won a nomination by Pointe Magazine for "Video of the Month" for September 2008. Dancing in the work were guest artists Aubrey Morgan (NYCB alumni) and Sergey Kheylik (winner of gold at Varna 2002).

Your support has been crucial to creating works that can be viewed on the Internet developing Ballet Collective's national exposure.  Your contributions support dancers fees, music commissions, quality video documentation, costume design and more.

Plans for the upcoming year include a new commissioned score from Mark Mercury with new dances choreographed by John Castagna. Please help us with a donation in any amount you can.

Mark Mercury's music can be heard on www.markmercury.com

  "VIOLETTA and ALFREDO" is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors though the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

Mi Mo Da Studio Theatre and Yashas Michelson continue to generously support the Ballet Collective with in-kind donations.Photo at right by Barry Weiss.

The Ballet Collective  is a 501(c)3 California non-profit corporation.  All donations are tax-deductible.  The Ballet Collective, 907 N. Edgemont St., Los Angeles, CA 90029, 323.661.6440, www.balletcollective.org, info@balletcollective.org