BALLET FANTASTIQUE

DANCE EDUCATION: IN FY 24-25, BALLET FANTASTIQUES ACADEMY PROVIDED YEAR- ROUND, HIGH-QUALITY DANCE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AGES 2 THROUGH ADULT, SERVING MORE THAN 350 STUDENTS ACROSS YOUTH, PRE-PROFESSIONAL, AND ADULT PROGRAMS. INSTRUCTION WAS DELIVERED ACROSS NEARLY 50 WEEKS BY AN INTERNATIONAL FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, EMPHASIZING INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORSHIP, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND STUDENT WELLNESS WITHIN A NEED-BLIND TRAINING MODEL. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ACADEMY DELIVERED OVER 2,000 CLASSES AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND AWARDED MORE THAN 40,000 IN FINANCIAL AID, ENSURING THAT ACCESS TO TRAINING WAS NOT LIMITED BY FAMILY INCOME. APPROXIMATELY 50% OF ENROLLED STUDENTS IDENTIFIED WITH OREGON EQUITY FRAMEWORK COMMUNITIES, REFLECTING BALLET FANTASTIQUES SUCCESS IN REACHING DIVERSE AND HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. ACADEMY STUDENTS ALSO BENEFITED FROM RARE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING AND PERFORMING ALONGSIDE BALLET FANTASTIQUES PROFESSIONAL COMPANY ON MAJOR REGIONAL STAGES.

NEW DANCE THEATER: IN FY 24-25, BALLET FANTASTIQUE PRODUCED FOUR ORIGINAL MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS, DELIVERING RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE AND ARTISTIC INNOVATION WHILE ATTRACTING NEW AND NONTRADITIONAL PERFORMING ARTS AUDIENCES. SIGNATURE OFFERINGS INCLUDED THE COMPANY'S FOURTH ANNUAL BALLET IN THE VINEYARD PRESEASON OPENER AT SILVAN RIDGE WINERY, WHICH ACHIEVED 120% AUDIENCE GROWTH AND COMBINED LIVE MUSIC, ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY, AND IMMERSIVE OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE. AS PART OF BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S HULT CENTER RESIDENT COMPANY SEASON, THE COMPANY PRESENTED: MURDER AT THE BALLET (OCTOBER 2024), THE WORLD'S FIRST INTERACTIVE MURDER MYSTERY BALLET, FEATURING AN ORIGINAL SCORE BY GRAMMY-NOMINATED COMPOSER JUAN LUQUI AND MULTIPLE AUDIENCE-DETERMINED ENDINGS; AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS CAROL(NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2024), THE STAGE REVIVAL OF BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S EMMY-NOMINATED JAZZ BALLET, FEATURING LIVE MUSIC AND NARRATION, AND PRESENTED IN THE SILVA CONCERT HALL; PRIDE & PREJUDICE: A PARISIAN JAZZ BALLET(FEBRUARY 2025), ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE JAZZ AND ACHIEVING SIGNIFICANT AUDIENCE GROWTH OVER ITS PRIOR PREMIERE; ALADDIN: THE ROCK OPERA (MAY 2025), BALLET FANTASTIQUE'S TOP-SELLING PRODUCTION OF ALL TIME, PRESENTED IN THE 2,400-SEAT SILVA CONCERT HALL AND REACHING MORE THAN 2,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ON MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND. ACROSS THE FISCAL YEAR, BALLET FANTASTIQUE WELCOMED OVER 17,000 IN-PERSON AUDIENCE MEMBERS, WITH NEARLY 50% NEW TICKET BUYERS, AND ACHIEVED TICKET SALES EXCEEDING PRE-PANDEMIC BENCHMARKS BY MORE THAN 170%. DIGITAL AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT ALSO INCREASED, AND THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS REGIONAL AND NATIONAL VISIBILITY THROUGH TOURING, LIVESTREAMING, AND AWARD-WINNING MEDIA PROJECTS. BALLET FANTASTIQUE CLOSED FY 24-25 WITH STRONG FINANCIAL HEALTH, GENERATING 893,008 IN TOTAL REVENUE, MAINTAINING A POSITIVE OPERATING MARGIN, AND REINVESTING 98% OF REVENUE DIRECTLY INTO MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NEW PRODUCTIONS, EDUCATION ACCESS, AND INCLUSIVE OUTREACH.