Orlando Ballet is donating a thousand free tickets to the Puerto Rican community who have been affected by Hurricane Maria for their upcoming show Bailamos! The Latin-inspired performance will be showing at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts from Feb. 15-17. This is the first time that the Orlando Ballet will be offering free tickets to Puerto Ricans in Central … [Read more...]
Orlando Ballet Announces New and Exciting 2019-20 Lineup
The Orlando Ballet has recently announced their new season lineup for 2019-20. This new investment into Orlando Ballet includes the return of artistic director Robert Hill, family season packages, guest choreography, and newly revamped works. Hill will make his debut return to the stage in Jessica Lang’s The Calling on the Dr. Phillips Center stage. “It’s going to be a … [Read more...]
Orlando Ballet Announces New Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre
On Oct. 18, Orlando Ballet held its groundbreaking ceremony for the new Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre. The construction for the new dance facility was re-launched when Harriet Lake, a philanthropist, made an additional donation of $5 million toward the project that costs $12 million total. Including her prior donations, Lake has given a total of $7.5 million toward the … [Read more...]
Orlando Ballet Extends ‘The Nutcracker’ Performance
The Orlando Ballet will be extending their performance of The Nutcracker from Dec. 7 through Dec. 16 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Orlando Ballet's’ artistic director, Robert Hill, says that this is the first time the company will be extending the show’s viewing to two weeks (as opposed to one week) in all of his 10 years with the company. The Nutcracker … [Read more...]