State Street Ballet

🩰✨ We need your support! Voting has begun for ’s Best of 2024! Help us shine by voting for State Street Ballet as the “Best Dance Company”! Your vote means the world to us as we continue to bring art and passion to our community. 🗳️💃

Cast your vote now and let’s celebrate the power of dance together! Link in bio.

Happy birthday to our company artist and tour manager, Noam Tsivkin! Noam joined our Professional Track Training Program in 2015 and was promoted to the professional company in 2016. Not only does Noam shine onstage in many roles such as his recent role as Hilarion in our production of Giselle at the Granada Theatre, but is also a genuine, uplifting member of the company. We are so grateful to have Noam as a part of State Street Ballet!

Have you heard? Our 30th Anniversary Season’s opening performance will feature live accompaniment by the Santa Barbara Symphony, Nir Kabaretti Music and Artistic Director. Don’t miss Scheherazade and The Firebird at The Granada Theatre on October 26 and 27. Get your tickets 🔥

https://ticketing.granadasb.org/overview/19841

Photo by Kyle London Photography
Dancer Saori Yamash*ta

Save the date! Our 30th Anniversary Gala is just around the corner. Join us on September 28 at the beautiful Music Academy of the West for an enchanting evening of delectable delicacies and breathtaking dance performances. Your invitation is coming soon!

to our 2023 Honors Gala, planned by the brilliant Merryl Brown Events
Photo by Heidi Bergseteren

We’ve been busy gearing up for our annual summer intensive here at the Gail Towbes Center for Dance! We love summer and the opportunities we get to work with dancers from all over the United States and abroad. This week we will announce our summer faculty - watch this space! 👀✨

The annual Santa Barbara Independent Best Of Santa Barbara® Readers’ Poll nominations are now live! Readers can nominate their favorite businesses now through July 3. The results determine who will be on the ballot for the 2024 Best Of Santa Barbara® poll. 👀 If you’ve enjoyed a State Street Ballet performance in the past, consider nominating us for Best Dance Company!

✨ More details on our dazzling 30th anniversary season! ✨ Check out the latest post on the Granada Theater’s blog, where you can learn all about our upcoming performances and the Season Subscription available exclusively through the Granada Theater which saves you 30% on tickets for the season! Don’t miss out—head over to the blog now! Link in bio.

Photo by Kyle London of company dancer

Looking back on our 2023-2024 season, we can’t help but feel excited for what’s to come. Stay tuned for an exciting season announcement! 👀

Photo and video credit: Heidi Bergseteren, Kathee Miller, Shawna Sarnowsk, Meredith Ventura

Our upcoming contemporary rep program, “Other Voices” is a production of captivating works that range from Neo-classical to cutting edge, showcasing the talents of innovative contemporary choreographers.

The repertoire features works by
⭐️ Laurie Eisenhower (Eisenhower Dance Detroit)
⭐️ Edgar Zendejas (Cirque de Soleil, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens)
⭐️ Nilas Martins (New York City Ballet)
⭐️ Royce Zackery (Washington Ballet)
⭐️ Nicole Powell (Santa Barbara Dance Theatre)
You won’t want to miss this fun & thought-provoking program, presented at the Lobero Theatre on May 10 & 11. Ticket link in bio!
📸 - Heidi Bergseteren

Once upon a time, you could get 15% off tickets to Cinderella & Other Voices when you buy both on the Lobero website. The time is now! You won’t want to miss our final performances of the season✨👑
📸 - Andre Yew

The company has begun rehearsals for Cinderella! 👑 This classic fairytale hits the Lobero stage on 3/23 & 24 as well as Fresno’s Warnors Theatre on 3/15.
Get 15% of tickets on the Lobero website when you buy both Cinderella & Other Voices! ✨
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Throwback to some magical Nutcracker moments 🤩
Interested in joining our Company, Professional Track Training Program, or Summer Intensive? We will be in Denver & LA this weekend for auditions! Registration link in bio.
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Happy 2/2 from us tu you 🩰
📸 - Heidi Bergseteren

Some beautiful ‘Evenings’ shots from our shoot at Riviera Bar 🥂 One more chance to enjoy this beautiful production! Ticket link in bio!
📸 - Andre Yew

Our Phoenix audition for our Professional Company, Professional Track Trainee Program, & 2024 Summer Intensive is this Saturday at the Ballet Arizona studios! ✨ Register by clicking the link in our bio today.
*Male and female contracts available for the 2024/25 season!
📸 - Heidi Bergseteren

We are taking our audition tour to 10 different US cities! 🗺️ Click the link in our bio to register for a date near you!
📸 - Heidi Bergseteren

✨Audition season is officially here✨
Check out our list of nationwide audition dates and pre-register by clicking the link in our bio today!

We have had a wonderful experience with our dance studio insurance through Joanne. Thank you for taking such great care of State Street Ballet and State Street Ballet Academy!

Moments in the wings ✨
Grab your tickets for Santa Barbara & La Mirada in our ‘Nutcracker’ story highlight!

Holidays with Jennifer Holliday and Winterfest 2023! Holidays with Jennifer Holliday and WINTERFEST Sat, Dec. 2, 2023 – 7:00PM – Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza (BAPAC) Winterfest (f...

Tis the season for giving! This Giving Tuesday, support State Street Ballet. We are proud to be the only
professional ballet company on
the Central Coast and we could
not do our important work without
YOU!
Thanks to you, State Street Ballet
inspired 15,000+ students with arts outreach, partnered with the Santa Barbara Symphony for the premiere of Giselle, and performed 54 shows in 17 cities around the world...all in 2023!
✨Check out the link in our bio to donate today!
📸 - Andre Yew

We hope everyone had a happy and healthy Thanksgiving! We are most thankful for all of your support 🩰💕!
The company leaves for our first stop of tour, Spokane, WA, in just 2 days! Grab tickets now in our “Nutcracker” story highlight.
📸 - Heidi Bergseteren

Nutcracker season is loading….
Comment below your favorite part of The Nutcracker. ❄️🍭🐭
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Some picture perfect moments for World Ballet Day 🩰🌎
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Bravo & Brava! 🎉 From June 18th to July 7th we welcomed 62 national and international dancers for our Summer Intensive. Three weeks of dedication, growth, creativity, and new friendships. Thank you to our amazing guest faculty Nilas Martin & Christina Sanchez, and to our faculty Megan Philipp, Chauncey Parsons, Meredith Ventura, Marina Domrachev, and Tanner Blee, we couldn’t have done it without you 👏🏻!