Olympic Ballet Theatre

Olympic Ballet Theatre is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional performing ballet company founded in 1981. The organization is under the leadership of co-artistic directors Mara Vinson and Oleg Gorboulev, who have led the company since 2011. The mission is to develop and sustain professional dance, promote dance as a creative performing art, and engage the widest possible audience with a stimulating repertoire of classical, contemporary, and dramatic ballets.

Olympic Ballet Theatre is located at 700 Main Street, Edmonds, WA 98020. The organization performs at venues including Edmonds Center for the Arts and Everett Performing Arts Center in the north Puget Sound area.

Olympic Ballet Theatre offers professional ballet productions featuring classical, contemporary, and dramatic ballets with original and classical works by renowned and emerging choreographers. The organization operates Olympic Ballet School, which provides comprehensive ballet training from early childhood through pre-professional levels. A Trainee Program offers dance classes, morning company classes with professional dancers, professional performance experience, and community outreach opportunities.

Audiences of all ages can attend professional ballet productions with affordable ticket pricing and group discounts. Dancers ages 18-22 with classical ballet training who are United States citizens can apply to the Trainee Program. Male dancers with strong classical technique and partnering skills who have authorization to work in the US can audition for company positions. Students from early childhood through pre-professional levels can attend Olympic Ballet School.

Olympic Ballet Theatre caters to audiences of all ages for performances. Olympic Ballet School provides training from early childhood through pre-professional levels. The Trainee Program accepts dancers ages 18-22, with younger dancers considered if they have completed high school.

The organization offers professional company dancer positions for male dancers and a Trainee Program for male and female dancers ages 18-22. The Trainee Program includes regular dance classes, morning company classes with professional company dancers, professional performance experience, and participation in community outreach. Partial and full scholarships are available for the Trainee Program.

The Trainee Program curriculum includes technique class, pointe/variations/conditioning, and contemporary, hip-hop, or repertoire classes. Trainees participate in classes, rehearsals, and performances with company dancers. During performance season, the schedule includes company class and rehearsal time.

Olympic Ballet Theatre presents professional ballet performances including productions such as The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Spring Rep featuring classical excerpts, Summer Performance with classical excerpts and new works, and Debuts presenting new works by contemporary choreographers. The organization performs regularly at theaters in Everett and Edmonds with an estimated annual audience of 7,000.

Phone: (425) 774-7570. Email: redacted@example.com for administration and box office. Co-Artistic Directors can be reached at redacted@example.com and redacted@example.com. Address: 700 Main Street, Edmonds, WA 98020.