Charlotte Ballet
Charlotte Ballet
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About this organization
Mission
Charlotte Ballet's mission is to provide artistically excellent programming to diverse audiences in its home city of Charlotte, the Southeast region, and to the varied communities it serves while on tour across the nation. Charlotte Ballet has received critical recognition nationally for excellence in programming, education and outreach, and dance training.
About
ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING: CHARLOTTE BALLET PRESENTS 5-6 PERFORMANCE SERIESOF CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY BALLET IN CHARLOTTE ANNUALLY, IN ADDITIONTO PERFORMING ON TOUR LOCALLY, REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY. THEORGANIZATION EMPLOYS AN AVERAGE OF 28 DANCERS (20 FIRST COMPANY; 8SECOND COMPANY) EACH SEASON. THE NATION'S TOP DANCERS ARE ATTRACTED TOCHARLOTTE BALLET'S RENOWNED ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP; THE DIVERSITY OF ITSCHOREOGRAPHERS AND CHALLENGING REPERTOIRE (BOTH CLASSICAL ANDCONTEMPORARY); AND A COMPETITIVE CONTRACT THAT INCLUDES A MINIMUM OF 36WEEKS OF WORK/YEAR IN PROGRAMMING, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND DANCE TRAINING. IN 2017/2018, HOPE MUIR BECAME CHARLOTTE BALLET'S FOURTH ARTISTICDIRECTOR SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDING IN 1970. BORN IN TORONTO,MUIR HAS WORKED FOR NEARLY THREE DECADES THROUGHOUT EUROPE, CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES IN BOTH CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANIES. HER DIVERSE CAREER HAS SEEN HER CREATE AND PERFORM ROLES FOR SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST PROLIFIC CHOREOGRAPHERS INCLUDING TWYLA THARP, JIRIKYLIAN, WILLIAM FORSYTHE, GEORGE BALANCHINE, PAUL TAYLOR, MERCECUNNINGHAM, CHRISTOPHER BRUCE CBE AND PERTER SCHAUFUSS. MUIR HAS WORKEDWITH SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS COMPANIES WORLDWIDE AS GUEST TEACHER,STAGER AND REHEARSAL DIRECTOR INCLUDING ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET,RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY (LONDON), HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO, BALLET BC(BRITISH COLUMBIA) AND THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA. SHE LEFT HERCURRENT ROLE AS ASSISTANT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF SCOTTISH BALLET TO SERVEAS THE CHIEF ARCHITECT OF CHARLOTTE BALLET'S AESTHETIC VISION ANDARTISTIC PROFILE. CHARLOTTE BALLET ATTRACTS SUPERB DANCERS WHO PERFORM A VERSATILE AND DIVERSE REPERTOIRE RANGING FROM FULL-LENGTH CLASSICAL BALLETS TO INNOVATIVE CONTEMPORARY WORKS. CHARLOTTE BALLET'S COLLECTIVE TALENTSPROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHALLENGE, STIMULATE, EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN ANDENRICH AUDIENCES. THE NATION'S HIGHEST-RATED DANCE TOURING COMPANY BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS; RECEIVING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EXCELLENCE GRANTFROM THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL; INVITATIONS TOPERFORM AT THE SPOLETO FESTIVAL, JOYCE THEATER, AND - TWICE IN THREEYEARS - BALLET ACROSS AMERICA AT THE KENNEDY CENTER (WHERE THE NEW YORKTIMES DECLARED OF THE COMPANY, "LUCKY NORTH CAROLINA"). IN THE PASTSEVERAL YEARS CHARLOTTE BALLET HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED LOCALLY, RECEIVING A2012 MEDAL OF HONOR IN THE ARTS FROM WINTHROP UNIVERSITY AND THE 2015CENTER CITY VISION AWARD. CHARLOTTE BALLET WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED FOR "BEST REBRANDING" BY CHARLOTTE MAGAZINE, FOLLOWING THE BRAND EVOLUTION IN 2014 FROM NORTH CAROLINA DANCE THEATRE TO CHARLOTTE BALLET.AS CHARLOTTE BALLET LAUNCHES MUIR'S TENURE, THE BOARD, ARTISTSAND STAFF ARE EXCITED FOR WHAT THE FUTURE WILL BRING FOR THIS COMPANYAND COMMUNITY. MUIR BRINGS UNIQUE VISION; UNPARALLELED PASSION FOR THEART OF BALLET; AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH RENOWNED NATIONAL ANDINTERNATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHERS SUCH AS JAVIER DE FRUTOS, HELEN PICKETT,BRYAN ARIAS, CRYSTAL PITE AND MORE. HER PLANS FOR THE NEXT THREESEASONS AT CHARLOTTE BALLET INCLUDE BOTH CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARYWORKS THAT CHALLENGE THE DANCERS AND AUDIENCE, ENGAGE PARTNERS ANDCOLLABORATORS AND SHINE A LIGHT ON THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. SAYS MUIR, "IAM THRILLED AND HONORED TO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO BE THE NEW ARTISTICDIRECTOR OF CHARLOTTE BALLET AT SUCH AN EXCITING TIME IN THE COMPANY'SDEVELOPMENT."
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing specifies the mission of the non-profit as “Charlotte ballet's mission is to provide artistically excellent programming to diverse audiences in its home city of charlotte, the southeast region, and to the varied communities it serves while on tour across the nation.”.
When explaining its duties, they were described as: “Charlotte ballet's mission is to provide artistically excellent programming to diverse audiences in its home city of charlotte, the southeast region, and to the varied communities it serves while on tour across the nation. charlotte ballet has received critical recognition nationally for excellence in programming, engagement and education, and dance training.vision: charlotte ballet is a charlotte-based, world-class repertory dance ensemble. it performs classic, contemporary and cutting-edge dance with virtuosity, energy, and artistic excellence for local, statewide and national audiences. charlotte ballet's collective talents provide the opportunity and give us the responsibility to challenge, stimulate, educate, entertain, and thereby enrich our audiences.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is authorized to operate legally is NC.
- According to the filing, the address of the non-profit for the year 2020 is 701 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28202.
- The non-profit has reported 126 employees on their form for the year 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$375,270.
- The organization has 35 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1977.
- The organization pays $3,596,885 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $445,446 in fundraising expenses.