About Emerald Ballet Theatre

Emerald Ballet Theatre aspires to challenge, celebrate, and inspire, setting the standard for dance performance on the eastside and beyond. Led by Bolshoi ballerina (Grigorovich company) Viktoria Titova, the company repertoire combines timeless classics with original choreographic works. Thanks to Ms. Titova's connections in the world of ballet, these diverse productions showcase gifted international dancers as well as regional professionals.

EBT features a qualified and diverse faculty at their Eastside school. From an early age, dancers learn excellent technique, creativity in the choreographic process, and joy in performance. Dancing hearts are nurtured and bodies honed into instruments of strength and beauty.

Talented EBT students have many opportunities to perform at levels of excellence not available to students at traditional dance studios. Sharing the stage with professionals, dancing to a live orchestra, participating in a fully staged ballet complete with beautiful costumes and stage designs - these are priceless experiences for aspiring young dancers.

Mission Statement

Emerald Ballet Theatre (EBT) is dedicated to advancing the art of ballet through education, performance, community outreach, and collaboration with other arts organizations.

EBT's school provides affordable and professional dance instruction that promotes the art and beauty of ballet while focusing on the health, creativity, and well being of the dancers.

EBT's company allows young dancers to perform with regional and international professionals in classical and original contemporary ballets staged by EBT at ever higher levels.

EBT's outreach takes dance into the schools and the broader community and provides support for those not usually exposed to the arts.

EBT's arts collaboration creates venues for inter-disciplinary exploration—dance performed to live music, students and professionals designing costumes and sets, contemporary dance inspired by stories, poetry, art created by regional artists,imagination is the limit.

Emerald Ballet Theatre sets the bar for ballet excellence and artistic collaboration on the Eastside and beyond.

Philosophy

Roots of trees extend deep into the earth for stability and nourishment. The continued strength and growth of a tree depends on the quality of its root system. It is the same for dancers.

Technical, artistic, and creative training determines the heights a dancer can reach. Wings lift above the ordinary and into a world where challenges are surmountable and exploration is exhilarating.

Dancers with strong roots can fly through performance and the creative process with joy and confidence. Their bodies become instruments of the unique song inside each dancing heart

There are two lasting bequeaths we can leave our children -- one is Roots and the other is Wings.

Notice of Non-Discriminatory Policy

Emerald Ballet Theatre admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.  

It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its education policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs or any other school administered programs.