Ballet Theatre Of Carmel Academy

Performance: myb's secondary objective is to enrich the cultural life of central indiana by producing high-quality ballet performances for the community. The nutcracker and a spring storybook ballet are presented each year. The nutcracker's cast of 83 dancers presented 4 live performances december 15 - 17. 2,335 live and 10 digital accesss tickets were sold. 85 adults and teens volunteered hundreds of hours to complete 278 pre-production and production week tasks. The enchanted tales performance was presented by a cast of 68 dancers for 2 shows on may 24 & 25. 629 live and 6 digital access tickets were sold. 46 adults and teens volunteered hundreds of hours to complete more than 191 pre-production and production week tasks. For both productions, the myb parent organization offered lobby activities including bake sale, boutique, flower sale, and cast meet & greet, to raise funds and create a family-friendly ballet experience for guests.

Community outreach: in an effort to further contribute to the cultural life of central indiana, and to share the art of ballet in an informal non-theatre setting, btca offered a robust schedule of free community outreach performances during this fiscal year. We presented a selection of classical and contemporary ballet and jazz solos and ensemble pieces at penrod arts festival, carmel international arts festival, carmel chinese mooncake festival, symphony on the circle, and a preview of the nutcracker at carmel christkindlemarkt. Total audience of these events is estimated at 300-350 actively engaged adults and children. Storytime performances were also presented at at carmel, westfield, whitestown, and zionsville libraries (total 6 engagments over the fiscal year) reaching over 350 children and adults. Each of these outreach activities also had an informational component with info table and/or faculty available for q&a. The library storytimes also included an interactive mini-ballet class and ballet pantomime lesson.