New Ballet Ensemble

School performances - these engaging performances include a variety of curriculum-based storytelling with lesson plans attached to address arts, social studies, language, and creative writing objectives. Through these school performances, nbe impacts children living in historically marginalized communities through pre-performance curricula, live performances, and post-performance experiential workshops. In addition, nbe students and ensemble artists perform in partnership with community-based non-profit organizations and community centers and libraries, helping to foster a passion for the arts in a multicultural environment.mainstage performances - nbes annually presents several public mainstage performances. These performances collectively reach over 4,500 audience members with new stories to replace the old and new styles to bring dance to diverse audiences, spaces, and communities. Ny times dance critic alastair maculay's review of nbe's "nutremix" performance stated, "most of the performers are children, and this performance seemed to bind all into a world where ballet and hip-hop exist on equal terms with other dance forms." these performances reinforce the idea that all cultures can blend and borrow while remaining true to their origins.

Education and community engagement programs - the nbes pathways program serves ten public schools across shelby county with free dance training for all students after school and during the day as an elective. Nbe's teaching artists lead pathways under the direction of the director of arts education, preparing students for enrollment in nbe's core program when desired by the student and family and working to build emotional resilience and movement skills in all children, regardless of their desire to pursue professional dance. The number of students served in the pathways program is 281.

Professional apprenticeship - new ballet established the paid trainee program in 2005 as an opportunity for student artists to further their training after high school on the professional level. The program was formalized in 2020 and became known as the teaching and performing artist apprenticeship program. Apprentices participate full-time or part-time. All professional development is funded on salary with accommodations and travel included, and the apprentice owns their certification in these programs as they grow into the subsequent phases of their careers. This includes training with the american ballet theater teacher training program, dance education laboratory, and the national dance institute. New ballet is dedicated to providing apprentices with the training they need to succeed as future performers and teaching artists, whether they remain in memphis or ascend to the world's great stages! Past participants include new ballet alumnus breana moore, ron k. Brown evidence, a dance company; maxx reed spiderman turn off the dark; and charles "lil buck" riley.