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Company Artists Brittany Harano and Keith Newman in a work by Yoshito Sakuraba. Photo courtesy of Matthew Sewell Photography. 

2024​

 

Ballet Arkansas' Bold New Moves' Series Comes to Argenta // Little Rock Soiree

Entertainment Notes: Ballet Arkansas Sets 2 full-length classical ballets for '24-25 // Dem Gaz

Highlights of the May Issue // Little Rock Soiree Magazine

Ballet Arkansas is Setting the Barre // Little Rock Soiree Magazine

Review: BRAVO at Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts // Broadway World

The Last Dance of the Season // Arkansas Style KARK News

DANCE REVIEW: Ballet company finale is aptly titled: ‘Bravo’ // Arkansas Democrat - Gazette

Ballet Arkansas’ ‘Bravo’ program features premieres set to live music // Arkansas Democrat - Gazette

Ballet Arkansas Presents Swan Lake at Robinson Center // KATV Good Afternoon Arkansas 

Ballet Arkansas delivered striking ‘Swan Lake’ performance at Robinson Center // Arkansas Times

OPINION | DANCE REVIEW: Ballet Arkansas aces ‘Swan Lake’

One of the top 100 ballet companies will be performing Swan Lake, a show not seen in Arkansas in two decades // KARK Arkansas Style

Ballet Arkansas 'Swan Lake' marks the company's 45th Anniversary // Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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2023

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Review: Nutcracker Spectacular at Robinson Center// Broadway World

Feaure: Arkansas Theatre Year in Review 2023 // Broadway World

Men on a Mission 2023: Michael Fothergill // Soiree

Ballet Arkansas celebrating 45th anniversary of "Nutcracker" performance in Little Rock // KARK News

The Magic of 'The Nutcracker' Returns to the Robinson Stage // Soiree /

Ballet Arkansas in select company among international companies for World Ballet Day // Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Review: Wonderland: Alice's Epic Adventures at UA-Pulaski Tech: Center for Humanities and Arts // Broadway World

Barre None | NWA Democrat Gazette

 

Raising the Barre: Ballet Arkansas Primed for Enchanting 45th Season

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Ballet Arkansas Announces 2023-2024 Season // AY Magazine

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Ballet Arkansas Announces 45th Anniversary Season // Little Rock Soiree

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With Steady Growth, Ballet Arkansas Is Making Its Presence Known in Little Rock and Beyond - Pointe Magazine

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Tango Rojo Gallery 1 | Tango Rojo Gallery 2 // Matthew Sewell Photography

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Dance Data Project Spring 2023 Newsletter //Dance Data Project

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Ballet Arkansas to present “Tango Rojo” // THV11

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Tango Rojo // Inviting Arkansas

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Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY at UA-Pulaski Tech: The Center For Humanities And Arts // Broadway World

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Ballet Arkansas set to open production of "Sleeping Beauty" // THV11 The Vine

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Ballet Arkansas Returns to the Stage With ‘Sleeping Beauty’ // Little Rock Soiree

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2022

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Seasonal Sensation: Ballet Arkansas’ ‘Nutcracker Spectacular’ a reimagined classic // Arkansas Democrat Gazette

 

Children, parents delight in 'Land of Sweets' event // Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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Nutcracker Spectacular Coming to Robinson Center // KARK4

 

The “Nutcracker Spectacular” is the largest and longest running holiday production in Arkansas // THV11

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Ballet Arkansas has lots in store // Arkansas Style

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Review: Ballet Arkansas' DRACULA at PTC-CHARTS Takes Ballet to the Next Level Through Multimedia Effects // Broadway World

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SPECIAL EVENTS: Ballet Arkansas’ ‘Dracula’ has new dancers, choreography // Arkansas Online

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Ballet Arkansas Returns to Fayetteville this weekend! // Good Day NWA

 

Dracula Kicks Off Ballet Arkansas’s 2022-2023 Season // THV 11

 

This trailer for Ballet Arkansas’s ‘Dracula’ looks horrifying and awesome // Ay Magazine

 

Arts Scene: Michael Fothergill on Ballet Arkansas // UA Little Rock Public Radio

 

Autumn filled with crafts, candy, corn mazes and pumpkin patches // NWA Democrat Gazette

 

Arts Scene: Michael Fothergill on Ballet Arkansas // UA Little Rock Public Radio

 

Ballet Arkansas Presents Dracula //KATV7

 

Ballet Arkansas kicks off season with eerie multimedia ‘Dracula’ // KARK4

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En Avant: What's Ahead for Ballet Arkansas // Little Rock Soiree Magazine

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Halloween and Fall Fun in Fayetteville // Experience Fayetteville

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Ballet Arkansas to perform ‘Dracula’ Oct. 14-15 at Fayetteville Public Library // Fayetteville Flyer

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Ballet Arkansas Premieres Dracula at Fayetteville Public Library Event Center // AY Magazine

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Ballet Arkansas' 2022-23 season includes 'Dracula,' 'Nutcracker,' 'Sleeping Beauty' // Arkansas Democrat Gazette

 

Changing Seasons // Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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Ballet Arkansas Announces 2022-2023 Season, Seven New Dancers // Little Rock Soiree

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Ballet Arkansas’ ‘Four Seasons’ showcases female choreographers // Arkansas Democrat Gazette

 

501 Day is Back // FOX 16

 

Ballet Arkansas Gearing Up for Performances of ‘Vivaldi’s Four Seasons’ // AY Magazine

 

Ballet Arkansas’s take on Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ up at Pulaski Tech with live orchestra // Arkansas Times

 

Ballet Arkansas Returns to the Stage with 'Coppélia & the Toymaker' // Little Rock Soiree

 

Ballet Arkansas and Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Team Up for 'Vivaldi’s Four Seasons' // Little Rock Soiree

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2021

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Ballet Arkansas Bringing Free Dance Performance, Education Program to Argenta Plaza // AY Magazine

 

Ballet Arkansas sets up May performances, classes in North Little Rock // Arkansas Democrat Gazette

 

Ballet Arkansas, North Little Rock CVB host ‘Live at the Plaza’ events in May // Talk Business & Politics

 

Celebration puts focus of '501' // Arkansas Democrat Gazette

 

Ballet Arkansas brings back in-person camps // ABC7

 

Argenta: Dogtown’s Delight Just Keeps Getting Better // AY Magazine

 

Ballet Arkansas Releases 2021-22 Main Stage Season // Little Rock Soiree

 

Ballet Arkansas reveals 21/22 season, return of Live at the Plaza // North Little Rock

 

Ballet Arkansas presents 'Movement in the Parks' dance series // ABC7

 

Ballet Arkansas gives free performance at Southwest Community Center in October // Arkansas Times

 

The Forum September 2021 Edition // The Forum

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2020

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Ballet Arkansas, Opera in the Rock and Arkansas Symphony Orchestra pay artists amid canceled performances // Arkansas Times

 

Arts Scene: 'First Round' With Ballet Arkansas, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra // KUAR

 

Ballet Arkansas teams up with ASO for a free outdoor Sunday afternoon concert // Arkansas Times

 

Ballet Arkansas and Symphony present 'First Round' concert // THV11

 

Winter Wonderland: a journey through the 'Land of the Sweets' // ABC7

 

Dance To The Music: SoNA, Ballet Arkansas deliver holiday gifts // Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

 

Downtown Spotlight: Ballet Arkansas // Downtown Little Rock Partnership

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Lawyer joins ballet board, hopes to help it 'capitalize' // Arkansas Democrat Gazette

 

Faces of Arkansas: The Face of Dance, Ballet Arkansas // AY Magazine

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2019

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Ballet Arkansas' Forte mixes live music and dance // Arkansas Democrat Grazette

 

Eerie Multimedia ​Sleepy Hollow ​kicks off 2019/20 Season at Ballet Arkansas // NBC KARK

 

The Horseman Rides Again: Ballet Arkansas Performs “Sleepy Hollow” // AY Magazine

 

Eerie Multimedia ​Sleepy Hollow ​kicks off 2019/20 Season at Ballet Arkansas // FOX16

 

Ballet Arkansas’s “Sleepy Hollow” is angular, ghoulish // Arkansas TImes

 

Five dances, five moods in Ballet Arkansas’s “Debut” // Arkansas Times

 

HIGH PROFILE: Ballet Arkansas is taking big leaps forward // Arkansas Democrat Gazette

 

2019 edition of Ballet Arkansas’ THE NUTCRACKER is this weekend! // Little Rock Culture Vulture

 

Person We’d Like to Know: Verda Davenport-Booher // News Break

 

Ballet Spectacular – Ballet Arkansas celebrates 40 years of dance // Arkansas Living

 

Classical Meets Contemporary: Ballet Arkansas Celebrates 40th Anniversary // AY Magazine

 

Nonprofit Spotlight: Innovation and Giving Back in the Arts World at Ballet Arkansas // OppenheimTV

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Ballet Arkansas' Winter Wine Taste // KATV

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2018

 

Ballet Arkansas sinks teeth into dramatic Dracula // Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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In ‘Dracula,’ Ballet Arkansas shows its fangs // Arkansas Times

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Big Rock on the Map brings Ballet Arkansas director // UAPTC

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2017

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New Directors Join Ballet Arkansas // AY Magazine

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UA LITTLE ROCK, BALLET ARKANSAS TO HOST POP-UP DANCE EVENT // UALR

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MEET… MATT MCLEOD // At Home 

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Local Arts Organizations Announce Arts All Access Series // Little Rock Soiree

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Three Minutes, Three Questions – Michael Fothergill, Ballet Arkansas // TFW

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Michael & Catherine Garrat Fothergill Take Reins of Ballet Arkansas // Little Rock Soiree

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2016

 

Ballet Arkansas moves to Creative Corridor // Arkansas Times

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Ballet Arkansas // Encyclopedia of Arkansas

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