Ballet Tucson

Ballet Tucson Tucsonโ€™s only professional ballet company is On the Move! Ballet Tucson is a professional company of versatile and beautifully trained artists.

We offer inspiring performances featuring works by celebrated choreographers and classes for dancers of all ages at The School of Ballet Tucson. Each season, the company entertains the Tucson community with historic classics as well as innovative contemporary works offering something for everyoneโ€™s taste. Ballet Tucson is a 501c3 non-profit.

06/03/2026

๐Ÿฅ‚โœจ Our 2026/2027 Season looks forward with bold ambition, celebrating a legacy of excellence and our excitement for the future. This is a season to savor and share, and we want you there for every moment! โฃ
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We invite you to join us by becoming a 2026/2027 Season Subscriber today! https://ballettucson.org/season-subscription/
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Season Subscribers receive special discounts and exclusive benefits all season long in appreciation for your vital role in sustaining great ballet in our region. Thank you for being a part of our Ballet Tucson community! โค๏ธโฃ
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Video by Charles Cronenwett, Kyra Shimogori and Margaret Mullinโฃ
Spirit Garden choreography by Chieko Imadaโฃ
[NO HOLDS] barreโ€™d choreography by Kiyon Rossโฃ
Debonair choreography by Justin Peck โฃ
Emeralds choreography by George Balanchine ยฉ The George Balanchine Trustโฃ โฃ
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Video footage of Justin Peck's Debonair and Balanchine's Emeralds courtesy of Pacific Northwest Balletโฃ
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Last week at a special celebration Artistic Director Margaret Mullin received her OnMedia Arts Hero Award! โค๏ธ๐ŸŽ‰ โœจโฃโฃThe Ar...
06/02/2026

Last week at a special celebration Artistic Director Margaret Mullin received her OnMedia Arts Hero Award! โค๏ธ๐ŸŽ‰ โœจโฃ
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The Arts Hero Award recognizes an individual whose generosity, leadership, and belief in the arts have made a lasting difference in our community. An Arts Hero is someone who champions creativity, supports access to the arts, and understands that vibrant cultural organizations help a city thrive. Margaret's leadership and artistic vision have allowed Ballet Tucson to flourishโ€”bringing powerful performances, exceptional training, and meaningful community engagement to Tucson. Through her dedication, she has elevated our organization, expanded opportunities for artists, and worked to ensure that ballet is engaging and inspiring for audiences of all ages. โฃ
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Please join us in congratulating Margaret and all of the extraordinary Arts Heroes that make our community a better place. ๐ŸŽŠโฃ
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Today we kick off our  Summer Workshop, but we can't help looking back with pride at our annual school Spring Showcase l...
06/01/2026

Today we kick off our Summer Workshop, but we can't help looking back with pride at our annual school Spring Showcase last week. Bravo to all of our students! ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ‘‘๐ŸŒน


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We are still dreaming about ๐˜š๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜บโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ!โœจ We could not be more proud of all of our students and their hard work this school year. Congratulations on another beautiful show!โฃ

Photos by Margaret Mullin

Become a 2026/2027 Season Subscriber by June 1st and you will be entered for a chance to win a $100 gift card from ! โœจโฃโฃ...
05/31/2026

Become a 2026/2027 Season Subscriber by June 1st and you will be entered for a chance to win a $100 gift card from ! โœจโฃ
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Our 40th anniversary season looks forward with bold ambition, celebrating our legacy of excellence while embracing the extraordinary future that lies ahead. We invite you to be part of this milestone moment for Southern Arizona's professional ballet company by becoming a Season Subscriber!โฃ
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๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—•๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—™๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐——๐—˜:โฃ
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additional single tickets.โฃ
โ€ข Secure the best seats in the theater for all performances with our Gold Circle Seating.โฃ
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including free and flexible ticket exchanges within the same concert.โฃ
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experiences including company rehearsals and classes.โฃ
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๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช! https://ballettucson.org/season-subscription/
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Photo by Carlos Chavez of Sarah Wilkersonโฃ

  ใƒปใƒปใƒป๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ! โœจSummer is almost here, and today is your final chance to claim your spot in one of our 2026 ...
05/29/2026


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๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ! โœจSummer is almost here, and today is your final chance to claim your spot in one of our 2026 summer programs at The School of Ballet Tucson!โฃ
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๐Ÿฉฐ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝโฃ
June 1โ€“27โฃ
Tucsonโ€™s professional summer training intensive for dancers ages 9โ€“20, in cooperation with the University of Arizona School of Danceโฃ
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๐Ÿฉฐ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝโฃ
Cinderella: June 8โ€“12โฃ
Frozen: June 15โ€“19โฃ
For ages 3โ€“9โฃ
Each week, campers will enjoy ballet class, snack time, themed crafts, movie time, and rehearsals for a final performance. Our caring instructors create a fun, nurturing environment where children can build confidence, make friends, and experience the joy of dance.โฃ
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๐Ÿฉฐ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป/๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝโฃ
June 8โ€“19โฃ
For teens and adults of all levels looking to build strength, confidence, and joy through dance. Whether your dancer is stepping into the studio for the first time or ready for a summer of serious training, we would love to dance with you!โฃ
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๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†. ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„!โฃ

https://ballettucson.org/school/workshops/

  2025/2026 was one incredible season. If you loved it as much as we did, you'll be happy to know there's even more thri...
05/23/2026

2025/2026 was one incredible season. If you loved it as much as we did, you'll be happy to know there's even more thrilling ballet moments to come as we celebrate our 40th anniversary!โฃ
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Become a 2026/2027 Season Subscriber now to access special discounts, exclusive benefits and to reserve the best seats in the house!โฃ ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ
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Subscribe by June 1st and you'll be entered for a chance to win a $100 Downtown Tucson Partnership gift card!โฃ ๐ŸŽโค๏ธ

Special thanks to our 2025/2026 Season Sponsors:โฃ
Connie Hillman Family Foundationโฃ
Florence and Larry Adamsonโฃ
Reinhaus Family Foundationโฃ
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Photos by Carlos Chavezโฃ
Choreography by:
Paul Gibson - Sense of Doubtโฃ
Chieko Imada - Phantom of the Opera, Black Swan Pas de Deux, and Himikoโฃ
Margaret Mullin - Clair de Lune Pas de Deux and Desert Dwellerโฃ
Kiyon Ross - 10: Un-Aโ€™frayed Edgesโฃ
Ron Cunningham - Boleroโฃ
Matthew Neenan - Bacchusโฃ
Brooke Amundrud - Mind Over Mannerโฃ
George Balanchine - La Sourceโฃ
Choreography by George Balanchine ยฉ The George Balanchine Trustโฃ

  ใƒปใƒปใƒป๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ,โฃ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ! Learn all about ...
05/16/2026


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๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ,โฃ
๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ! Learn all about her incredible career belowโฌ‡๏ธโฃ
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Ms. Taylor is originally from Gig Harbor, Washington, and has performed with both ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ and ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜. During her professional career, she performed internationally in Paris with Les ร‰tรฉs de la Danse and at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.โฃ
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Madison received her pre-professional training at the schools of American Ballet Theatre and Pacific Northwest Ballet. While training at PNB, she was selected to study abroad as a guest apprentice with Semperoper Ballett in Dresden, Germany. During her time at PNB, she performed featured works by renowned choreographers including George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Jerome Robbins, Benjamin Millepied, Crystal Pite, Kent Stowell, and Jean-Christophe Maillot.โฃ
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She has been featured by ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ, ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ, ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜, ๐—ฌ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ผ, and ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—š๐—”๐—ฅ. While performing full time, Madison enrolled in business school at Washington State University, eventually graduating Summa Cum Laude with her MBA in Finance.โฃ
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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป! ๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿต!

https://ballettucson.org/school/workshops/

05/15/2026

๐—”๐—ก๐—ก๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—–๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ/๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ก!โฃ
Forty years of artistry, community, and the transformative power of dance โ€” and the best is still to come. Ballet Tucsonโ€™s 2026/2027 Season looks forward with bold ambition, celebrating our legacy of excellence while embracing the extraordinary future that lies ahead. โฃ
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Season highlights include the return of Associate Artistic Director Chieko Imadaโ€™s beloved ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™‚๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ and ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™‰๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™˜๐™ง๐™–๐™˜๐™ ๐™š๐™ง in partnership with , alongside a dazzling array of premieres. Three-time Tony Award winner Justin Peck brings his brilliant ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™—๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ž๐™ง to our stage, George Balanchineโ€™s luminous ๐™€๐™ข๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ก๐™™๐™จ shimmers into our repertoire, and Andrea Schermolyโ€™s stirring ๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ makes its mark. The season also features the world premiere of Chieko Imadaโ€™s ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ง๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ, created in collaboration with two Tucson treasures, musician and community arts leader Khris Dodge and Southwest artist Lawrence Lee. โฃ
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This is a season to savor, share, and celebrate. We invite you to be part of this milestone moment for Southern Arizonaโ€™s professional ballet company by becoming a 2026/2027 Season Subscriber.โฃ
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๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ! https://ballettucson.org/season-subscription/
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Video by Charles Cronenwett, Kyra Shimogori, and Margaret Mullin โฃ
Spirit Garden choreography by Chieko Imadaโฃ
[NO HOLDS] barreโ€™d choreography by Kiyon Rossโฃ
Debonair choreography by Justin Peck โฃ
Emeralds choreography by George Balanchine ยฉ The George Balanchine Trustโฃ โฃ
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Video footage of Justin Peck's Debonair and

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