South Barrington
Illinois
Festival Ballet Theatre
About The Company:
Founded in 1988 by Salwa Rizkalla, Festival Ballet Theatre is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the artistic enrichment of the Orange County community through professional productions, educational programs and by providing a nurturing and intensive artistic home base to some of Southern California's most talented dancers. Under the direction of Salwa Rizkalla, Festival Ballet Theatre has grown to become one of Southern California's most vibrant and accomplished regional ballet companies, boasting a roster of impressive up and coming local talent as well as internationally acclaimed guest artists from the American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, The Bolshoi Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, the Boston Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet.
Festival Ballet Theatre also features a world-renowned guest and resident choreographers that have received critical acclaim and prizes for original work around the globe. Valuing past masterpieces but with an eye on the future, Festival Ballet Theatre presents a repertoire of full-length classical ballets such as Swan Lake, Giselle, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia and Don Quixote as well as an annual Contemporary/Classical repertoire evening that presents new works by some of the nation's most sought-after choreographers.
Festival Ballet Theatre aspires to be a beacon of artistic excellence in the Orange County area, simultaneously attracting the best in professional dance to its home while sending its own dancers out as artistic ambassadors to the nation. In 2001 Arts Orange County awarded FBT "Outstanding Arts Organization of the Year".
Recent News
Join our 2024 Summer Camps
Announcing Southland Ballet Academy's 2024 Summer Camps - Sign-up Now! International Summer Intensive Ages 12-19 July 29-August 8 - Fountain Valley Junior Summer Intensive Ages 10-12 July 29-August 8 - Fountain Valley Excel Camp…
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Read More »Celebrate the New Year with the ?Gift of Dance
To Welcome 2024, Festival Ballet Theatre & Southland Ballet Academy are offering one complimentary ballet lesson. We are happy to offer this gift to new students, ages 3-8 at our Fountain Valley Studio location. Classes inspire and…
Read More »Southland Ballet Academy Classical Winter Intensive 2023
December 27th - December 29th, 2023 at SBA, Fountain Valley Studio Intermediate Daily Schedule: Ballet Technique: 11:45am-1:15pm Pointe: 1:15-2:15pm Advanced Daily Schedule: Ballet Technique: 9:00-10:30am Pointe: 10:30-11:30am Levels: …
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Southland Ballet Online Store Festival Ballet Online Store Online orders must be placed by Saturday, October 28th. Merchandise will only be available to purchase through the online…
Read More »Open Nutcracker Audition for FBT's 2023 Nutcracker
The Nutcracker at Irvine Barclay Theatre Performance Information Click Here Saturday, August 26th - Fountain Valley Studio: Ages 13 and up 9527 Garfield Avenue, Fountain Valley, 92708 Ages 13 & up* - 9:00am-11:00am *Intermediate/Advanced…
Read More »2023-2024 School Year Schedule Starts August 28, 2023
SOUTHLAND BALLET ACADEMY 2023-2024 CLASSES Southland Ballet Academy is dedicated to excellence in dance training. Founded to cultivate and inspire an appreciation of classical ballet, SBA is the training ground for the best dancers in Orange County.…
Read More »Train this Summer at Classical Variations Intensive with Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky
Train this Summer at Classical Variations Intensive with Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky More Information Additional SBA Camps & Intensives: July Excel Camp July 10 - 28, 2023 - Ages 9 - 19 International Summer Intensive…
Read More »Festival Ballet Theatre : 2022 Nutcracker Audition
The Nutcracker at Irvine Barclay Theatre Performance Information Click Here Friday, September 9th - Irvine Studio: Ages 7-12 710 Roosevelt, Irvine, 92620 Ages 7-9 - 3:30-4:30pm Ages 9-12 - 4:30-6:00pm Saturday, September 10th - Fountain…
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