Programs
NOLA Contemporary Ballet has three program areas of service:
Performance Season
Community Outreach
Youth Programs
Performance Season
NOLA Contemporary Ballet maintains an annual mainstage performance season, serving more than 10,000+ patrons in south Louisiana. Each season we offer three full-scale dance theater productions and a series of community performance projects on the Northshore and across the state of Louisiana. From original works to re-imagined dance classics, the company presents a dynamic array of cross-disciplinary dance productions each season, bringing world-class performances to the community.
In the summer months, NOLA Contemporary Ballet turns its focus to its pre-professional programs. Our Summer Performance Series runs June - July each year and features the NOLA Contemporary Ballet Youth Ensemble as well as national and international professional guest artists. The Summer Performance Series gives pre-professional dancers ages 15-18 summer performance opportunities, and college dancers 18 and up returning home for the summer paid internship and performance opportunities.
Community Outreach
We engage the community in dance related workshops and experiences. Through our free Community Workshop Series, our annual Performance Series, and our free Community events, we interact with audiences and present World Premiere dance to the residents of St. Tammany.
Our Community Outreach programs currently include:
Community Workshop Series Free dance classes open to the community
Gumbeaux Dance Fest
Fall for Dance
Spring Into Dance! A community dance festival celebrating the start of Spring
Dance On the Green Site-specific dance performance, dance re-imagined
Ballet in the Park
Youth Programs
NOLA Contemporary Ballet exposes students and young adults to the world of professional dance through our pre-professional training programs and youth outreach programs. We believe in the many benefits of dance education and exposing youth in the community to professional dance. We work in partnership with community and non-profit partners to provide dance enrichment, after-school and summer programs for youth, ages 5-18 years old. We know that through strong partnerships and collaborations, we can make a strong, healthy, vibrant community of young artists and arts patrons.
Our Youth programs currently include:
St. Tammany Dance Day A free day of dance for the St. Tammany Public School System presented annually
Ballet and Books A partnership with the St. Tammany Public Library
Flourish Summer Dance Intensive
K12 Dance in Schools
NOLA Contemporary Ballet Youth Ensemble
The NOLA Contemporary Ballet Youth Ensemble is a professional training and performance program for exceptionally talented pre-professional dancers ages 15-18.