Production Fund
Western Arkansas Ballet performs two full-length ballets each season. Each December the holiday favorite, The Nutcracker includes over 100 local children and adults in the cast. In the spring a fulllength ballet is presented; included among past performances are: Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, Giselle, Snow White, Cinderella and Peter Pan.
Dance Fusion is a showcase of original choreography produced by WAB Company members and is performed in the spring of the year. Our season-end Spring Dance concert is a performance for all dancers enrolled in our Academy classes.
Our dedicated faculty work hard to ensure that all productions are of the highest level of quality. Click below to learn more about the ballet production costs involved in presenting these community productions and how you can give to help make them possible.
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Presents the Fort Smith community and the Western Arkansas Ballet Company the opportunity to perform Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. Professional artists are engaged to perform with WAB.
-Guest Artists $12,500
-Costumes $ 4,500
-Scenery $ 2,000
-Publicity/Program $ 4,000
-School Outreach Program $ 1,000
(Two performances presented free of charge to area schools. These costs are additional to our theatre and technical costs.)
An opportunity for the Fort Smith Community to enjoy a night of dance presented by the Western Arkansas Ballet company.
-Guest Artists $ 6,500
-Costumes $ 4,500
-Scenery $ 2,000
-Publicity/Program $ 4,000
Presented by the Academy of Western Arkansas Ballet and performed at the Van Buren Performing Arts Center, providing a “window view” of the discipline of the dance studio. This performance is free of charge to the students involved. Our annual season-end performance presented by Academy students for Academy families and the community.
An opportunity for our pre-professional company to present their own choreographic abilities in an informal performance.
-Costumes $1,000
-Props $50
-Theater Rental $1,000