Dance Education
The Columbus Ballet partners with the CSU Department of Continuing Education in the creation of the CSU Dance Conservatory, the official school of The Columbus Ballet.
Dance Performances
The Columbus Ballet produces various full-length classics throughout the year including the popular, annual Christmas classic, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.
Serving the Community
The Columbus Ballet serves as a powerful partner within the Columbus, Georgia community in which the performing arts are valued and promoted as an indispensable resource.
History
In 1994, Maria Hirsch and Beth Griffin (currently of Arizona Ballet) founded a privately-owned ballet school called The Ballet Workshop to renew the interest in classical dance in the Chattahoochee Valley area. In 1996, at The Ballet Workshop, Mrs. Hirsch and Mrs. Griffin produced the first full-length Nutcracker in the Chattahoochee Valley area in a generation. They repeated this endeavor in 1997 as well as a spring repertory in 1998 that included the second acts of both ballet classics Giselle and Swan Lake. By the winter of 1998 The Ballet Workshop had incorporated into a 501(c) (3) and officially changed its name to The Columbus Ballet.
In 2002 The Columbus Ballet partnered with Columbus State University (CSU) in the creation of the CSU Dance Conservatory, the official school of The Columbus Ballet. This program has grown to reach over 150 students per week providing master classes, school lecture demonstrations, mini-performances, and professional caliber ballet performances that promote, educate and entertain the residents of the Chattahoochee Valley area.
Over the past 15 years, The Columbus Ballet has performed several full-length classics including Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty”, Prokofiev’s “Cinderella”, Léo Delibe’s “Coppélia”, and the annual Christmas classic Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.”
Meet our Sponsors
Board of Directors
Jennifer Joyner, President
Columbus State University
Number of Years on the Board: 4
Columbus, Georgia
April Logan-Russell, Vice President
Attorney
Number of Years on the Board: 3
Phenix City, Alabama
Mary Roddenbery, Treasurer
Community Arts Supporter
Number of Years on the Board: 4
Columbus, Georgia
Dawn Steeves, Secretary
Community Arts Supporter
Number of Years on the Board: 2
Columbus, Georgia
Ed Sutherland, Past President
Business Owner, Community Arts Supporter
Number of Years on the Board: 5+ years
Columbus, Georgia
Marjorie Newman, Board Member Emeritus
Community Arts Supporter
Number of Years on the Board: 10+ years
Columbus, Georgia
Wanda Ebright
Columbus State University, College of the Arts
Number of Years on the Board: 3
Columbus, Georgia
Connie Fink-Hammack
Ft. Moore Family
Number of Years on the Board: 2
Ft. Moore, Georgia
Sam Gurski
Columbus State University, Continuing Education (*Non-Voting, represents the Youth Dance Conservatory)
Number of Years on the Board: NA
Columbus, Georgia
Jennifer Hayes
Community Arts Supporter
Number of Years on the Board: 1
Columbus, Georgia
Jordan James
Theatre Teacher, Rainey McCullers School of the Arts
Number of Years on the Board: 1
Columbus, Georgia
Billy Kendall
Community Arts Supporter
Number of Years on the Board: 5+ years
Columbus, Georga
Kathryn Riddle
Synovus
Number of Years on the Board: 1
Columbus, Georgia
Ashley Schley
Community Arts Supporter
Number of Years on the Board: 1
Columbus, Georgia
Lindsay Shockley
Gallery Director - Highland Galerie, Community Arts Supporter
Number of Years on the Board: 2
Columbus, Georgia
Community Engagement
The Columbus Ballet is passionate about engaging with local community organizations to better create a thriving cultural arts community. We are continously seeking opportunities with current and new local partners to orchestrate new cultural arts programs. If you’re interested in partnering with The Columbus Ballet to join forces in community engagement efforts, click the button below, and we will be in touch soon!
OUR LOCAL PARTNERS
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