Over the last year, our Board of Trustees has strengthened the processes by which it stewards, oversees, resources, and champions OBT. Working with nonprofit legal counsel at Stoel Rives, the Good Governance project has resulted in new by-laws, articles of incorporation, job descriptions, and policy manual. Five impressive community leaders have recently joined our Board,… Read More

Every morning during rehearsal periods, OBT convenes for Company Class, designed to perfect dancers’ technique and physical and artistic qualities, in one of the dance studios at its current headquarters in South Portland. And every morning, Irina Golberg is at the piano. Irina never formally trained to be a ballet accompanist while studying piano at… Read More

Michelle Manzanales is the rare dance artist with multiple talents in her field— and yet she almost followed a different path. We wanted to know how her multifaceted perspective influenced the creation of Mirror, Mirror, her world premiere for OBT, which casts an eye on our lives’ priorities, complexities, and the exquisiteness of dancers. What… Read More

The Oregon Ballet Theatre family was deeply grieved to learn of the passing of John Van Buren in January. — Linda Besant

Asked why he wanted OBT to perform Danielle Rowe’s Dreamland, artistic director Peter Franc refers to the time he and Rowe shared as dancers with Houston Ballet. “Dani always brought meaningful nuance and detail to all her movement, no matter the style. As I followed her choreographic journey over the years, it was clear that… Read More