Oregon Ballet Theatre - Portland 5.05

ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS
Oregon Ballet Theatre's many programs reached over 145,000 members of the community last year.

PERFORMANCES
We produce a four-program season at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, with three productions in the Keller Auditorium and one in the Newmark Theatre of the PCPA. Last year OBT reached nearly 70,000 audience members from all walks of life - from low-income school students attending at $2 a ticket, to a loyal base of returning subscribers. Our primary base is the tri-county metro area (Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington) but our audiences and donors span many states and regions. Tickets prices start as low as $17, in an effort to keep productions affordable for our community.

EDUCATION & OUTREACH
OBT's Education and Outreach (EdOut) programming focuses on student learning through experience: observation, participation, and reflection. We offer 11 programs that aim to illuminate dance and its relation to other arts and academic subjects. Last season we impacted over 27,000 people, including nearly 10,000 schoolchildren, in the Portland Metro area and beyond, in communities such as Bend, Eugene, Hood River, Camas, and Washougal. While we do not track specific demographics, the majority of our programs serve schools with over 50% participation in the free or reduced-rate lunch program, a common barometer of the socio-economic status of schools and districts.

THE SCHOOL OF OBT
OBT’s award-winning ballet school is recognized as one of the best in the country, providing high-quality ballet education for students from age 4 to high school. We serve over 500 students a year. Many OBT company members began their careers at the School of OBT. 23 SOBT students currently attend on need-based scholarships, at nearly every level of the school. Alumni of SOBT currently dance at OBT, American Ballet Theatre, Tulsa Ballet, Arizona Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Nevada Ballet, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo and Israeli Ballet.

COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING
OBT is committed to attracting new audiences through innovative off-campus programming; last year such efforts reached an estimated 15,000 Oregonians of all ages.