Houston Ballet Foundation

Houston, TX

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Physical Address:: Houston, TX 77002
EIN:: 74-1394920
Web URL:: www.houstonballet.org
Leadership:: Mr. James Nelson

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Fiscal Year Starting: July 1, 2011
Fiscal Year Ending: June 30, 2012

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Total Revenue	$19,236,773

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Total Expenses	$19,236,915

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Houston Ballet Foundation

Physical Address:: Houston, TX 77002
EIN:: 74-1394920
Web URL:: www.houstonballet.org
NTEE Category:: A Arts, Culture, and Humanities; A99 Other Art, Culture, Humanities Organizations/Services N.E.C.; A Arts, Culture, and Humanities; A63 Ballet; A Arts, Culture, and Humanities; A6E Performing Arts Schools
Year Founded:: 1957
Ruling Year:: 1957

Mission Statement

<p>Houston Ballet’s mission is to inspire a lasting love and appreciation for dance through artistic excellence, exhilarating performances, innovative choreography and superb educational programs. </p> <p>In furtherance of our mission, we are committed to maintaining and enhancing our status as:</p> <p>·          A classically trained company with a diverse repertory whose range includes the classics as well as contemporary works.</p> <p>·          A company that attracts the world’s best dancers and choreographers and provides them with an environment where they can thrive and further develop the art form.</p> <p>·          An international company that is accessible to broad and growing local, national, and international audiences.</p> <p>·          A company with a world-class Academy that provides first rate instruction for professional dancers and meaningful programs for non-professional dancers.</p> <div>·          A company with state of the art facilities for performances, rehearsals, and ongoing operations. <div> </div> <div> <p> </p></div></div>

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Impact Summary from the Nonprofit

<p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="left"></p> <div>Houston Ballet’s 42<sup>nd</sup> artistic season opened in September with a mixed repertory program featuring the revival of three works by three master choreographers- Sir Frederick Ashton’s <em>Les Patineurs</em>, Sir Kenneth MacMillian’s <em>The Song of the Earth</em>, and Jerome Robbins’ <em>In The Night</em>.  Also in September, Houston Ballet presented the world premiere Ai Gul Gaisina’s staging of <em>Giselle</em>; as well as and Stanton Welch’s <em>Indigo</em>.  In November and December, Houston Ballet revived Ben Stevenson's beloved holiday classic <em>The Nutcracker.  </em> February herald the return of Artistic Director Stanton Welch’s production of <em>Cinderella</em>.   Houston Ballet then presented a mixed repertory program in early March featuring a powerhouse program, including Christopher Bruce’s <em>Rooster</em>, Stanton Welch’s <em>Divergence</em>, and <em>Tapestry</em> a world premiere by Mr. Welch.  The Spring Showcase in April featured the gifted young artists of Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy.  The company’s summer repertory program showcased the world premiere of <em>See(k)</em> by Nicolo Fonte, the Houston premiere of Mark Morris’ <em>Drink To Me With Thine Eyes Only</em>, and the revival of George Balanchine’s <em>Theme and Variations.</em>  The season ended in June with Ben Stevenson’s staging of <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>. <br />Our education and outreach initiatives include programs that bring first- through twelfth-grade students into our theater and studios, as well as programs that go directly into schools and community facilities to educate and inspire. Our programs: Guest Speaking, Ballet Talks, Dance Works!, Studio Series, Student Matinees, and Houston Ballet After School Program (HBASP), work with Houston schools teachers and their needs to enhance lesson plans. We want to make ballet more accessible to students and show them ballet is a very relevant form of expression. Houston Ballet’s Education and Outreach programs during 2011-2012 were provided to 167 schools within the greater-Houston area and to a total of 19,345 students. </div> <div>In May, Houston Ballet performed three free performances of a mixed repertory program<em> </em>at Miller Outdoor Theatre that attracted a total audience of approximately 11,500 people.</div> <div>The total attendance for Houston Ballet performances and education and outreach activities in 2011-2012 was 179,270; of that number, 141,610 people came to our regular season performances at the Wortham Theater Center.</div>

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Leadership

Mr. James Nelson

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Since Feb 2012

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