To the Pointe

February 2024

In this issue:

Artistic Director's Corner
Community News
March Workshops for Adults
Save the Date: April 20
Design Contest
Studio Calendar

The Artistic Director's Corner

From running our Nutcracker treasures and concessions, to pulling the ropes backstage to make the magic of our art come to life, this month I want to thank all of BalletNova’s volunteers for their help along the way!

Your support means the world to our hard-working faculty, staff, and students. We would not be the school we are today without your unwavering dedication and passion.

Cheers to our volunteers, from us to you!

Sincerely,

Matthew Powell

Artistic Director

Community News

Hi, BalletNova community!

I met with the board recently and we decided to try to use this BalletNova Board Liaison Padlet as a way of hearing from a variety of voices in our community. In this way, you can share your compliments, thoughts, questions, etc., and you can like and comment on each other's posts so we can get a feel for broad support of any ideas that surface.

Consider checking in regularly to see what thoughts others have shared, and keep the dialogue going! For other types of communication, please feel free to email me at boardliaison@balletnova.org.

Thank you in advance for communicating with us, and I wish you a happy February!

Alison Acker

boardliaison@balletnova.org

BalletNova Board of Directors, Parent Liaison

March Workshops for Adults

Beginning Ballet with Constance Walsh For the absolute beginner! Mondays, March 4-25, 7:00 to 8:15 pm Register Now

Beginning Modern with Courtney Lapenta For the absolute beginner! Tuesdays, March 5-26, 6:30 to 7:30 pm Register Now

Beginning Tap Level 2 with Candy Branden Some tap experience, ideal for prior workshop participants or those returning to tap after a break Wednesdays, March 6-27, 7:30 to 8:30 pm Register Now

Workshops require registration for all four weeks and are separate from regular class registration.

Don't forget to save the date for our Bootlegger's Bash on Saturday April 20!

Interested in helping?

Feeling crafty? Planning a decoration-making party over Spring Break.
We will need bartenders for the event - interested in spending an hour behind the bar?
Seeking donations for our silent auction (are you an artisan? do you have a service to offer? Out of the box ideas welcome!)
Event photographer

Please contact Lisa Medici if you are interested in helping.

Call all artists and graphic designers!

We are looking for someone within the BalletNova community to design the t-shirt for this year's Spring show: A Midsummer Night's Dream and other works.

The performance will include the following pieces performed by our Conservatory Division:

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (choreography by M Powell)
City Thoughts (choreography by C Walsh)
L’espace que vous voyez (choreography by M Powell)

Send all inquiries and submissions to info@balletnova.org

Upcoming Events

Feb 19-24	Paul Taylor Residency
Mar 1	Registration for Summer Classes opens
Mar 3	Shuffle Exchange
Mar 25-31	Spring Break - no enrichment or preprofessional classes
Apr 20	Bootleggers' Bash (the event formerly known as the Roaring 20s Gala)
May 11	Spring Show Petites
May 18-19	A Midsummer Night's Dream and Other Works
May 27	CLOSED: Memorial Day
Jun 8	Youth and Teen Performance
Jun 15	Pre-Professional Technical Demonstration
Dates TBD	Parent Observation
Jun 16	END: Spring and Academic Sessions
Jun 28-29	Adult Showcase (Friday Night/SaturDAY at the Barre)

Studio Calendar

This project was supported, in part, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

This program is funded in part by ArtsFairfax.