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Support SVB’s 33rd Season and Live Orchestra!

 Support SVB’s 33rd Season and Live Orchestra! 150 150 Southwest Virginia Ballet

You make a big difference! Your support strengthens our ballet company and builds on our accomplishments in Southwest Virginia. Dear Friends of the Ballet, Southwest Virginia Ballet is a gem in our community, and you can help us shine even brighter! Your donation will support our award-winning productions, providing young dancers with the opportunity to learn from world-class choreographers and perform in front of sold-out audiences. Your sponsorship will also help us reach more people…

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Season tickets at the berglund center

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Season Tickets are now available for Season 33! NEW this year- SVB’s mainstage production of The Nutcracker will feature the debut of the Orchestra of Virginia’s Blue Ridge conducted by Dr. Wayne Gallops, a full professional and pre-professional orchestra who will provide live music for our holiday production! You can select the best available seats and secure your spot right now with a Season Ticket Package.

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Nutcracker Community Auditions

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Announcing Southwest Virginia Ballet’s Auditions for 2023 Nutcracker at the Berglund Center took place on August 27th. Orchestra Auditions will take place on Saturday, September 9th at our studio. Questions: Call 540-387-3978 or email info@svballet.org CLICK HERE for information about the Orchestra Auditions

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Now Hiring: Ballet Master/Mistress

 Now Hiring: Ballet Master/Mistress 150 150 Southwest Virginia Ballet

Southwest Virginia Ballet is looking for a Ballet Master/Mistress starting in the 2023/2024 season.  BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: Southwest Virginia Ballet (SVB) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization that provides pre-professional classical ballet training and performance opportunities to dancers in Southwest Virginia. Led by Artistic Director Pedro Szalay, SVB has given performance opportunities to not only its company members, but also students from Roanoke City Public Schools through Dance Espanol.  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: The following are integral…

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SVB Earns Platinum Honors

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Best Arts Performance in 2021 Platinum: Southwest Virginia Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” Learn more from The Roanoker Magazine

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Dance Espanol is March 31 at the Berglund Center

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Join us at the Berglund Center for Dance Espanol! A dance performance with local 4th-grade students from Roanoke City Schools! Don’t miss this special program on March 31st at 7pm. RSVP to Megan Potter (540-387-3978). 3You and 2 others

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30th production of ‘The Nutcracker’ at The Berglund Center To be LIVE ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR!!

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For 29 Decembers, the curtain has risen on Roanoke’s premier stage to the stirring strains of Tchaikovsky. For 29 Decembers, the bejeweled bodices and fanciful sets have set a magical mood for thousands in the audience. For 29 Decembers, the region’s top dancers have commanded ovations for each of their performances. Featuring a cast of over 125 performers that represent more than 12 dance schools as well as community members who shine in roles from…

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2020-2021 Annual Report

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The Southwest Virginia Ballet 2020-2021 Annual Report is in a digital format. You can view the report here.

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coppelia

Southwest Virginia Ballet presents Coppelia for FREE!

 Southwest Virginia Ballet presents Coppelia for FREE! 500 772 Southwest Virginia Ballet

Coppelia, a full-length comedic ballet set in a European village in the late 1800’s is a story told through dance about a beautiful young girl, Swanilda; her fiancé, Franz; the mysterious doll-maker, Dr. Coppelius; and his life-sized, dancing doll, Coppelia.  With a cast of 44 professionally trained dancers, beautiful costumes, sets, lighting and music, this lighthearted comedy, Coppelia is sure hit for children of all ages! Location:  Elmwood Park Amphitheater706 S. Jefferson StreetRoanoke, VA  24011Date:…

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Southwest Virginia Ballet and Blue Ridge PBS present “The Nutcracker”

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Roanoke, VA, November 10, 2020 — A 29-year Christmas classic will be played on screens instead of being performed on stage this year. In an extraordinary collaboration between Southwest Virginia Ballet, Blue Ridge PBS, the City of Roanoke’s Berglund Performing Arts Theatre and many generous community organizations and businesses, SVB’s Nutcracker ballet will be broadcast, and streamed for free — as a gift to viewers in Virginia’s Blue Ridge and beyond.  The production will be…

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