Ballet West Guild

Ballet West’s CHOREOGRAPHIC FEST VII: SPOTLIGHT UTAH opened last night at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center!

Ballet West Guild is always so delighted to BEE-HOLD our artists!

The program also features guest companies Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Repertory Dance Theatre, and SALT Contemporary Dance. Ballet West is performing world premieres from guest choreographers Donald Byrd, Tony-nominated artist, and Penny Saunders, award-winning choreographer.

Be sure to get your 2026-27 season tickets at www.balletwest.org

Learn more about Ballet West Guild and our initiatives to support Ballet West’s artistic mission and educational outreach at www.balletwestguild.org.

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Ballet West’s 2026-27 Season will celebrate Artistic Director Adam Sklute’s 20th season with the company!

We’re excited that the Spring rep program will include Nicolo Fonte’s “Carmina Burana” opening Friday, April 9, 2027.

For our annual Ballet In Bloom event, Pam March created this dramatic arrangement in anticipation of the upcoming production, complete with original poety!

Get your Ballet West season tickets at www.balletwest.org and experience the return of this favorite classic.

Learn more about Ballet West Guild and our initiatives to support Ballet West’s artistic mission and educational outreach at www.balletwestguild.org.



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Ballet West’s 2026-27 Season will celebrate Artistic Director Adam Sklute’s 20th season with the company!

We’re excited that the Spring rep program will include George Balanchine’s “Symphony in C,” opening Friday, April 9, 2027.

For our annual Ballet In Bloom event, Morgan Simkins of Native Flower Company created this glorious arrangement in anticipation of the upcoming production.

Get your Ballet West season tickets at www.balletwest.org and experience the return of this favorite classic.

Learn more about Ballet West Guild and our initiatives to support Ballet West’s artistic mission and educational outreach at www.balletwestguild.org.



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Ballet West’s 2026-27 Season will celebrate Artistic Director Adam Sklute’s 20th season with the company!

We’re excited that the winter story ballet will be “Don Quixote,” opening Friday, February 12, 2027.

For our annual Ballet In Bloom event, Marilyn Brumfield of Silver Cricket Floral Atelier created this elegant arrangement in anticipation of the upcoming production.

Get your Ballet West season tickets at www.balletwest.org and experience the return of this favorite classic.

Learn more about Ballet West Guild and our initiatives to support Ballet West’s artistic mission and educational outreach at www.balletwestguild.org.



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Ballet West’s 2026-27 Season will celebrate Artistic Director Adam Sklute’s 20th season with the company!

The Fall rep program will feature “Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven” by Ulysses Dove, opening Friday, November 6, 2026. (We last saw his work “Red Angels.”)

For our annual Ballet In Bloom event, Robert Upwall of Every Blooming Thing created this stunning floral arrangement in anticipation of the upcoming production!

Get your Ballet West season tickets at www.balletwest.org and experience this work as part of the Fall production.

Learn more about Ballet West Guild and our initiatives to support Ballet West’s artistic mission and educational outreach at www.balletwestguild.org.



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Ballet West’s 2026-27 Season will celebrate Artistic Director Adam Sklute’s 20th season with the company!

The Season will open with Ben Stevenson’s DRACULA on Friday, October 23rd.

For our annual Ballet In Bloom event last night, Ashlee Janovak created this elegant and haunting floral arrangement in anticipation of the upcoming production. Helle LeRette was the lucky guild member who won the arrangement in our opportunity drawing.

Get your Ballet West season tickets at www.balletwest.org and experience this favorite Fall production.

Learn more about Ballet West Guild and our initiatives to support Ballet West’s artistic mission and educational outreach at www.balletwestguild.org.



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Ballet West Guild’s Annual
BALLET IN BLOOM
May 8, 2026

Our dramatic floral arrangements will complement these works in Ballet West’s upcoming 2026-27 Season:

“Dracula”
Courtesy of Ashlee Janovak

“Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven”
Courtesy of Robert Upwall
Every Blooming Thing

“Rooster”
Courtesy of Julie Sears Eyre

“Don Quixote”
Courtesy of Marilyn Brumfield
Silver Cricket Floral Atelier

“Carmina Burana”
Courtesy of Pam March

“Symphony in C”
Courtesy of Morgan Simkins
Native Flower Company

RSVP at www.balletwestguild.org

Black Widow Iris Artwork
Courtesy of Nathan Florence

OPENING TONIGHT!
West Side Story: Broadway and Beyond
Come enjoy 2 works by Jerome Robbins and 2 works by Christopher Wheldon in a quad rep to totally live for. M***E to our artists and guest artists! 🤩