A Fairy Tale comes to life at Olympic Ballet

OBT dancers Chessa Chalmers and Haile Hehn in Rossini Overture.
Photo by Alante Photography.

Olympic Ballet Theatre opens its 35th Performance Season with the Boeing sponsored Beaux Arts gala at the Lynnwood Convention Center on October 17.

Under the Artistic Direction of former PNB and Moscow Classical Ballet dancers Mara Vinson and Oleg Gorboulev since 2011, the semi-professional ballet company presents two full-length productions per season at the Edmonds Center for the Arts and Everett Performing Arts Center, as well as numerous other performances throughout King and Snohomish Counties.

Perhaps best known is OBT’s beloved traditional production of The Nutcracker, featuring renowned guest artists in principal roles, multiple casts of OBT corps dancers, and young students hand picked from Olympic Ballet School. Presented in Edmonds and Everett December 11-20, tickets are on sale now at OlympicBallet.com.

The spring production will premier the full-length production of The Sleeping Beauty. With capital expenses totaling more than $110,000, the production is made possible with generous support from OBT patrons, plus capital grant awards from the Hazel Miller Foundation, the Hubbard Family Foundation, the Norcliffe Foundation, and sponsorship from Puget Sound Dermatology.

OBT invites all arts supporters to join in on the excitement, starting with the Beaux Arts gala on October 17th. The annual event includes catered dinner, fine wines, both silent and live auctions, plus performances of excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty. Event tickets range from $80-$90 based on dinner selections. RSVP to 425-774-7570.