BALLET ENSEMBLE OF TEXAS announces 23-24 SEASON
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 6, 2023 Ballet Ensemble of Texas (BET), one of Dallas’ best-reviewed pre-professional ballet companies, today announced the company’s 2023-2024 season at the Irving Arts Center that will include productions of DRACULA, Ballet with a Bite, THE NUTCRACKER, and ALICE IN WONDERLAND. After performing this summer for thousands of European spectators with the Stars of Tomorrow International, BET will open with DRACULA, Ballet with a Bite. This added production to the upcoming season will be presented October 29, 2023 at 6:00 p.m., and features unique twists to the traditional story. Patrons may also participate in “The Vein Drain” (a blood drive in collaboration with the Carter Blood Center – held from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. October 7, 2023 at the BET studios), “Drinks with Dracula” (prior to the performance) and a “Fiendish Frock Fashion Fantasy” (a costume parade for the audience at the performance). This year’s production of the classic holiday celebration THE NUTCRACKER will be presented in four performances, on December 1-2 at 7:00 p.m., with matinee performances Dec 2-3 at 2:00 p.m. Updated in 2022, the production rings in the holiday season with humor, tradition, and splendor. Guests Artists will include Melody Mennite, Principal Dancer with the Houston Ballet. More than 200 young dancers from the Ballet Academy of Texas will join BET for this production. BET’s annual CELEBRATION OF DANCE will feature a BET premiere of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, with two student outreach performances at the Coppell Arts Center March 29, 2024, and a public matinee March 30, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ALICE IN WONDERLAND & Other Works will also be presented at the Irving Arts Center on April 6-7, 2024. BET is the official performing company of the Ballet Academy of Texas and trains dancers who are recognized by prestigious pre-professional training programs across the country. Professional alumni also dance with companies around the country, including Colorado Ballet, Ballet West, Ballet Arkansas, and four former BET dancers currently performing with American Ballet Theatre, America’s National Ballet Company. As a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization, the company is funded largely by donations, and is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, and the City of Coppell. Please visit the company website at www.balletensembleoftexas.org or on Facebook and Instagram @balletensembleoftexas for giving opportunities and ticket information. (Photo credit Cathy Vanover) # # #