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The State Ballet of Rhode Island’s Season 65 – September 2024.

 Leaping into the history books – New Season. New website. Same Mission.

You’re invited to create history with us. Season performance announcements coming soon!

Brae Crest School of Ballet has ongoing registration, has tuition scholarships available, and has audition opportunities to perform. Contact us for more information.

Coppelia Auditions Registration 2024

Youth & Adult Open Auditions
Ages 6-12yrs, 13yrs, and up

Click here for registration information

Audition Dates & Times
Friday, Sept. 20 @ 6pm
Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 1pm
Sunday, Sept. 29 @ 12:30pm

Performances
December 11th – 14th 2024
Roberts Auditorium

Registration for Brae Crest’s 1st Term, Sept. 2024 in ongoing now

For class information or to schedule a visit, please contact our studio at (401)334-2560 or email info@stateballet.com

OPEN HOUSE & Fall Registration Event at Brae Crest

Meet our staff, visit our studio and enjoy an outdoor mini performance by upper school dancers. Bring your picnic blanket! Friday, August 9th at 4:30-6pm.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Friday, March 15
10:00 AM

Sapinsley Hall, Rhode Island College

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Saturday, March 16
1:30 PM

Sapinsley Hall, Rhode Island College

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Saturday, March 16
7:00 PM

Sapinsley Hall, Rhode Island College

Call the RIC box office to save on fees. (401)456-8144

A Midsummer
Night’s Dream

SOMETHING ENCHANTED AWATES!

MARCH 15 @10am & SAT. MARCH 16 @ 1:30 & 7pm!

The State Ballet of Rhode Island’s Artistic Diector Herci Marsden presents A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, – Shakespeare’s classic comedy of a wild night where the worlds of mortals and magical fairies collide. 

This season’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a new collaboration of SBRI’s resident choreographers and dancer’s with guest artists & actor’s creating an enchanting experience for people of all ages.

PLACE: Sapinsley Hall, Nazarian Center, RI College, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave. Prov. 

TICKETS: $37 per seat, reserve seating. BOX OFFICE: 401-456-8144.  Regardless of age, all patrons attending the show must have a ticket. FREE PARKING!

A SPECIAL POST SHOW MEET & GREET at the 1:30 & 7pm shows!            

Have you ever met a fairy? Don’t miss an amazing opportunity to grab a photo or autograph with a favorite character from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.

FRIDAY, MARCH 15 at 10am: A Midsummer’s Night Dream – Project Ballet in Education Performance Experience!  A pay what you can Project Ballet in Education Event  sponsored in part by the RI State Council for the Arts. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – People of all ages are touched by a theatre experience. If you experience the arts, you will become aware of it and then you will gain an appreciation for it. For this show call SBRI (401) 334-2560 for your required reservation.

 

 

SBRI on YouTube

Explore some seelections of our performances

Check back as we continue to add samples of our repitoire

Brae Crest School

Enroll in classes at the official school of the State Ballet of Rhode Island

Classes run year round and including summer camp

Support SBRI

Consider supporting the State Ballet of Rhode Island.

SBRI is a non profit 501C3 Civic Classical Ballet Company

State Ballet has been awarded a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through the Rhode Island Culture, Humanities, and Arts Recovery Grant (RI CHARG) program. This program was made possible thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts, via funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act.

Brae Crest
School of Ballet

The official school of
The State Ballet of Rhode Island

Brae Crest School of Ballet offers year round programs for all ages and levels of experience.

Classes are taught in ballet technique, pointe, character, pas de deux, ballet variations. Class levels are scheduled for pre-primary, beginners, intermediate, advanced and professional.

Founded in 1958, BCSB, is the official school of The State Ballet of Rhode Island, Director Herci Marsden.  We offer classical ballet classes for all ages, all levels and all abilities.  Come see what we have to offer or try one class first at our historic ballet studio in Lincoln.  Our new season begins on September 3rd. Registration is ongoing throughout the year.

52 Sherman Ave. Lincoln, RI 02865
Call 401-334-2560 for your one on one appointment today.

Season 64 Souvenir Book

Take the opportunity to view our Season 64 Souvenir Book. The book features information on the company’s history, our dancers, repetoire and much more.

You can also explore the State Ballet of Rhode Island’s “Historic Pointes” section that highlights accomplishments as far back as November 19, 1960. This is when the State Ballet of Rhode Island had it’s premiere performance in Rhode Island at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

The book is also available at our performances.  To purchase tickets to our upcoming performance of  A Midsummer Night’s Dream you can use the links to individual performances on the top of this page.