Meet the Romantics, Part IV: The Authors

The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog (Caspar David Friedrich, 1818) Welcome to Part IV of our “Meet the Romantics” series to help you enter into the world of Giselle. In this series of posts you’ll get a taste of what the world of European arts and culture was doing at the time, and how [...]

Meet the Romantics, Part II: The Composers

“Othello and Desdemona in Venice” by Théodore Chassériau Welcome to Part II of our “Meet the Romantics” series to help you enter into the world of Giselle. In this series of posts you’ll get a taste of what the world of European arts and culture was doing at the time, and how this masterwork ballet [...]

Costume Renderings for Anne Mueller’s “Carnival of the Animals”

Check out these gorgeous sketches of the costumes for Anne Mueller’s upcoming Carnival of the Animals, premiering in April at the School of OBT Annual Performance in the  Newmark!  Click here to see photos of OBT dancers previewing an excerpt from the work last week at OMSI After Dark! Costume sketches by Sarah Gahagan

BACKSTAGE PASS: “Giselle” Costume Fittings

BACKSTAGE PASS: Giselle Costume Fittings Take a look at the sumptuous Giselle costumes we’re borrowing from the Teatro del Maggio Musical Fiorentino in Florence, Italy (the same company who loaned us that gorgeous set you saw in last week’s blog post)!  We can’t wait for you to see these fabulous costumes in motion!  Soloist Brian [...]

Go Beyond the Barre with a New OBT Class at Oregon Athletic Club

Check it out! Retired OBT Dancer and teaching artist Katarina Svetlova  recently had the opportunity to introduce Timber Players Eddie Johnston (left) and Futty Danso (right) to a different kind of fancy footwork at the sneak preview of our new Oregon Ballet Theatre “Beyond the Barre” ballet classes, launching at Oregon Athletic Club at Riverplace [...]

BACKSTAGE PASS: A Sneak Peek at the “Giselle” Set

BACKSTAGE PASS: A Sneak Peek at the Giselle Set Take a tour of the Giselle set we’re borrowing from the Teatro del Maggio Musical Fiorentino in Florence, Italy!  If you like what you see, you’ll be excited to hear that we’re also borrowing their costumes, which are equally lush and gorgeous.  We can’t wait for [...]

OBT Holiday Memories

OBT Asks Staff & Dancers: What’s your favorite holiday tradition or memory? “We open presents on Christmas Eve because when we lived in Germany my Dad would drive around all night to the different American military bases there, delivering cookies and hot chocolate to all the soldiers that had to work on Christmas.  We spent [...]

Week 4 – IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!

OBT Holiday Countdown, Week Four If you’ve been following along on Facebook, you’ll see that OBT blogger Claire Willett, the company’s resident holiday geek, is sharing a countdown to Hanukkah and Christmas with daily tidbits to get you ready for the holiday season, from recipes and stress-busters to holiday songs and videos.  If you’re not [...]

Christopher Stowell’s Top 10 Holiday Movies

Christopher Stowell’s Top 10 Holiday Movies OBT Artistic Director (and film buff) Christopher Stowell choreographed A Holiday Revue as an homage to the iconic silver screen Christmas films he loved as a child.  Here he shares his top 10 favorites.  Scroll down to the bottom to see other staff favorites, from the Muppets to Die [...]

“Nutcracker” In the Classroom

Click here to make a donation to send an underprivileged child to The Nutcracker for free!  Your gift of $15 will cover the cost of one child’s ticket and OBT will match it with another $15 to send a second child.  Our goal for this  year is 1,000 children.  Will you help us share the [...]