Organizations Filed Purposes:
BALLET TUCSON PROVIDES ARTISTRY OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY THROUGH PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES (18-20 PER YEAR) ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 10,000 INDIVIDUALS, EDUCATION (SUMMER WORKSHOP), AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH (TEACHING IN TITLE I SCHOOLS AND DISTRIBUTING FREE TICKETS TO UNDERSERVED/DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS.)
PROFESSIONAL BALLET PERFORMANCES: BALLET TUCSON PROVIDES 5-6 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS A YEAR IN TUCSON(18-20 TOTAL PERFORMANCES) AT MAJOR PERFORMING ARTS VENUES, INCLUDING CENTENNIAL HALL, THE TUCSON MUSIC HALL, THE TEMPLE OF MUSIC AND ART AND THE STEVIE ELLER DANCE THEATRE. ATTENDENCE AT THE VARIOUS PERFORMANCES IN AN ESTIMATED 10,000. THE PROFESSIONAL COMPANY IS COMPOSED OF 18 DANCERS, SUPPLEMENTED BY APPRENTICES AND TRAINEES. IN LARGE PRODUCTIONS, SUCH AS THE NUTCRACKER, THE COMPANY USES DANCERS FROM AREA BALLET SCHOOLS, INCLUDING ITS OFFICIAL SCHOOL, BALLET ARTS. THE COMPANY HAS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL, WHICH BRINGS OUTSTANDING VOCAL TALENT TO TUCSON IN A 16 DAY PERIOD OF PERFORMANCES WITH THE MAJOR PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN TUCSON.
EDUCATION: BALLET TUCSON SPONSORS A SUMMER DANCE WORKSHOP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA ELLER SCHOOL OF DANCE. APPROXIMATELY 300 PARTICIPANTS (BOTH STUDENTS AND ADULTS) ATTEND THIS WORKSHOP. THE WORKSHOP IS DIRECTED BY BALLET TUCSON'S FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, MARY BETH CABANA, WHO HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE "FOREMOST TEACHERS IN THE UNITED STATES", DURING NATIONAL TEACHERS WEEKEND IN 2009. WORKSHOP TEACHERS ARE DRAWN FROM THE ARTISTIC STAFF AND PROFESSIONAL DANCERS OF BALLET TUCSON AND FROM RENOWN COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY BALLET, AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE, THE SAN FRANCISCO BALLET, AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET. THE 4 WEEK WORKSHOP CONCLUDES WITH A PERFORMANCE OF THE PARTICIPANTS.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: BALLET TUCSON'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH HAS TWO PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS: 1) WE PROVIDE 1,000 TO 1,500 FREE TICKETS (THROUGH OTHER LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND DAVIS-MONTHAN AIRFORCE BASE)TO YOUNG AND FAMILIES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND A LIVE BALLET PERFORMANCE; AND 2)WE PROVIDE A FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM "PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD WITH BALLET TUCSON" TO THE TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WORKING WITH PRINCIPALS IN TITLE I SCHOOLS. THE FREE TICKETS ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH NONPROFITS DIRECTLY SERVING THE DISADVANTAGED POPULARION IN OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING WOMOEN'S SHELTERS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, YOUTH ORGANIZATIONOS, BIG BROTHER BIG SISTERS, AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS. "PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD WITH BALLET TUCSON" IS THE COMPANY'S SIGNATURE COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO TUSD TITLE I SCHOOLS. THIS PROGRAM, WHICH GENERALLY RUNS FOR A SEMESTER, EXPOSES YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE ART FORM OF DANCE WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE BEAUTY AND ATHLETICISM OF CLASSICAL BALLET. THIS PROGRAM ENCOURAGES AND DEVELOPES SELF-ESTEEM, CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP AND BODY AWARENESS. SURVEYS HAVE PROVIDED EVIDENCE THAT THE DISCIPLINE OF BALLET INFLUENCES STUDENT SUCCESS IN OTHER AREAS OF LEARNING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Danielle Carroll | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Horvath | BORAD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Georgeanne Fimbres | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Florence Adamson | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Valerie Schuyler | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Susan Causbie-Cowgill | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Abbott Taylor | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Scott Brittenham | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Nancy Causbie | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Mikesell | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 |
| Sheri Frey | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Kathy Askren | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Allen | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
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