SAN JOSE DANCE THEATRE
1756 JUNCTION AVENUE SUITE E, SAN JOSE, CA 95112 www.sjdt.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SAN JOSE DANCE THEATRE WAS FOUNDED IN L964 AS A BALLET ACADEMY AND PERFORMING COMPANY. IT WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE EXCELLENCE IN BALLET AND DANCE TRAINING AND HIGH QUALITY PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY. WE CARE ABOUT BRINGING THE ART OF BALLET TO THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE LIVE. SJDT HAS PERFORMED THE FULL-LENGTH THE NUTCRACKER BALLET FOR 54 CONSECUTIVE YEARS THROUGH 2019. THE NUTCRACKER IS PERFORMED AT THE SAN JOSE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS WITH A FULL ORCHESTRA. OUR AUDIENCES FOR THE 2019 PERFORMANCES EXCEEDED 13,800. WE DO 8 PERFORMANCES FOR THE PUBLIC OVER 2 WEEKENDS. WE HAVE HUGE VOLUNTEER SUPPORT FROM FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN PERFORM, OR WHO JUST LOVE THE TRADITION OF VOLUNTEERING AT THE NUTCRACKER EVERY YEAR. SOME OF OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH SJDT FOR OVER 35 YEARS. WE TRADITIONALLY HIRE PROFESSIONAL GUEST ARTISTS FOR LEAD ROLES. THE AUDIENCES APPRECIATE THEM AND OUR STUDENTS LEARN FROM THEM. WE HOLD AN ANNUAL "

BALLET PRODUCTIONS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG DANCERS AGES 10 TO 20 TO PARTICIPATE WITH PROFESSIONAL DANCERS IN STAGE PRODUCTIONS

SJDT HAS MOUNTED AND PERFORMED THE FULL-LENGTH THE NUTCRACKER BALLET IN SAN JOSE FOR 54 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. THIS YEAR MARKS THE 55TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF THE BALLET WHICH WAS DESIGNED BY OUR FOUNDERS. WE STILL USE THE SETS AND MANY OF THE COSTUMES THEY CREATED. THE NUTCRACKER IS PERFORMED AT THE 2,600 SEAT SAN JOSE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS WITH A FULL ORCHESTRA. OUR AUDIENCES FOR THE 2018 NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCES EXCEEDED 14,000 WHICH WAS RECORD ATTENDANCE. WE DO 8 PERFORMANCES FOR THE PUBLIC OVER 2 WEEKENDS. WE HAVE HUGE VOLUNTEER SUPPORT FROM THE FAMILIES AT OUR SCHOOL WHOSE CHILDREN PERFORM, OR WHO JUST LOVE THE TRADITION OFVOLUNTEERING AT THE NUTCRACKER EVERY YEAR. WE HIRE PROFESSIONAL GUEST ARTISTS FOR LEAD ROLES. THE AUDIENCE APPRECIATES THEM AND OUR STUDENTS LEARN FROM THEM. FOR NUTCRACKER, WE ALSO HOLD AN ANNUAL "SCHOOL SHOW" ON THE FRIDAY MORNING OF OPENING NIGHT. THIS SHOW IS FOR UNDER-SERVED SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE AREA AND IS PART OF OUR SJDT NUTCRACKER TRADITION FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE OFFERED IT FOR DECADES. WE COORDINATE WITH AREA SCHOOLS WHO ARRANGE BUSSES TO BRING THE CHILDREN TO THE THEATER. SCHOOL SHOW TICKETS ARE AT A GREATLY REDUCED PRICE. THE SCHOOL SHOW WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY SOLD OUT IN 2018. ITS WONDERFUL FOR THE CHILDREN TO SEE A MAJOR PRODUCTION OF THE NUTCRACKER, AT HOLIDAY TIME, WHEN THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. FOR NUTCRACKER WE HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH THE GIRL SCOUTS FOR MANY YEARS. IN 2018 OVER 2,600 GIRL SCOUTS ATTENDED PERFORMANCES, ALSO AT REDUCED TICKET PRICES. THIS WAS A RECORD NUMBER IN ATTENDANCE. OLDER SCOUTS CONDUCT BACKSTAGE TOURS OF THE THEATER FOR TROOP MEMBERS. EACH RECEIVES A NUTCRACKER BADGE, SEES THE SHOW AND HAS A WONDERFUL TIME. IN ONE MATINEE IN 2018 THERE WERE 800 GIRL SCOUTS IN ATTENDANCE. OUR NUTCRACKER WORKSHOPS FOR GIRL SCOUTS ALSO ALLOW THEM TO LEARN ABOUT BALLET FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT OUR STUDIO.

WE OPENED A BALLET SCHOOL IN 2014 WITH THE HIRING OF A NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. WE HAD NOT OFFERED A BALLET ACADEMY IN A LONG TIME. WE WENT FROM -0- STUDENTS IN 2014 OVER 100 STUDENTS IN THE 2018-2019 TIME FRAME. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF BUILDING THE SCHOOL FROM NOTHING 6 YEARS AGO AND WORKING TO MAKE IT A WONDERFUL SCHOOL. THESE STUDENTS PERFORM IN THE NUTCRACKER AND ALMOST THE ENTIRE ACADEMY IS INVOLVED WITH IT. THERE ARE OPEN AUDITIONS FOR THE NUTCRACKER - DANCERS OF ALL AGES ARE WELCOMED FROM AREA SCHOOLS TO AUDITION AND WE DOUBLE-CAST THE SHOW TO PROVIDE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANY DANCERS. WE PROVIDE MANY FREE PERFORMANCES TO THE PUBLIC EACH YEAR. THESE INCLUDE: "WORLD WIDE WOMEN GIRL'S FESTIVAL - 2018 AT SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY & 2019 AT THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS IN SAN FRANCISCOO "PRUNEYARD "PEACE ON EARTH" HOLIDAY LIGHTING EVENT WITH THE MAYOR OF CAMPBELL, CA 2018 "EASTRIDGE CENTER TREE LIGHTING EVENT, 2018 AND OTHER YEARS "SANTANA ROW CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING EVENT EACH NOVEMBER 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 "SAN FRANCISCO MOVEMENT & ARTS FESTIVAL 2017, 2018 AND 2019 SJDANCECO FESTIVAL - SANTANA ROW - EACH SPRING FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS WE MOUNT A SPRING PERFORMANCE EACH YEAR SINCE 2015 AT LOCAL THEATERS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND OUR DANCERS. IN SPRING OF 2019 WE MOUNTED A NEW PRODUCTION OF THE FIREBIRD BALLET WITH MUSIC BY IGOR STRAVINSKY AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND COSTUMED BY OUR VOLUNTEER COSTUME DIRECTORS. THE FIREBIRD HADN'T BEEN PERFORMED IN SAN JOSE IN DECADES. OUR STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, TEACHERS AND MANAGEMENT CREATE THE STRUCTURE FOR SJDT TO GROW. I'M A FORMER DANCER WITH SJDT AND STUDIED AND PERFORMED UNDER THE FOUNDERS. OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ALSO PERFORMED AS A CHILD WITH SJDT. WE CARE ABOUT CREATING A STRONG ARTISTIC BASE IN THE SAN JOSE AREA AND DOING IT THROUGH THE ART OF BALLET. SINCERELY ANN TIMONEY PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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