Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE THE STUDY, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF BALLET AND OTHER FORMS OF DANCE.
BALLET MISSISSIPPI PERFORMANCESOVER 7,885 PATRONS ATTENDED BALLET MISSISSIPPI PERFORMANCES DURING FY2020. IN SEPTEMBER, BALLET MISSISSIPPI PRESENTED "BALLET AND BLUES" FEATURING GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ARTIST, STEVEN JOHNSON, AND GUEST ARTISTS FROM THE ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER AND FRED T AND THE BAND. IN DECEMBER, BALLET MISSISSIPPI PRESENTED THE NUTCRACKER, WHICH OFFERED PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON THROUGH THE ENJOYMENT AND APPRECIATION OF THIS BALLET CLASSIC. THE PRODUCTION FEATURED RENOWNED GUEST ARTISTS, SUMMER MONTENEGRO AND SLAWOMIR WOZNIAK. BALLET MISSISSIPPI HELD A FREE PERFORMANCE FOR CITY OF JACKSON EMPLOYEES, A "BALLET, BLUE JEANS, AND BEER" CASUAL EVENING PERFORMANCE AIMED FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, AND TWO MATINEE PERFORMANCES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. BALLET MISSISSIPPI HELD TWO PERFORMANCES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. THE SCHOOL PERFORMANCES WERE A PRIMARY MEANS OF PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY TO THE ARTS. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS FROM AROUND THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI BROUGHT APPROXIMATELY 2,385 STUDENTS TO JACKSON FOR A FULL-LENGTH PRODUCTION OF THE NUTCRACKER FOR ONLY $5.00 PER PERSON. AN EDUCATIONAL PACKET WAS PROVIDED FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
BALLET MISSISSIPPI SCHOOLBALLET MISSISSIPPI OFFERS CLASSES AND PERFORMING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, FROM AGE THREE TO ADULT. THE SCHOOL'S FOCUS IS CLASSICAL BALLET AND STUDENTS COMPLEMENT THEIR TRAINING WITH CLASSES IN DIFFERENT STYLES OF DANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALL LOWER SCHOOL AND OUTREACH STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE YEAR-END RECITAL AND UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS PERFORMED ROLES IN THREE ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIONS BEFORE LARGE AUDIENCES. THE BALLET MISSISSIPPI FACULTY INSTRUCTED CLASSES FOR APPROXIMATELY 250 STUDENTS AND IN SUMMER CLASSES. BALLET MISSISSIPPI OUTREACHBALLET MISSISSIPPI TAUGHT OUTREACH CLASSES IN TWO AREA PRESCHOOLS AND THREE JACKSON PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES TUITION-FREE BALLET CLASSES AT THREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IS AN IMPORTANT MEANS OF REACHING MINORITY STUDENTS AND ENRICHING OUR ORGANIZATION. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS SERVED AS AN IMPORTANT VEHICLE TO INCREASE AUDIENCE ACCESSIBILITY. BALLET MISSISSIPPI PERFORMED AT BLAIR E. BATSON'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, BARACK H. OBAMA MAGNET SCHOOL, AND THE DISTRICT.
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 |
|---|
| David A Keary | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $73,000 |
| Jana Bennett | EX-OFFICIO | 1 | $0 |
| Cherri Barnett | EX-OFFICIO | 1 | $0 |
| Carolyn Erwin | BALLET GUILD PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Lynn Wentworth | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Keishunna R Webster | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Charles E Sampson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cora Jeanne Miller | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Lorelli | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sherry Stryker Johnson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Patrice Guilfoyle | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Gregory | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Doris Brickell | MEMBER EMERITUS | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Bradshaw | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Helen Bowen | PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Taylor | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Lobrano Womble | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Holly Crawford | VICE-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Holmes | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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