"...powerful and provocative..."

Rochester City Ballet is a contemporary ballet company located in Rochester, New York. Considered one of the best regional ballet companies in the United States, RCB has garnered a long list of accolades and a wonderfully dedicated audience.

Rochester City Ballet's repertoire mixes award-winning contemporary works and classic story ballets, to create a unique and unmistakable quality of art. Its dancers are sought after by the very best ballet companies in the world. The fact that they choose to stay here and and dance with RCB is a testament to the quality of the company, its Directors, and its diverse and challenging repertoire.

Guest artists and choreographers from the great companies of the world regularly come to work and perform with Rochester City Ballet, and consider it an honor and gift to be asked to work with such a talented company. We're equally honored to have this amazing talent from companies like American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, and Houston Ballet perform as guest artists for us on a regular basis.

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What is ballet?

Forget everything you thought you knew about “ballet” because it's probably no longer true. Today, ballet companies are diverse arts organizations that offer audiences the art of dance in many forms and styles.

If you have never been “to the ballet”, then you likely have an image of ballerinas in pretty tutus tip-toing around the stage. The reality is that today’s contemporary ballet is filled with intensity, power, provocative subjects and visuals, amazing athleticism and artistry, contemporary popular music alongside great classical pieces, and a stunning visual beauty that can only be compared to a “painting in motion”.

Seeing today’s contemporary ballet, as performed by the Rochester City Ballet, is one of the great experiences of the arts world. Everyone needs to do it at least once. With award-winning choreography by Artistic Director Jamey Leverett, as well as works created on RCB by some of the country’s great choreographers, you’ll be amazed at how much you enjoy “going to the ballet”. We guarantee that it will be like nothing else you have ever experienced and you’ll be thrilled that you took a chance and went “to the ballet”!

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