October 2023
As Ballet Northwest (BNW) launches its 54th season in the South Sound, we are reaching out to ask for your support by making a donation to the Annual Fund. As a non-profit organization, and the oldest ballet company in the state of Washington, the generosity of donors is critical to our success.
With your support, this season BNW will:
- introduce over 10,000 elementary school children to dance through free residencies in the Olympia, North Thurston, Tumwater, Shelton, and Yelm school districts,
- award thousands of dollars in financial aid to local dancers, including scholarships to attend prestigious summer intensives across the nation,
- distribute hundreds of free tickets to underserved families through social services organization partners,
- provide master classes and mental health & nutrition seminars to local dancers,
- produce The Nutcracker with guest artist James Kirby Rogers (Principal Dancer, Pacific Northwest Ballet),
- present Pas de Deux – an evening of duets featuring star dancers from Pacific Northwest Ballet,
- co-produce the Olympia Dance Festival with the Washington Center featuring over 250 dancers from throughout the region,
- revive ballet’s most famous romantic comedy, Coppelia (last presented in 2016), and
- present the Young Choreographers Showcase which enables company dancers the opportunity to create world premiere dances.
Thank you for being a part of BNW’s rich history! We need your continued support to grow these important performance, education and outreach programs. Please see the giving levels below and consider making a donation. Annual Fund donors of $100 or more receive access to prime seats at our shows at the Washington Center! You can donate online here – recurring payment plans are available! Or, if you prefer, you can mail a check to Ballet Northwest, PO Box 2888, Olympia, WA 98507.Thank you for your support!
-The Ballet Northwest Board of Directors
Ballet Northwest 2023-24 Annual Fund Giving Levels
$1-$99 Corps de Ballet
Donor recognition
$100-$249 Demi-Soloists
Donor recognition
Opportunity to purchase prime tickets to Nutcracker and Coppelia
$250-$499 Soloists
Donor recognition
Opportunity to purchase prime tickets to Nutcracker and Coppelia
BNW Coppelia coffee mug
$500-$999 Principal Dancers
Donor recognition
Opportunity to purchase prime tickets to Nutcracker and Coppelia
BNW Coppelia coffee mug
BNW Coppelia water bottle
$1,000+ Stars
Donor recognition
4 complimentary prime tickets to Nutcracker
4 complimentary prime tickets to Coppelia
Opportunity to purchase more prime tickets to Nutcracker and Coppelia
BNW Coppelia coffee mug
BNW Coppelia water bottle