Texas Ballet Theater: Finding a financial foothold

December 28, 2008 by Jenna_blog
Filed under: Dallas Entertainment, Economy, Tarrant County 

Dec. 28

On a late-August afternoon on a street corner outside Bass Performance Hall, rush-hour drivers in downtown Fort Worth saw a startling sight: Ballet dancers — the women in tutus — were holding signs that said “Get Behind Your Ballet.” They waved to motorists, and one dancer dashed into the street on tiptoes, holding a can to collect donations.

The dancers had learned that the Texas Ballet Theater was in financial trouble, a result of missteps by the balletÂ’s leadership. And with their livelihood on the line, the members of the troupe took matters into their own hands, spearheading a fund raising drive that not only contributed cold, hard cash, but raised public awareness of the balletÂ’s plight.

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