Mission & History

Our Mission

Ballet Fantastique, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, keeps classical ballet vibrantly alive in our city through unique, community-centered, world-class training, educational, and performance experiences for young artists, audiences, and professionals.

Our History

Ballet Fantastique was established in 2000, became an Oregon nonprofit in 2003, and earned 501(c)(3) nonprofit status in 2004. Annually, BFan produces or participates in dozens of concerts and events and collaborates with more than 40 individuals, organizations, and arts groups. Performances and events reach more than 10,000 audience members annually.

Ballet Fantastique was the first non-profit professional training school in Eugene and advances our mission through high caliber training and performance programs that strive to make dance available to people of all backgrounds and means. BFan has been invited to perform across Oregon with the Umpqua Dance Festival, the Slavic Festival, and with Southern Oregon’s Ballet Rogue, and has collaborated with world-class musical groups, including the Eugene Symphony, the Oregon Mozart Players, and the Trio Voronezh. BFan dancers and students earn accolades for their “bright performance style” and ability to “transport fans” (Register Guard 05; 07), and recognition for efforts to "push the artistic envelope to engage more local audiences in dance" (Eugene Weekly 06).