Your Gift Makes a Difference to BFan!

Ballet Fantastique (BFan) is a dynamic force in innovative dance theater.

BFan draws in and engages diverse new audiences, dismantles barriers to training for the next generation of professional artists, fosters young audiences through creative outreach programs, and nurtures inclusive, groundbreaking cross-disciplinary partnerships and collaborations throughout the year.

And—we need you to be a part of it. Every gift matters to us.

Please join us in this vital campaign and help us reach our fundraising goal.

Share our story with your friends and family—and let’s make this a community effort.

Thank you for believing in the power of dance and for supporting Ballet Fantastique and the art you love.

Directors’ Circle

The BFan Directors’ Circle is a membership group of dedicated donors who go above and beyond with a gift of $1000 per year in addition to their other giving.

Directors’ Circle members will be listed in the centerfold of BFan’s 25th Anniversary 25-26 Season Magazine and on our website #celebritystatus, and get exclusive invitations to private events with Donna & Hannah and the BFan creative team, and more.

To join Ballet Fantastique Directors’ Circle, please note “Directors’ Circle on the memo line of your gift.

To schedule a conversation about supporting BFan, please email BFan principal ballerina and Development Director Ashley Bontrager: ashley[at]balletfantastique.org. Thank you so much for your investment in BFan—we cannot exist without you!

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DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE MEMBERS
ANONYMOUS
Donna Marisa Bontrager
Nancy Deal-Whitacre & Lance Deal
Carla Hoeger
Philip & Sandra Piele
Dianna pounder
STEPHANIE & TED COOPMAN
BILL & KATE EITENMILLER
JULIET BENDER
STEVE WEBSTER

I’m launching the BFan Director’s Circle with my own gift of $1000 to Ballet Fantastique. Please join me in supporting this company we’ve built in our endeavors to uplift our community and the world with the power of art and innovation. Thank you for supporting the artists of BFan and keeping the company strong as we end our year and prepare for a new season of art and impact!
— Donna Marisa Bontrager, Founding Artistic Director, Ballet Fantastique

director’s circle exclusive event

last updated: 6/25/25