Within the past quarter-century, Ballet Theatre Company (BTC) evolved from a humble start to become Connecticut’s largest professional ballet organization.
In honor of this milestone, Artistic Director Stephanie Dattellas has curated a performance season designed to appeal to ballet aficionados and first-time performance goers alike. Woven into its history is a rich tradition of innovative artistic “firsts” at BTC. One such "first" was the launch of a paid company of resident dancers in 2021. BTC remains the first and only professional ballet company in Connecticut that pays dancers bi-weekly wages for rehearsing, and performing.
We hope you will join us for this historic season as a donor.
Your support will truly make an impact!
Join the Encore Society
Donors who make an annual contribution of $100 or more become members of the Encore Society. Members receive exclusive benefits that can include open rehearsals and a chance to meet the artists. Becoming a member of the Encore Society is the best way to support BTC.
Celebrate our 25 years
BTC welcomes corporate supporters to partner with us to provide stunning ballet performances and offer community enrichment programs. Explore a wide array of sponsorship options and benefits to help you meet your charitable giving mission.
Early Bird deadline is September 20
Printed and digital versions of BTC' playbill are distributed to every ticket holder of our four productions. By advertising in BTC's playbill, your business information will reach BTC's diverse, lively, cultured, and market. And, advertising demonstrates a commitment to the local community and aligns your business with a cultural institution.
Make dance accessible in our community
Ballet is an art form all too often associated with exclusivity, yet it’s in BTC's mission to ensure that ballet is accessible to everyone. In fact, BTC has been offering community programs for 25 years. Today, the structured Community Enrichment Program, offers various programs tailored to meet community members where they are. This includes children and adults of all ages, abilities and social-economic status through five different programs. Additionally, BTC's professional dancers tour Greater Hartford to bring the art of ballet to libraries, nursing homes, and museums.
Support Equity in the Arts
BTC is committed to providing steady work to local artists who, through their invaluable passion and dedication, ensure that BTC continues to deliver thoughtful and impactful work. Therefore, we launched the Workforce Development Fund to have the financial resources afor BTC to hire artistic staff (dancers, choreographers, teachers, lighting designers, and costume designers alike) at competitive wages and offer them inroads to administrative careers in the arts.
Provide dancers with tools of the trade
BTC is seeking generous patrons to provide Pointe shoes for our professional Company Dancers. By becoming an elite Pointe Shoe Patron, you will directly support artists and provide them with the necessary tools for their trade. Did you know a pointe shoe costs on average $100 and dancers typically go through one pair of pointe shoes every two weeks!
Ballet Theatre Company counts on multiple sources of income to supplement ticket sales. Workplace giving, IRA rollover donations and bequests make it possible for us to stage great productions, provide opportunities to gifted young dancers, and bring the beauty, magic, and athleticism of ballet to thousands of children from every background throughout our community.
Gifts of Cash
If the Encore Society membership is not for you, or if you prefer to give a one-time donation, BTC welcomes your support. Gifts of all sizes have a real impact on our mission. Keep Ballet Theatre Company alive and support its mission to make art and dance accessible to all! It is because of your donations that we are able to bring our productions to the stage. With your help, we can guarantee high-quality performances for years to come.
Send your check or money order donation made payable to Ballet Theatre Company to:
Ballet Theatre Company
Development Department
20 Jefferson Avenue #7
West Hartford, CT 06110
Donor Advised Funds
Giving a monetary gift through a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is becoming increasingly more popular. A DAF is a giving account established at a public charity. It allows donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction and then recommend grants from the fund over time. Donors can contribute to the fund as frequently as they like, and then recommend grants to their favorite charitable organizations whenever it makes sense for them. If you have a DAF, please consider recommending an annual gift to CFT. Don’t forget – you can use your IRA to donate to charity, too.
IRA Charitable Rollover Donations
The IRA charitable rollover allows taxpayers to make tax-free charitable gifts directly from their Individual Retirement Accounts to eligible charities. Currently, the provision:
Caps qualified charitable IRA distributions at $100,000 per person per year, precludes the funding of gift annuities and similar life income plans and applies only to donors age 70½ or older. A donation to a donor-advised fund (DAF) does not qualify for this new deduction.
This information is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor. Figures cited in any examples are for illustrative purposes only. References to tax rates include federal taxes only and are subject to change. State law may further impact your individual results.
For more information, please contact BTC's Development Director, Brianna Dunlap.
Workplace Giving
Workplace giving is an easy, safe and cost-efficient way to make tax-deductible donations to Ballet Theatre Company. Many companies will offer to match gifts made by employees either dollar-for-dollar or a percentage like 50%.
If you work for Aetna, GE, Travelers, Pfizer, IBM Corporation, United Technologies, United Health Group, Bank of America, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Pitney Bowes, Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky (and many more), then you can ask your employer about workplace giving.
Gifts of Stock
Are you interested in making a charitable gift that may yield double tax benefits and additional savings? If so, a gift of appreciated stock may be the right option for you.
A gift of stock may provide more benefits than a cash gift. When you make a gift of stock to Ballet Theatre Company, by eliminating the capital gains tax that would be due upon selling the stock, you receive tangible tax-savings and benefits while also supporting a mission that you care about.
We partner with Stock Donator to make giving and receiving gifts of stock easy.
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BTC TO HOLD FIRST PERFORMANCE OF ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
This intimate, mixed-repertoire performance, Up Close: Fall, will be presented at BTC’s Ron and Nancy Compton Studio located at 20 Jefferson Ave...
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BALLET THEATRE COMPANY HOLDING SEASON OPENER PARTY AT WAREHOUSE 635 IN WEST HARTFORD
On Sept. 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Warehouse 635 in West Hartford, join Ballet Theatre Company (BTC) and celebrate 25 years of professional ballet in Greater Hartford...
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BALLET THEATRE COMPANY OFFERING TICKETS TO 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PERFORMANCES
Ballet Theatre Company (BTC), the state’s largest professional ballet company, calls West Hartford home. Ballet Theatre Company is Connecticut’s ballet, and it’s your ballet...
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CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BALLET THEATRE COMPANY
In 1999, Ballet Theatre Company (BTC) was a small ballet company putting on one spring performance per year. Within 25 years, it has grown exponentially to become Connecticut’s leading ballet organization...
