Why is it that the world’s most famous ballets always end with the female character dying over a love affair or needing to be saved by a prince?
The age-old narratives of Swan Lake, Giselle, Romeo & Juliet, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty…all depict women as tragic figures destined to sacrifice their lives due to heartbreak or depend on a man for rescue.
It’s time to say “good riddance” to ballet stories that sideline autonomy, strength & individuality.
At Ballet Co.Laboratory, we’re transforming ballet’s fractured narratives. Since our founding in 2018, we’ve proudly created over a dozen original ballets that celebrate individuality and embrace diverse identities while breaking free from stereotypes and restrictive gender roles.
This Give to the Max Day, we ask you to help us revolutionize ballet one step at a time. Your donation will support our work of creating new, compelling ballets that resonate with today’s audiences & artists – featuring narratives that will empower rather than constrain. Rewrite the narrative with us. It’s time for a new story.
Ballet Co.Laboratory will be awarding hourly prizes to those who donate to BCL on Give to the Max Day – our annual tradition. Pick the hours of your favorite prizes, set your alarm to give, and you may win!
Check out all our amazing prizes below –including our Grand Prize of a Mad Hatter Tea Party for you & your friends at Ballet Co.Laboratory WITH the main characters of Nutcracker in Wonderland!
BALLET CO.LABORATORY’S 2024 GIVE TO THE MAX DAY HOURLY PRIZE LIST
Midnight – Invite for 4 to a Closed Company Rehearsal of An American in Paris
1:00 am – $100 Gift Card to Discount Dance Supply
2:00 am – Donut Delivery (to your home) by the Nutcracker in Wonderland Character of Your Choice
3:00 am – Photoshoot with Ballet Co.Laboratory Dance Photographer
4:00 am – Tarts With The Queen of Hearts
5:00 am – 10-Class Pass for BCL Adult/Teen Drop-In Classes
6:00 am – 2 Tickets to Any Show in 2024/25 Northrop Dance Season
7:00 am – One-Hour Private Lesson w/ Company Member of Your Choice
8:00 am – Lunch at Café Latte + 2 Tickets to An American in Paris
9:00 am – Merde Sweatshirt
10:00 am – VIP Shopping Experience for 10 at Grand Jeté
11:00 am – 2-Hour Studio Rental
Noon – 2 Tix to Opening Night of Nutcracker in Wonderland + On-Stage Photo w/ the Cast
1:00 pm – Ballet & Bubbly Class for 10 Adults
2:00 pm – 2 Tickets to Any Show in 2024/25 O’Shaughnessy Dance Series
3:00 pm – On-Stage Toast w/ Company Dancers After Show of Your Choice
4:00 pm – Ballet Co.Laboratory Backpack
5:00 pm – 2 VIP Tickets to Emily Dickinson: The Untold Verse
6:00 pm – Make a Ballet Skirt w/ BCL Costumer, Kit
7:00 pm – Shadow Class Accompanist
8:00 pm – Watch Nutcracker in Wonderland From The Wings
9:00 pm – Select Music for ANY BCL Class & Attend to Watch Your Selections
10:00 pm – Custom Decorated Pointe Shoe
11:00 pm – Movie Night for You & 25 of your Friends in our Studio Theater
GRAND PRIZE: Mad Hatter Tea Party w/ the Cast of Nutcracker in Wonderland
*All donors who make a gift at the link above on November 1 – 21 will be entered to win the Grand Prize. All donors who give on November 21 will be entered to win the prize(s) during the hour(s) they donate PLUS the Grand Prize!
**The winner of our Mad Hatter Tea Party will select from Saturday, December 7th
or Saturday, December 14th at 3:00pm for their party.