About: History - Inland Pacific Ballet

HISTORY

Inland Pacific Ballet’s Founder/Artistic Directors are Victoria Koenig and Kevin Myers. Both are southern California natives and bring a wealth of experience to their visionary leadership of this young Company. In just 16 years they have built Inland Pacific Ballet into the premier ballet company in the region, enjoying critical acclaim while performing the largest and most varied repertoire in the area. The Company’s repertoire includes such classics as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Les Sylphides, Graduation Ball and Swan Lake Act II. Full length classical masterpieces include Giselle, Coppélia and a lavish production of The Nutcracker. Contemporary classics include masterpieces by the legendary George Balanchine including Serenade, Concerto Barocco and Who Cares? and a growing body of original work which includes creative adaptations of much loved stories such as The Little Mermaid, Cinderella and Dracula.

While the Company is based in the Inland Empire and performs its home season from October to May as Company in Residence at the Bridges Auditorium in Claremont, Inland Pacific Ballet serves a far-reaching audience from Redlands to Los Angeles. Festival programs such as the Redlands Bowl Music Festival, Balletfest and Dance Kaleidoscope have allowed the Company to reach an ever-expanding regional audience. Regional touring has included the Luckman Fine Arts Complex in Los Angeles, the Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks and the Annenberg Theater in Palm Desert.