Full Organization Membership:
This allows everyone (administrative, artistic staff and faculty, marketing, development, HR, communications) in your organization access to the C²EC portal and organizational cohort sessions across all tiers. Membership includes modules for dancers, technical/production departments, and the Board.
Annual fees $7000.00
Membership includes:
Organization Department Membership:
This allows departments within a larger organization to independently participate in the C²EC when the organization as a whole is not a member.
$1500 annual fee for up to 5 participants from a single department
Membership includes:
In addition to the CURRICULUM OF CHANGE and Monthly Cohort Meetings your Membership includes:
Activations Towards Embodiment
Pathways to Performance Choreographic Program (PTP):
Today there are numerous Black contemporary and modern choreographers being commissioned to create work for ballet companies, but few Black ballet choreographers being given equal opportunities. Our mission is to not allow the ballet field to create a subcategory (Modern/contemporary) for Black choreographers in the ballet space.
Our next focus is on Black ballet choreographers and those of color. In keeping with MoBBallet’s 360˚ approach to transforming the field of ballet, PTP is designed to not only identify, but cultivate and mentor choreographers of color, specifically Black choreographers, with the intention of providing concrete opportunities for them to create work and have it presented on the mainstage.
Phase I: The pilot program of PTP launched in August 2022 at the MoBBallet Symposium M.I.A which was underwritten by Arts, Equity & Education Fund. It had three program facilitators, the industry professionals Donald Byrd, Jennifer Archibald, and Helen Pickett. There were eight participant choreographers, four of whom were fellows. Our fellows were granted full scholarships and the opportunity to choreograph on the Symposium’s advanced dancers.
Phase II : The goal is for our fellows to receive choreographic commissions (Professional Division, Second Company or Main Company). We are pleased to announce that the Royal Winnipeg Ballet has commissioned two of the fellows to choreograph both in the Company and the school as a part of their Fast Forward and Aspirant choreographic series!! Our goal is to create 3 - 4 residencies from January 2023 to July 2024 in preparation for the Kennedy Center season, a tentative host for presentation of this work. These residencies could be independently presented by MoBBallet or hosted by a C2EC member organization.
Phase III: Kennedy Center Residency and Eisenhower Theater season (June 2024) . We are proposing this program to other presenting bodies: Jacob’s Pillow, The Joyce Theater, and Broward County Theater.
Through this process, not only will participants’ work be evaluated by artistic directors and receive feedback, they will have an unprecedented opportunity to begin to develop personal relationships with them. MoBBallet is committed to nurturing and cultivating choreographers whose first language is ballet. We are investing in makers whose works are reflective of that and created in the style of classical, neoclassical, or contemporary ballet.
PTP will provide access, education, and mentorship, which will result in commissions and finally in exposure on some of the most prestigious stages in America. We are thrilled to announce that we have secured a culminating residency and performance dates in June 2024 at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater in Washington DC with plans for a return to their opera house stage in 2025 or 2026.
Members who participate in PTP will also have an opportunity for their company either to be represented or presented at the Kennedy Center through a PTP choreographic work.
Using the model of organizational engagement developed during the curation of Reframing the Narrative, as an activation, PTP will engage a number of departments across participating organizations including: Artistic (company/school), Development, Marketing, Communications, and Community Engagement, as we craft wraparound events, workshops, and panels, as well as crafting language to communications to promote the residencies and performances. In addition to creating ballets, PTP will train its choreographic fellows on how to create a healthy and culturally competent work environment for the dancers Their model will be the Reframing the Narrative Residency format, which works to create a collaborative and supportive work environment and includes time for everyone in the process to debrief periodically on the process.
Auxiliary Meetings
Recognizing that organizations are at various stages of understanding and activation, the C2EC has created a two tiered membership structure to better address the needs of our members so we can meet them where they are.
Apprentice (App) Cohort:
Building and filling your toolbox:
Apprentice (*Freshman and Sophomore)
The primary focus of the Apprentice cohort is providing the basic building blocks of education through our Curriculum of Change, and supporting the cohort in the process of defining their organizational identity through the lens of I.D.E.A. & CC.
Learn more HERE.
The Corps de Ballet (CdB) Cohort:
Using the tools in your toolbox:
Corps de Ballet
The primary focus of the Corps de Ballet will be on embodying the principles of I.D.E.A and cultural competence. It will also engage in the Curriculum of Change; however, their work will be more tailored to support the work they have begun and address blind spots, barriers, or specific issues they have identified.
School Programs, Independent Studios
Individual Membership:
i.e. Dance Educators, Scholars +
The Educators cohort will explore systemic racism and implicit bias in ballet training and education, unpacking aesthetics, Black ballet history, pedagogy, and ways to shift the culture of ballet training in the studio and in college and university dance programs.
Organization Training Programs:
This allows ballet school programs associated with companies to independently participate in the C²EC when the organization as a whole is not a member.
Annual fees $3500
Independent Studio Owners:
This membership aligns with the MoBBallet Symposium Educators Track and is designed to help provide administrative and pedagogical support for smaller businesses while providing an opportunity to develop authentic, equitable relationships with larger programs.
Annual fees $2500
Independent Individual:
This membership is designed for individuals who are not affiliated with an organization or are simply interested in personal education. This is a level that is perfect for dance educators in elementary, middle and high school arts programs as well as professors and scholars in higher education.
$750 for one individual
Full Organization Membership:
This allows everyone (administrative, artistic staff and faculty, marketing, development, HR, communications) in your organization access to the C²EC portal and organizational cohort sessions across all tiers. Membership includes modules for dancers, technical/production departments, and the Board.
Annual fees $7000.00
Membership includes:
Organization Department Membership:
This allows departments within a larger organization to independently participate in the C²EC when the organization as a whole is not a member.
$1500 annual fee for up to 5 participants from a single department
Membership includes:
In addition to the CURRICULUM OF CHANGE and Monthly Cohort Meetings your Membership includes:
Activations Towards Embodiment
Pathways to Performance Choreographic Program (PTP):
Today there are numerous Black contemporary and modern choreographers being commissioned to create work for ballet companies, but few Black ballet choreographers being given equal opportunities. Our mission is to not allow the ballet field to create a subcategory (Modern/contemporary) for Black choreographers in the ballet space.
Our next focus is on Black ballet choreographers and those of color. In keeping with MoBBallet’s 360˚ approach to transforming the field of ballet, PTP is designed to not only identify, but cultivate and mentor choreographers of color, specifically Black choreographers, with the intention of providing concrete opportunities for them to create work and have it presented on the mainstage.
Phase I: The pilot program of PTP launched in August 2022 at the MoBBallet Symposium M.I.A which was underwritten by Arts, Equity & Education Fund. It had three program facilitators, the industry professionals Donald Byrd, Jennifer Archibald, and Helen Pickett. There were eight participant choreographers, four of whom were fellows. Our fellows were granted full scholarships and the opportunity to choreograph on the Symposium’s advanced dancers.
Phase II : The goal is for our fellows to receive choreographic commissions (Professional Division, Second Company or Main Company). We are pleased to announce that the Royal Winnipeg Ballet has commissioned two of the fellows to choreograph both in the Company and the school as a part of their Fast Forward and Aspirant choreographic series!! Our goal is to create 3 - 4 residencies from January 2023 to July 2024 in preparation for the Kennedy Center season, a tentative host for presentation of this work. These residencies could be independently presented by MoBBallet or hosted by a C2EC member organization.
Phase III: Kennedy Center Residency and Eisenhower Theater season (June 2024) . We are proposing this program to other presenting bodies: Jacob’s Pillow, The Joyce Theater, and Broward County Theater.
Through this process, not only will participants’ work be evaluated by artistic directors and receive feedback, they will have an unprecedented opportunity to begin to develop personal relationships with them. MoBBallet is committed to nurturing and cultivating choreographers whose first language is ballet. We are investing in makers whose works are reflective of that and created in the style of classical, neoclassical, or contemporary ballet.
PTP will provide access, education, and mentorship, which will result in commissions and finally in exposure on some of the most prestigious stages in America. We are thrilled to announce that we have secured a culminating residency and performance dates in June 2024 at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater in Washington DC with plans for a return to their opera house stage in 2025 or 2026.
Members who participate in PTP will also have an opportunity for their company either to be represented or presented at the Kennedy Center through a PTP choreographic work.
Using the model of organizational engagement developed during the curation of Reframing the Narrative, as an activation, PTP will engage a number of departments across participating organizations including: Artistic (company/school), Development, Marketing, Communications, and Community Engagement, as we craft wraparound events, workshops, and panels, as well as crafting language to communications to promote the residencies and performances. In addition to creating ballets, PTP will train its choreographic fellows on how to create a healthy and culturally competent work environment for the dancers Their model will be the Reframing the Narrative Residency format, which works to create a collaborative and supportive work environment and includes time for everyone in the process to debrief periodically on the process.
Auxiliary Meetings
Recognizing that organizations are at various stages of understanding and activation, the C2EC has created a two tiered membership structure to better address the needs of our members so we can meet them where they are.
The Corps de Ballet (CdB) Cohort:
Using the tools in your toolbox:
Corps de Ballet
The primary focus of the Corps de Ballet will be on embodying the principles of I.D.E.A and cultural competence. It will also engage in the Curriculum of Change, however their work will be more tailored to support the work they have begun and address blind spots, barriers, or specific issues they have identified.
School Programs, Independent Studios
Individual Membership:
i.e. Dance Educators, Scholars +
The Educators cohort will explore systemic racism and implicit bias in ballet training and education, unpacking aesthetics, Black ballet history, pedagogy, and ways to shift the culture of ballet training in the studio and in college and university dance programs.
Organization Training Programs:
This allows ballet school programs associated with companies to independently participate in the C²EC when the organization as a whole is not a member.
Annual fees $3500
Independent Studio Owners:
This membership aligns with the MoBBallet Symposium Educators Track and is designed to help provide administrative and pedagogical support for smaller businesses while providing an opportunity to develop authentic, equitable relationships with larger programs.
Annual fees $2500
Independent Individual:
This membership is designed for individuals who are not affiliated with an organization or are simply interested in personal education. This is a level that is perfect for dance educators in elementary, middle and high school arts programs as well as professors and scholars in higher education.
$750 for one individual