Ballet Edmonton

What Ballet Edmonton does

Ballet Edmonton is a registered Canadian non-profit contemporary dance ensemble headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, founded in 1998. The organization is "creation-based": rather than performing classical repertoire, each season it commissions original works from a roster of Canadian and international choreographers, staging them at its home venue, the Triffo Theatre in downtown Edmonton (10221 123 St NW). The company operates a season-based production calendar, with the 2026/2027 season anchored by three named productions: ORIGIN (October 16-18, 2026), SHIFT (February 5-7, 2027), and RESONANCE (April 30-May 2, 2027), supported by a separate BE Home Tour program that takes works to venues beyond Edmonton.

Its product surface spans four lines: (1) mainstage ticketed productions, (2) the Summer Dance Intensive (a week-long fee-based training program for emerging and pre-professional dancers running July 2 to August 8, 2026, at the Ruth Carse Centre for Dance), (3) Art Connects, a Simons Foundation-sponsored accessibility initiative providing complimentary tickets to newcomers and equity-deserving community members, and (4) touring performances via the BE Home Tour. Artistic direction is led by Diego Ramalho (Artistic Director) and Yoko Kanomata (Rehearsal Director), with a staff of 11.

Revenue is diversified across ticket sales (one-time transactional), program registration fees for the Summer Dance Intensive, individual and corporate charitable donations, and recurring grant funding from four institutional sources: the Canada Council for the Arts (federal), Alberta Foundation for the Arts (provincial), Edmonton Arts Council (municipal), and the Edmonton Community Foundation (community), with the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation also recognized as a supporter. Charitable registration number 865618375RR0001 confirms registered non-profit status. Go-to-market is event-driven around the three annual productions, with community programs (Art Connects, Summer Dance Intensive) functioning as audience-acquisition and donor-relationship touchpoints.

Name

Ballet Edmonton

Legal name

Ballet Edmonton

Website

https://balletedmonton.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ballet Edmonton is a non-profit creation-based contemporary dance ensemble in Edmonton, Alberta, producing three original-choreography mainstage productions per season, a Summer Dance Intensive for emerging dancers, and the Simons-sponsored Art Connects community access program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts

NAICS

Dance Companies (711120)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Dance Theatre (Narrative/Experimental) (MPAGADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dance Education (Ballet, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Cultural Dance) (EDAMAAAH), Touring Theatre Productions (MPAGABAC)

Keywords

• Contemporary dance performances
• Professional ballet ensemble
• Dance training programs
• Community arts access
• Live performing arts

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmonton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from ticket sales for mainstage performances including ORIGIN, SHIFT, and RESONANCE productions shown at Triffo Theatre in Edmonton.
2. Program Registration: Fees collected from Summer Dance Intensive participants who pay to train with Ballet Edmonton's artistic leadership and artists.
3. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Charitable donations from individual supporters and corporate partners, with registered charitable status (865618375RR0001). Simons Foundation sponsorship supports Art Connects program.
4. Government and Foundation Grants: Funding support from Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton Arts Council, and Edmonton Community Foundation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ballet Edmonton is a creation-based contemporary dance ensemble that commissions original works from Canadian and international choreographers and stages them as a season of three mainstage productions (ORIGIN, SHIFT, RESONANCE) at Triffo Theatre in Edmonton. Beyond mainstage performances, it sells a paid Summer Dance Intensive training program for emerging dancers, distributes sponsored tickets to newcomers through its Art Connects community program, and tours works regionally via the BE Home Tour.

Product overview

Ballet Edmonton is a creation-based contemporary dance ensemble that operates as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization produces original works through invited Canadian and international choreographers, with performances centered around its main stage season. The 2026/2027 season includes three named productions: ORIGIN, SHIFT, and RESONANCE, performed at the Triffo Theatre in downtown Edmonton. Beyond the main stage, the company offers a Summer Dance Intensive training program for emerging and pre-professional dancers, an Art Connects community accessibility program, and touring performances through the BE Home Tour.

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Products and services

• ORIGIN A contemporary dance mainstage production performed at Triffo Theatre in Edmonton as part of Ballet Edmonton's 2026/2027 season, scheduled for October 16-18, 2026. Tickets sold to the general public through the online ticketing portal.
• SHIFT A contemporary dance mainstage production performed at Triffo Theatre in Edmonton as part of Ballet Edmonton's 2026/2027 season, scheduled for February 5-7, 2027. Tickets sold to the general public through the online ticketing portal.
• RESONANCE A contemporary dance mainstage production performed at Triffo Theatre in Edmonton as part of Ballet Edmonton's 2026/2027 season, scheduled for April 30-May 2, 2027. Tickets sold to the general public through the online ticketing portal.
• Summer Dance Intensive Paid week-long immersive training program for emerging and pre-professional dancers, held at the Ruth Carse Centre for Dance in Edmonton from July 2 through August 8, 2026. Includes instruction in ballet, floorwork, improvisation, and contemporary movement practices led by Ballet Edmonton's artistic leadership and company artists.
• Art Connects Sponsored-ticket community program providing newcomers and equity-deserving community members in Edmonton with access to Ballet Edmonton mainstage performances at no cost to recipients, funded by the Simons Foundation sponsorship.
• BE Home Tour Touring performance program that brings Ballet Edmonton's contemporary dance works to audiences at various venues beyond the Triffo Theatre home stage in Edmonton.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Simons FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSimons Foundation provides sponsorship for Ballet Edmonton's Art Connects program, which offers sponsored tickets for newcomers to attend performances. This partnership removes financial barriers and opens theatre access to underserved and equity-deserving community members across Edmonton.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ballet BC: Vancouver-based contemporary ballet company. Comparable because it commissions original contemporary work, runs a mainstage season plus outreach programming, and competes for the same national grant and sponsorship pools as Ballet Edmonton.
• Alberta Ballet: Alberta's flagship ballet company, based in Calgary. Direct peer because it is a Canadian ballet company producing mainstage seasons in the same province and competing for overlapping audiences, donors, and provincial arts funding.
• Royal Winnipeg Ballet: Canada's oldest ballet company and a comparable creation-and-repertoire ensemble. Comparable because it operates a similar season-plus-touring-and-education model targeting Canadian audiences and Canada Council funding.
• Compagnie Marie Chouinard: Montreal-based contemporary dance company commissioning original choreography. Comparable because it shares Ballet Edmonton's creation-based, contemporary-driven artistic model and Canadian touring footprint.

Regional players

• Canadian Stage: Toronto-based multi-discipline performing arts presenter. Comparable as a Canadian dance presenter drawing on similar national grant and donor pools, but operating in a different geographic market and broader performing-arts remit.
• Citadel Theatre: Edmonton's largest regional theatre and operator of the Shoctor and MacMillan venues. Comparable because it competes for the same Edmonton audiences, Edmonton Arts Council funding, and Arts Club-style local sponsorship, but its programming spans theatre rather than dance.
• Decidedly Jazz Danceworks: Calgary-based contemporary dance company with a mainstage season and education programs. Comparable because of a similar small-company, season-plus-education operating model and shared Alberta/Canada Council funding pool.

Broad incumbents

• Les Grands Ballets Canadiens: Montreal-based, larger Canadian ballet institution with a broader classical-repertoire portfolio. Comparable as a national-scale Canadian dance company drawing on similar federal funding sources, but a broader incumbent with a much larger budget than Ballet Edmonton.
• National Ballet of Canada: Canada's largest ballet company, based in Toronto. Comparable as the dominant Canadian ballet organization drawing on the same Canada Council grants and corporate sponsorship pool, but operates at a national scale with a much broader repertoire and budget.

Emerging players

• Crystal Pite / Kidd Pivot: Vancouver-based contemporary dance company led by Crystal Pite, commissioning and touring original contemporary works. Comparable as a Canadian contemporary dance creation house sharing an artistic philosophy with Ballet Edmonton, though operating at a higher international profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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