Three times a year IBT opens its doors for Social Hour: themed gatherings led by a different program group, for families, alumni and anyone curious about the company.
Three times a year IBT hosts Social Hour, a gathering that brings its families together and opens the doors to everyone else. Each one is led by a different program group and built around a theme, with art walls, games, student-led presentations and cultural celebrations. Whether you have supported the company for years or are meeting it for the first time, it is a relaxed, family-friendly way to spend an afternoon.
Each Social Hour is hosted by the families, dancers and faculty of one program group in turn: the Children and Primary Program in November, the Preparatory Program in February, and the Professional and Pre-Professional Division in April. Students who perform in IBT productions take the lead in hosting, welcoming and sharing what they do.
Families who see each other at drop-off and in the wings get a chance to actually meet, alongside the company's longer-standing supporters.
New friends see the creativity and the work behind the productions, from people who are in them.
Academy students who perform with IBT host, present and speak, which is leadership practice the stage does not provide.
The academy and theatre marked twenty-five years with a welcoming open house: an invitation to step inside the world of dance and celebrate the anniversary.
About the open houseFree dance classes for all ages run on the second and last Saturday of every month, separately from Social Hour.
Education and outreachField trips, school visits, the Inspire nominations and the student Nutcracker performance.
Programs for schools