Los Alamitos Ballet Theatre (LABT) is a non-profit Ballet Company in the heart of Los Alamitos, CA, founded by professional ballet dancers Renée and David Kim. Having worked closely with legendary ballet influencers Arthur Mitchell and Lois Ellyn, Los Al Ballet’s Founders and Artistic Directors Renée and David Kim’s mission for the Company goes beyond providing Southern California dancers access to high quality training and performance opportunities. Like Arthur Mitchell, they also believe that “The Arts Ignite the Mind.”
Their aim is to…
present a ballet Company of racially diverse pre-professional and professional artists who perform demanding repertory at the highest level of quality,
maintain a world-class school that trains dancers of all ages in classical and Neo-classical ballet as well as other genres of dance,
Provide arts education, community outreach programs, a safe and nurturing environment to grow and be supported, and to foster positive role models.
Since The Company’s founding on June 27th, 2022, dancers have had the opportunity to perform innovative new work and classic repertoire in two In-Studio performances of the newly renovated facility Premier Dance Arts of Los Alamitos. New repertoire entitled Fractals by Faculty member Andie Bartol and Neo Classical work The Joplin Variations, accompanied by live piano, and choreographed by Robert Garland, Resident Choreographer of the Dance Theatre of Harlem were among the many exciting pieces The Company has already had a chance to perform within it’s first 2 months of inception.
LABT looks forward to continuing to invite choreographers, composers, artists, and designers to collaborate and give access to the arts and to enriching the community through regular In-Studio performances and educational outreach programming in schools.
