Our Mission
Newport Contemporary Ballet engages bodies, hearts and minds through dynamic and thought-provoking performance, transformative dance education, and deep community connection.
Overview
Newport Contemporary Ballet (NCB) is a non-profit, professional, contemporary ballet company with a long history of enriching the cultural fabric of communities throughout Rhode Island, the region, and the world. The company creates and presents, relevant, visceral, and engaging dance works by a diverse group of the world’s leading choreographers and collaborating artists. In addition to works created for traditional stages, NCB is widely known for its unique approach to experiential and site- specific performances. NCB also runs The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet, a pre-professional school offering adult, youth and core ballet programs, and provides an arts-integrated, in-school learning program called Dancing Through Boundaries serving 4,500 kids across Newport County annually.
Our Values
In these complex and dynamic times, no person or organization can stand alone.
Newport Contemporary Ballet believes that:
- Dance and movement are essential to our well-being. Everyone can experience and enjoy these universal forms of expression.
- Through inclusion, discipline, and respect, dance creates deep emotional connections and fosters a culture of community.
- Creativity is an interactive and collaborative process that is open to everyone and can take place anywhere.
- We achieve more when we create space for multiple perspectives in our art.
- Everyone deserves access to the highest quality dance education & performance experiences.
- Cultural exchange with diverse artists strengthens our community’s quality of life and connection to each other.
What We Do
We create:
- Intimate, accessible contemporary ballet.
- Jobs by employing resident artists who contribute direct & indirect benefits to the economy.
- Exciting platforms for new and emerging choreographers.
We educate:
- Through dance, as vital for the well-being & growth of all ages and backgrounds.
- Through inventive movement-based curricula which motivates students and helps them close skill gaps, build confidence and forge new pathways in school and life.
- Through the commitment to provide accessible high quality dance training in our school to a diverse population of children and adults — whether they strive to be professional dancers or dance for the sheer joy that movement brings us all.
We perform:
- World-class, innovative work.
- Site-specific works in community locales as well as traditional venues.
- Around the country and the world, inviting others to perform and create with us.
We connect:
- With our neighbors, greater Newport, and our colleagues in the world of dance.
- Through cultural exchanges, stimulating our audiences with talented dance companies from around the world.
- With a new generation of dancers, inspiring careers through our ballet academy and our junior company.
