The Springfield Ballet was created with the intent to offer a comprehensive dance curriculum; to make available first-class performances by visiting professional dance companies, films, etc.; and to help focus interest on the arts.
In 1976, the Springfield Civic Ballet, Inc. was founded as a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the efforts of creating a ballet company to perform throughout the four state area; to offer a comprehensive dance curriculum; to make available first-class performances by visiting professional dance companies, films, etc.; and to help focus interest on the arts.
The Ballet now produces two full length ballets each season at the historic Landers Theatre. Springfield Ballet, Inc. continues to operate a reputable ballet school that provides classical ballet instruction for ages 3–adult. In addition, the Ballet performs in a number of community events including Arts Fest and Cider Days, has performed with the Springfield Symphony in their pops series and holiday programs and participates in several community outreach programs focusing on underserved children in the area.
Our People
Springfield Ballet is governed by a 25-member board, comprised of individuals in the community with varied and diversified backgrounds. Springfield Ballet has top-notch teaching faculty and staff…
The Creamery Arts Center History
The Creamery Arts Center, a City-owned building located in Jordan Valley Park, opened in 2002 as a headquarters for community arts groups. More than 30 organizations now use the building and about 30,000 people use The Creamery annually.
The 35,000-square-foot building includes offices for:
- Springfield Regional Arts Council
- Springfield Ballet
- Springfield Regional Opera
- Springfield Symphony Orchestra
- Springfield Community Center
- Men’s Chorus of the Ozarks
- Missouri Film Alliance of Springfield
- First Friday Art Walk
- Any Given Child
It also houses:
- shared costume shop and set design/fabrication studio managed by Springfield Little Theatre
- exhibition hall
- board room
- arts library
- arts classrooms
- film editing bay
Read a retrospective history of The Creamery Arts Center and how this collaborative space came to fruition through the help of The City of Springfield and The Springfield Regional Arts Council.
