Ballet Memphis

Ballet Memphis
General information
NameBallet Memphis
Previous namesMemphis Concert Ballet
Year founded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
FounderDorothy Gunther Pugh
Principal venueOrpheum Theatre
Websiteballetmemphis.org
Senior staff
Chief ExecutiveGretchen Wollert McLennon
AdministratorCarol Miraglia
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorSteven McMahon
Ballet MistressJulie Marie Niekrasz
Other
OrchestraMemphis Symphony Orchestra
Official schoolBallet Memphis School

Ballet Memphis is a regionally and nationally recognized professional ballet company based in Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded as Memphis Concert Ballet in 1986 by Dorothy Gunther Pugh. Ballet Memphis regularly performs at their Midtown home, at Playhouse on the Square, Crosstown Theater and the Orpheum Theatre.

Ballet Memphis presents classical and mixed-repertory contemporary choreography.