The vision of a professional ballet company based in Las Vegas was brought to life in 1972 when Vassili Sulich, then the principal dancer with the Tropicana Hotel and Casino’s famed Folies Bergere, gathered a group of ballet dancers from the Las Vegas Boulevard entertainment industry and presented a series of dance concerts to an enthusiastic public at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Performing Arts Center’s Judy Bayley Theatre. The overwhelmingly positive reception of the community, combined with the support of UNLV, was such that within two years a volunteer board was established—headed by founding chairman and former dancer, Nancy Houssels. And during the next 25 years, a professional ballet company emerged.
OUR MISSION
The mission of NBT is to educate and inspire statewide, regional, and national audiences and vitally impact community life through professional company productions, dance training, and Community Education.
OUR VISION
We believe in the transformative power of dance and its ability to inspire positive change in our community and beyond. We strive to be the leader in the growth of Nevada’s artistic landscape and cultural life. As a presence in the national dance arena, we will cultivate diverse talent, develop new works that further our art form, and provide premier dance training. Through education, access, and exposure, we will make our art form an intrinsic part of the development of this community.
