Believing that a solid base for a professional company would be created by the quality dance training and pre-professional experience offered to its young dancers, Ballet Theatre of New Mexico began in the fall of 1989 with the creation of its junior company. By the fall of 1991, Ballet Theatre produced its first senior company production, A Victorian Christmas. In 1996, Ballet Theatre announced its first full season, which included the full-length production of The Nutcracker. Since that time, Ballet Theatre's repertory has grown to include a richly varied selection of pieces-from great 18th and 19th century classical ballets to contemporary masterpieces of today-that demonstrate the expertise and versatility of each individual dancer. To better reflect this wide array of choreography, in the summer of 2007 Ballet Theatre changed its name to Ballet Repertory Theatre. It is still the same great company, same great academy, and now, a great new name!

Performance History

2007/2008
Seasons
Coppélia
The Nutcracker

2006/2007
 Romeo and Juliet & Other Games of the Heart
Swan Lake
The Nutcracker

2005/2006
Carmen & Other Spanish Celebrations
A Midsummer Night's Dream
 The Nutcracker
Enchanted Tales of the Southwest (Children's Series)

2004/2005
The Sleeping Beauty
Beyond the Classics, contemporary ballets by prominent female choreographers
The Nutcracker
Southwest Folktales (Children's Series)

2003/2004
Beauty and the Beast
The Nutcracker
Southwest Folktales (Children's Series)

2002/2003
Cinderella
The Nutcracker
Southwest Folktales (Children's Series)

2001/2002
Beyond the Classics
Scheherazade & Other Exotic Ballets
Macbeth
The Nutcracker
Peter and the Wolf (Children's Series)

2000/2001
Little Mermaid (Children's Series)
Dancers at a Gathering
Coppelia
The Nutcracker
The House of Bernardo Alba & Paquita

1999/2000
Alice in Wonderland (Children's Series)
Dancers at a Gathering
Giselle
The Nutcracker
Orpheus and Other Dances

1998/1999
Beauty and the Beast (Children's Series)
Dancers at a Gathering
Tchaikovsky Celebration
The Nutcracker
Beyond the Classics, featuring Carmen

1997/1998
The Magic Flute (Children's Series)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
An Evening of Classics: Napoli, Act III Don Quixote, and Les Patineurs
The Nutcracker

1996/1997
Dancers at a Gathering
Cinderella (1997 Bravo Award Recipient)
The Nutcracker