Imagine Ballet Theatre

About Imagine Ballet Theatre

Imagine Ballet Theatre (IBT) is a 501(3) (c) non-profit organization and is in residence at Peery’s Egyptian Theater in Ogden, Utah. Its Artistic Director, Raymond Van Mason, is a former Ballet West Principal Artist and is a International Choreographer. The Company has gained national and state recognition. In 2007, they were invited to perform at the Cathedral of the Madeleine Arts Festival in Salt Lake City and they were awarded a Utah Performing Arts Touring Grant from the Utah Arts Council. In 2004 & 2006,they were invited to perform at “Dance Under The Stars Choreography Festival” at the McCallum Theater in Palm Desert, CA. They returned from the 2006 competition with the Judy G. Mayer Award for Small Groups. In 2005, they received a Utah Best of State Award for Best Children’s Performing Group and also received a certificate of recognition from the Ogden City Council for their contribution to Ogden’s art community. Dancers within the company have received recognition and summer scholarships from prestigious ballet companies such as: American Ballet Theater (NYC), Boston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle) and the The Rock for Dance Education (PA), the Joeffry Ballet Company and others. 

The performing company of IBT is supported by The School of Imagine Ballet Theatre, which offers ballet training from pre-ballet to advanced and techniques in pointe, character dance and partnering.

 For information about Imagine Ballet Theatre visit www.imagineballet.org.

About Van Mason

As well as being the Artistic Director and Founder of Imagine Ballet Theatre, Van Mason is an independent choreographer, guest artist and master ballet teacher. Ballet West, Ballet Pacifica, Ballet GranDiva, numerous regional ballet companies and universities have performed his choreographic works. His choreographed works have been performed in New York City at Ballet Builders’ New Choreographers on Pointe and filmed by the Lloyd Rigler Foundation for the Classic Arts Showcase. In 2006, he received a Utah Best of State Award for Choreography and the Ogden City Mayor’s Award for the Arts in Dance. While with Ballet West, as a principal artist, he danced many of the leading roles in such ballets as: Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake , The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and Giselle to name a few. He has performed as a guest artist with The Stars of the San Francisco Ballet in Marsielle , France . Mason holds a BFA in Ballet from the University of Utah .

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