A Legacy in Dance
Meet the Bontragers of Ballet Fantastique

Hannah and Ashley Bontrager were practically born into the arts, dancing before they could walk. “Not a lot of girls get to grow up … Continue reading
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Hannah and Ashley Bontrager were practically born into the arts, dancing before they could walk. “Not a lot of girls get to grow up … Continue reading
They will have to avoid the rough, the sand traps and water hazards, but if the dancers of Ballet Fantastique stay on the green, they … Continue reading
Leave it to Eugene Ballet to pull off a steampunk adaptation of Shakespeare’s most controversial play, Taming of the Shrew. That’s right, you read that … Continue reading
It starts with the troubling and recurring dream as well as the mourning of the loss of her father. She attends a stifling high-society garden … Continue reading
Ballet Fantastique danced with multi-mythological ambitions on wounded wings in Dragon and the Night Queen, an original ballet that pairs nicely with a Guinness. With … Continue reading
Eugene Ballet is putting on a whimsical double feature Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 8 and 9, with its oft-performed Alice in Wonderland and an all-new … Continue reading
When Eugene Ballet performs Swan Lake Nov. 9 and 10, live music will come from OrchestraNext, a student-professional orchestra conducted by Eugene musician Brian McWhorter. … Continue reading
Four decades ago, Toni Pimble came to Eugene with her then-husband, Riley Grannan, to start a ballet company. It was the 1970s, a time when … Continue reading
If you’re from this area, it’s probably not too far fetched of an assumption that you have witnessed a performance by the Eugene Ballet Company … Continue reading
Ballet Fantastique thrills and chills with another world premiere, this time in the spirit of the spooky. Nevermore, which ran at the Hult Center Oct. … Continue reading
In its second season of existence, the dance ensemble Company Movimiento has sharpened its focus to take on the broad topics of social justice for … Continue reading
Cleopatra was immortalized in popular culture long before Elizabeth Taylor sported winged eyeliner and Monica Geller cornrows. Yet I’m willing to bet that not too … Continue reading
I love life’s little synchronicities, like how a man named Igor created one of the most recognizably creepy compositions in music history. In a dystopian … Continue reading
When Suzanne Haag was asked to choreograph a new production of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird for Eugene Ballet Company this season, she was given … Continue reading
Promising to take the audience on “an interactive, physical and metaphysical ride through the human body,” Eugene’s flex Studios will host its sixth-annual benefit dance … Continue reading