Immersion

What year was the Louisville Ballet founded?

• 1929

• 1952

• 1963

• 1971

Louisville is the ______________ oldest ballet in the country. 

• the oldest

• second oldest

• fifth oldest

• tenth oldest

Why did the Ballet film Rite of Spring instead of performing it in the theater?

• the Mumps outbreak of '73

• the flood of 1937

• it was cheaper to produce at a time when the ballet was short on money

• Covid

There are __________ company dancers at the Louisville Ballet.

• 10

• 15

• 22

• 52

It can take about _________ years to train to become a professional dancer.

• two

• four years - like a college undergrad degree

• around ten years

• you can go pro out of high school if you are good enough

Ballet began in what country?

This famous ballet, which is a seasonal favorite in Louisville, was first performed in 1892 in Russia.

The Kentucky Center for the Arts opened in what year?

The Bomhard Theater was named after the founder of the Louisville Opera. Whitney Hall was named after the founder of what other local arts organization?

• ballet

• orchestra

• zoo

• Actor's Theatre

What is the one word name of the light left onstage in a darkened theater?