Ballet Idaho

Artfort

Boise

Ballet Idaho was founded in Moscow, ID in 1972 and more than 50 years later, remains Idaho’s only professional ballet company. With 23 full time dancers, and a staff of 18, Ballet Idaho comprises the professional company, trainee program and full academy, as well as offering outreach programs throughout the region. Through all of these offerings, Ballet Idaho seeks to create transformative experiences that enrich lives and celebrate the human spirit. One of the ways we do this is through the creation of new works through collaboration. Ballet Idaho commissioned The Art of Losing as a dance film created for its digital season in 2021. The concept and choreography were created by Lauren Edson of LED, in collaboration with filmmaker Quinn Wharton and support from Frontrunner Films and The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts. We are thrilled to revive three dance excerpts from the film, featuring the music of Patrick Watson, for a live performance with Patrick and members of the Boise Phil. This is a rare opportunity to experience Patrick Watson’s gorgeous and expansive sound embodied by Edson’s dynamic movement through the talents of the Ballet Idaho cast.
Ballet Idaho