our impact

Pointeworks is a ballet company dedicated to fostering artistic excellence, innovation, and accessibility. Our mission is to provide off-season employment opportunities for dancers, offering year-round work beyond the typical 30–35 weeks that most ballet companies operate. By creating new work during the remaining weeks of the year, Pointeworks fills a critical gap in the dance ecosystem, offering professional engagements that allow dancers to continue their craft year-round. We also amplify diverse voices in ballet, particularly those of female choreographers. Through collaboration with dancers, choreographers, musicians, designers, and artists from across the United States, we ensure that creativity thrives from New York City to Southern California.

Our inaugural performance took place on June 20, 2024, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall in La Jolla’s Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. This sold-out event featured world premieres and highlighted female voices in ballet, marking a significant milestone in our artistic journey.

In March 2025, we expanded to New York City for our second season, with performances at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater. This strategic move allowed us to reach new audiences, gather artistic feedback, and offer choreographers exposure to key dance professionals. Our NYC tour featured performances on March 21 and 22, open rehearsals on March 17 and 19, and a panel discussion at Alvin Ailey Studios with guest speaker Ashley Bouder exploring the role of women in ballet and the need for greater representation in leadership and creative roles. Dancers from renowned companies including New York City Ballet, Texas Ballet Theater, and Dance Theatre of Harlem participated in the tour.

New York City provided a vital platform for choreographers to gain exposure to influential professionals in the ballet world, further elevating Pointeworks’ artistic profile. By presenting new works in this environment, we continue pushing boundaries and ensuring that we remain relevant within the evolving dance industry.

In line with our commitment to accessibility and community engagement, we provided more than 200 complimentary tickets to students, veterans, and community members, ensuring broader access to the arts. Our New York City tour employed more than 20 artists, including dancers, choreographers, musicians, rehearsal directors, lighting designers, and costume designers. We also offer a digital streaming platform, enabling audiences to watch performances for just $5, extending our reach beyond the theater.

Building on this momentum, Pointeworks significantly expanded its artistic and community impact in 2026. In January, the company returned to New York City for a two-week creative residency, employing eight professional dancers, a choreographer, musicians, and creative collaborators to develop a new ballet featuring an original commissioned score performed with live music. Based out of the Baryshnikov Arts Center and New York City Center Studios, the residency included open rehearsals, outreach activities, and partnerships with the New York Film Academy and Steps on Broadway, creating opportunities for artistic exchange and audience engagement.

In March 2026, Pointeworks continued its investment in new creation through a weeklong residency focused on developing an original dance film, bringing together dancers and filmmakers to explore interdisciplinary collaboration and expand ballet's reach beyond the stage.

In May and June 2026, Pointeworks returned to Southern California for its largest and most ambitious season to date. The company employed 15 dancers, five choreographers, two composers, two musicians, costume designers, and production staff across a month-long residency culminating in Nocturnes, a program of five ballets presented in two performances at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. The season featured three world premieres, original live music collaborations, and the Northern Hemisphere premiere of a work by acclaimed choreographer Andrea Schermoly.

Beyond the stage, Pointeworks deepened its community impact through a robust series of engagement initiatives. The company presented three public open rehearsals, welcoming audiences into the creative process and providing direct access to artists and choreographers. Pointeworks also partnered with the Textile Museum at the San Diego Museum of Art to connect ballet with broader cultural and artistic conversations. The organization continued its Mentorship Program for emerging dancers, providing educational opportunities and direct interaction with professional artists, while distributing more than 100 complimentary community tickets to students, families, veterans, and underserved audiences, ensuring that financial barriers did not prevent participation in the arts.

Since its founding, Pointeworks has engaged more than 2,000 audience members, employed dozens of artists across multiple states, commissioned original scores and choreography, and created meaningful pathways for both artists and audiences to engage with ballet in new ways. By championing female choreographers, supporting year-round employment for dancers, and fostering collaborations across disciplines, Pointeworks is helping shape a more sustainable and inclusive future for the art form.

As we continue to grow, Pointeworks remains committed to fostering innovation, elevating diverse voices, and ensuring that ballet remains accessible, relevant, and artistically vibrant for future generations.