2025/2026 Season
Support Our Season!
Sponsorship Levels and Benefits:
Friend - $100: 1 Ticket to each Performance ($20 Savings); Listed in all Programs
Supporter - $200: 2 Tickets to each Performance ($40 Savings); Listed in all Programs
Patron - $400: 4 Tickets to each Performance ($80 Savings); Attend Pre Ballet Social; Listed in all Programs
Benefactor - $600: 6 Tickets to each Performance ($120 Savings); Attend Pre Ballet Social: Listed in all Programs
Promoter - $800: 8 Tickets to each Performance ($160 Savings); Attend Pre Ballet Social; Listed in all Programs
Sustainer - $1000: 10 Tickets to each Performance ($200 Savings): Attend Pre Ballet Social Recognition on Lobby Signage; Listed in all Programs
A message from
Artistic Director, Joseph Phillips
At age twelve, I vividly recall attending a performance at the Koger Center for the Arts with my teacher Stanislav Issaev, watching Carlos Acosta and Lauren Anderson perform the Don Quixote Pas de Deux.
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That night changed my life.
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Since then, I have been fortunate to have a global career that has taken me around the world. Returning to Columbia, to the community that shaped my journey holds a special place in my heart., and I am honored to lead Columbia Classical Ballet into its next chapter.
I am committed to nurturing the talents of our dancers and creating a company that is a source of pride for Columbia and a vibrant contributor to the international dance community.
My primary mission to bring people together through ballet - bridging connections and creating opportunities for dancers to shine, just as I’ve done with El Camino Ballet in California.​
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For this season, we are pleased to announce we will be residing with Columbia Ballet School.
Columbia Classical Ballet
EXECUTIVE BOARD
CHAIRMAN /CFO LEE LUMPKIN
VICE-CHAIRMAN MYRA NELSON
PRESIDENT/TREASURER SHEILA SINATRA
VICE-PRESIDENT LISA SMARR
SECRETARY BOB SZADEK
DIRECTORS
KATHARINE IRWIN
PHILLIP LAUGHRIDGE
LEIGH MORGAN LUMPKIN
JODI MOSELEY
GABBY PETERSON
DR. ANNE RICHARDSON
MELISSA WANDOVER
REBECCA FAITH WARTHEN
CONSTANCE WILLIAMS
KATHY YOUNG
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COLUMBIA CLASSICAL BALLET STAFF
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JOSEPH PHILLIPS
RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER IRENE LIU
SERGEI ZOLOTAREV REHEARSAL DIRECTOR
COMPANY MANAGER MELISSA WANDOVER
