Widely acclaimed for its classical ballet masterpieces as well as explorations of contemporary dance, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre is recognized as one of the world's leading ballet companies. PBT's repertoire is a blend of ballets by 20th century masters, including Paul Taylor, Alvin Ailey, Agnes de Mille, Choo-San Goh, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, John Cranko and the great George Balanchine, new works by today's most passionate choreographers, and versions of the 19th century classical ballets Coppelia, Don Quixote, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake.

PBT performs at Benedum Center in Pittsburgh's Cultural District. Not only committed to its own development, PBT has a comprehensive arts education program to reach young people. Since that time Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has distinguished itself in the area of community service with a multi-faceted program of education and outreach. PBT also operates the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, an official school of classical dance.

For more information, visit Pittsburgh Public Theater's Web site at http://www.artsnet.org/pbt/index.html.

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