Ballet Beyond the Stage The Lake Erie Ballet Company’s Mini Ballet Series brings the beauty, storytelling, and excitement of live dance into unique spaces throughout the Erie community.
These shorter performances offer audiences a chance to experience ballet in a relaxed, welcoming setting—whether you are a lifelong ballet lover, introducing your children to dance for the first time, or simply looking for a memorable way to experience the arts in Erie.
Through our Mini Ballet Series, LEBC hopes to make live performance more accessible to the community while giving local dancers additional opportunities to perform, connect with audiences, and share their love of dance. Experience Ballet in a New Way Not every ballet needs a theater curtain and a full evening performance. Our Mini Ballet Series transforms familiar Erie locations into temporary stages, creating opportunities to experience dance alongside the places, people, music, and traditions that make our region special.
Each Mini Ballet Series event may feature: Short live ballet performances Dancers from throughout the Erie-area dance community Beautiful and unexpected performance locations Music and other local artistic collaborations Family-friendly opportunities to experience the performing arts Community activities, food, refreshments, shopping, or other experiences depending on the event Whether you stay for one performance or make an evening of it, we invite you to discover ballet beyond the traditional stage.