Past Performance

This inspirational evening of dance features the remarkable talent and accomplishments of NOBA’s young artists performing new works by renowned local and guest artists!

Hailed by the Toronto Star as “one of the hottest tickets in contemporary dance,” the always-popular Parsons Dance company returns to take your breath away with its brand of joyous, high-voltage dances.

For nearly twenty years, the luncheon’s proceeds have benefitted the Ballet Resource And Volunteer Organization (BRAVO), the volunteer organization and main fundraising entity of the nationally award-winning New Orleans Ballet Association.

Compañia Nacional de Danza (CNdD), Spain’s premiere, national dance company, returns after 22 years for a rare New Orleans engagement.

Hailed as a “matchless American dance company” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, led by the legendary Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, has captivated audiences for nearly three decades…

Les Ballets de Monte Carlo makes its triumphant return with LAC, Artistic Director Jean-Christophe Maillot’s visually stunning retelling of Swan Lake — the only scheduled performance of the masterpiece in the nation!

Making its New Orleans debut (one of only four cities nationwide), the State Ballet of Georgia, the acclaimed national company of the former Soviet republic, tours internationally yet is not often seen in the United States.

This year, BRAVO is proud to announce the 2023 Art in Motion Gala on May 18. Guests will enjoy a spectacular evening with our signature, luxurious treatment which has become a hallmark of BRAVO’S gala events.

Known internationally for presenting works of exceptional inventiveness and physical beauty, MOMIX is a company of dancer-illusionists under the direction of Moses Pendleton that has been dazzling New Orleans audiences to sell-out crowds since 1993.