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Tickets & Events

The Ticket Sales Office is open Mon.-Sat. 12-7 p.m., Sun. 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Plan Your Visit

Need to know where to park? Where should I eat before the show? This is where you'll find the answers.
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Community Impact

There are veterans depending on Straz Center programs to help them live with PTSD; there are extraordinarily talented children who have no other access to training except when our teachers come to their schools; there is no greater way to bridge the divides between us socially and politically than by uniting in the experience of creativity.
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Support The Straz

Donors ensure the curtain goes up and the spotlight shines brightly at The Straz.
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Opera Tampa

For more than 25 years, Opera Tampa has served as the resident opera company of the Straz Center providing breathtaking productions and exemplary educational outreach opportunities to the Tampa Bay area.
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Patel Conservatory

The Patel Conservatory provides the finest performing arts training in an inspirational setting by giving students the tools to: dream, reach, discover and create the performing arts; integrate them into everyday life; and contribute to the community.
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Dining & Catering

Come early to your show and dine steps away from your theater seats at one of the Straz Center's three restaurants.
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Next Generation Ballet®

A stepping stone for great dance talent, NGB is a pre-professional auditioned dance company that prepares serious young dancers for professional employment through instruction, coaching and performance opportunities and is the resident ballet company of the Straz Center.

Download its brochure here.

Ballet students practicing in a dance studio.

Placement Auditions

NGB’s year-round, Pre-Professional Trainee Program is an audition only program, designed for advanced dancers who possess strong potential in classical ballet.

Ballet instructor talking to students.

Dance Faculty

Our instructors are passionate, working artists with extensive experience in their specific disciplines. A list of dance instructors and their bios can be found here.

NGB students performing ballet on stage.

Alumni

NGB ballet student in midair jump on stage.

Performances and Repertoire

The Next Generation Ballet is the resident ballet company of The Straz Center for the Performing Arts. Trainees perform in three professional quality productions annually.

Next Generation Ballet®

NGB students practicing ballet in studio.

Summer Intensives

Featuring 30 to 35 hours of instruction weekly, the NGB Summer Intensive program offers the perfect mix of a daily intense dance schedule, a structured and safe environment and a professional performance opportunity on a world class stage.

Summer Intensives