July 26, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that BCB will be bringing our annual Nutcracker back to the theater this year for our 50th Anniversary! Performances will be held on Saturday, December 21 at 1pm and 5pm at the new, state of the art Alan Harvey Theater at Piedmont High School. After 3 years performing in the BCB studio theater, we’re excited to be able to provide this professional-caliber opportunity to our Pre-Professional Program students, and hope to make it a sustainable part of our future.
April 1, 2024
The BCB Board of Directors has appointed Tai Vogel as Director of Berkeley City Ballet beginning April 1.
Tai, who is currently BCB’s Assistant Director, begins her leadership with excellent qualifications both as a teacher and an administrator. Moreover, she has been devoted to ballet her entire life and is an alumnae of BCB.
Tai began her ballet training at Berkeley City Ballet at the age of 5. While she received most of her ballet training through BCB’s pre-professional program with Elizabeth Godfrey and Alexis Drabek, Tai also attended summer intensive programs at Walnut Hill School for the Arts and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. She performed lead roles in BCB’s annual ‘Nutcracker,’ including Clara, Rose, and Sugar Plum Fairy. Tai continued her dance training at Butler University, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Administration with a minor in Dance. At Butler, she was able to not only perform in Butler Ballet productions, but also coordinated the annual Nutcracker boutique and worked as the House Manager at the Schrott Center for the Arts. Tai worked at San Francisco Ballet School for several years, most recently as the School Registrar and Summer Session Coordinator. Tai has been teaching at BCB for over 10 years.
Elizabeth Godfrey will continue as Artistic Director, as she has for the past 25 years.
March 15, 2024
Congratulations to our Ballet 5-6 students who have been accepted to summer intensive programs at Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Ballet West!