Columbia Ballet Collaborative Fall Gala
Company:
Columbia Ballet Collaborative
A one-night-only performance highlighting the intersection of academic excellence and emerging professional choreography.
This year’s Fall Gala features an exceptional lineup of choreographers, including two Prix de Lausanne Young Creation Award winners.
Aleisha Walker, member of American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company and 2023 Young Creation Award recipient
Hank Lichtmacher, Columbia College student, former Houston Ballet II dancer, and 2025 Young Creation Award recipient
Additionally, the Gala includes new works by:
Adrienne Chan, Harvard alumna and recipient of the E. John Busser Scholarship and the Harvard Office for the Arts’ Radcliffe Doris Cohen Levi Prize
Vivake Khamsingsavath, freelance choreographer whose commercial and concert work includes commissions for Hermes, The US Open, Bravo TV, Bloomingdale’s, and NARS
The performance also features George Balanchine’s Valse Fantaisie, a beautiful showcase of classical repertoire which highlights the technical depth of the company’s dancers.
