Robert Weiss?s Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor highlights our Thanksgiving week offering, which opens with the company?s popular one-hour version of Cinderella set to an original score by Karl Moraski played live. This win-win combination offers two sides of classical ballet at its finest?an additional cause for celebration during the November holiday.
Carolina Ballet is a world-class professional ballet company based in Raleigh, NC. Since its professional launch in 1998 under the leadership of Artistic Director/CEO Robert Weiss, the company has staged over 80 world premiere ballets, toured internationally in China and Hungary, has been acclaimed as one of the premiere arts organizations in the country. Mission Carolina Ballet's mission is to perform world-class professional ballet, entertaining and enlightening audiences in Raleigh, the Triangle region, the State of North Carolina, and beyond.