Little Women Ballet Company
Our Story
From a catalyst to a movement.
Who We Are
Expanding What Ballet Can Hold.
Founded in 2023, Little Women Ballet Company began with Little Women, a timeless story of women’s inner lives, resilience, and creative awakening. While that story opened the door for us, it is not the only one we tell.
Today we are a women-run ballet company committed to expanding what ballet can hold. Grounded in classical technique and enriched by interdisciplinary design, cinematic pacing, and emotional clarity, our work reflects the diversity of women’s experiences and artistic expression. We create original ballets, immersive performances, and mentorship opportunities that resonate with performers, audiences, and the broader dance community.
Little Women Ballet Company centers women’s leadership at every level, from artistic creation to community building, and strives to broaden the landscape of ballet so that more stories, perspectives, and voices can be seen and heard.
Photography by Edie Tyebkhan & Melissa O’Gara
“We don’t just put women on stage — we put women in charge.”Little Women Ballet Company
Our Work
Original ballets, immersive performances, and mentorship.
Little Women
Our original full-length Little Women has played the Wilshire Ebell Theatre and Pasadena Playhouse.
Learn more → ImmersiveImmersive Experiences
Our immersive productions bring ballet into spaces like Heritage Square Museum.
Learn more → CommunityOutreach & Mentorship
Bringing unique ballet and storytelling opportunities to Los Angeles students.
Learn more → Coming 2028ZELDA
A full-length, two-act original ballet that reclaims Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald as the artist she always wanted to be.
Learn more →Our Journey
Since 2023
2023
A company is born
Little Women Ballet is founded to put women at the center of the stories ballet tells.
2023
September 2024
October 2024
In the Los Angeles Times
“‘Little Women Ballet’ leaps into a historic L.A. site — and you’re part of the story.”
December 2024
In Dance Magazine
Our full-length Little Women is spotlighted among the season’s must-see shows.
December 2024
Little Women premieres
Our original full-length Little Women takes the stage.
January 2025
The Eaton Fire
On January 8th, 2025, Little Women Ballet suffered a devastating loss in the Eaton Fire.
June 2025
Pasadena Playhouse
Our full-length Little Women comes to the Pasadena Playhouse.
October 2025
A nonprofit
Little Women Ballet Company, Inc. becomes a registered 501(c)(3) public charity.
2026
Our inaugural season
Our first season as a nonprofit, including our Inaugural Showcase, “Our Story Continues,” where ZELDA was announced.
2028
ZELDA premieres
Our next full-length ballet, with choreography by Emma Andres and an original score by Oliver Davis.
Our Partner
ArtistsPlus Productions, Inc.
Little Women Ballet is a proud partner of ArtistsPlus Productions — the collective creation of three Southern California director-choreographers, Diane De Franco Browne, Shauna Goddard-Barger, and Jackie Kopcsak — bringing the power and imagination of excellent dance-making to creative partnerships around the world.
In Collaboration With
- American Youth Symphony
- Angeles Chorale
- ArtNight Pasadena
- Bel Canto Chorale & Orchestra
- LA Art Show
- LACMA
- MUSE/IQUE
- Music and More SummerFest
In the Press
What audiences and critics say.
“A near-perfect blending of literature, theatre, dance, and history that makes for one of the more delightful experiences an audience could wish for.”
Ernest Kearney, Stage and Cinema, on Little Women Ballet: Autumn Immersive Experience Read the review →
“An absolute treasure to be savored.”
Amanda Callas
BroadwayWorld, on Little Women Ballet
“Embraces the grace and rigor of classical ballet.”
Natalia Rose Giovanni
Colorado Boulevard
“A fresh take on site-specific performance.”
Kathryn Yu
Everything Immersive, on Little Women Ballet: Autumn
As featured in Los Angeles Times · Pointe · Dance Magazine · Stage and Cinema · BroadwayWorld · Dance Informa · LA Dance Chronicle · Everything Immersive
In Performance
Moments From Our Stage
Where these stories come to life.
