Providence Creek Ballet Theater

Providence Creek Ballet Theater

Stephanie Artigliere, Artistic Director

Providence Creek Ballet Theater began in 2004, at Providence Creek Academy in Clayton, DE, under the Artistic Director, Dr. Lydia Creasy Cooper. This introductory, after-school ballet program grew by 2008 to offer classes in various dance genres and ranged in levels from Creative Movement through Performance Company. PCBT's curriculum maintains a central focus on classical ballet technique while now encompassing tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, and tumbling. Started in 2011, PCBT's Summer Intensive Program has grown to include multiple Guest Artists, a choreography workshop, and a Showcase performance.

2011 also introduced a new Artistic Director, Stephanie Artigliere, to PCBT. Her vision of supporting PCBT's dancers beyond the walls of the studio continues to flourish. In addition to PCBT's annual Summer Concert, they have also performed full-length ballets including Peter and the Wolf, Snow White, and Winter Suites. March 2012 marked PCBT's debut performance at Delaware Dance Festival which is attended by numerous dance studios from Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Additionally, PCBT joined in the holiday tradition of The Nutcracker, performed annually since 2013. PCBT introduced the Arts Gala including many youth artists from around Delaware showcasing numerous styles of art in March of 2022 which will become an annual tradition.

PCBT's dancers have performed commissioned works by award winning choreographers including Christine Aumiller, Jenna Edelstein, Danielle Guillermo, Melissa Chisena, and Victoria Silva. PCBT students have been awarded numerous DDF scholarships, accepted into Delaware's renowned Cab Calloway School of the Arts, and attended various summer programs nationally. In June 2016, PCBT was evaluated and accepted into the prestigious Regional Dance America/Northeast.