Gugulethu Ballet Project’s
20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
An elegant evening of live performance celebrating 20 years of building pride through dance!
Sunday, March 2, 2025
4:00 PM
Terra Gallery
511 Harrison Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
The night will include a cocktail hour, a gourmet seated dinner, and a live auction.
We believe that dance has the power to change lives. Gugulethu Ballet Project inspires children in ballet schools in rural South African townships to learn personal discipline, respect for themselves and others, artistic expression, resilience, and focus. It also connects talented, driven young dancers with international training opportunities.
Gugulethu Ballet Project Dancers Perform
Some of the most successful recipients of the Gugulethu Ballet Project’s support, who have either become professional dancers or aspire to do so, will perform for the gala’s entertainment by dancing ballets specially created for the gala.
Live Performance by
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo has celebrated over fifty years of joyous and uplifting music. Their Grammy award-winning music features the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions. Over the past five decades, the a cappella vocal group has created a musical and spiritual style that has touched a worldwide audience.
SF Ballet principal dancer Jasmine Jimison debuts piece d’occasion by Nathan and Ciara of MANACAN!
South African choreographers Nathan Bartman and Ciara Baldwin of London-based MANACAN have created a beautiful solo for SF Ballet’s principal dancer, Jasmine Jimison. Created exclusively for the GBP’s gala evening, their extraordinary, rich, and diverse artistry and backgrounds combine to form a dazzling bespoke piece d’occasion! Not to be missed!
Tickets & Tables
Gala tickets begin at $250 per person, with sponsorships ranging from $2,500 to $25,000.
Live performances
Gourmet dinner
Cocktail reception
Live & Silent Auction
Valet parking
Our Mission
The mission of the Gugulethu Ballet Project is to bring the art of classical ballet to the children and youth of South African segregated townships. Through the study of ballet, including contemporary forms built upon classical foundations, young dancers learn personal discipline, respect for themselves and others, artistic expression, resilience, and focus. Uniting art and service, the Gugulethu Ballet Project partners with dance communities to expand opportunities for young people in South Africa’s townships.
Misty Copeland Endorses the Gugulethu Ballet Project
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