Ballet San Jose raises funds to stay alive
Ballet San Jose has raised $640,000 in a 10-day desperation drive in order to stave off mid-season collapse.
The fundraiser, announced with a dire warning on March 4, set a minimum of $550,000 to maintain its annual operating budget of $5.5 million and keep the company from going dark even as a premiere was being rehearsed.
The turnaround project began in 2013 when the ballet’s board of trustees raised $2.7 million and hired new management.