Tampa City Ballet Credit: Photo via New Tampa Performing Arts Center
Tampa City Ballet is pulling back the curtain on how dance is made before it ever reaches the stage.
This intimate evening inside its rehearsal room brings together finished works from the company’s repertoire alongside a live, in-progress choreographic demonstration led by guest choreographer Osnel Delgado.
Audiences will see excerpts ranging from classical pointe work to contemporary pieces, offering a snapshot of the company’s stylistic range. Between performances, attendees are invited into the process itself. Dancers and artists take questions, discuss collaboration and show how pieces take shape in real time.
“A lot of people go to the theater and see the full piece already done,” TCB founder and artistic director Paula Nuñez told Creative Loafing Tampa. “This is a chance to understand what happens behind the scenes–how the work actually grows.”
It’s designed as an intimate gathering, with limited seating, light bites and wine, and room to connect, reflecting Tampa City Ballet’s broader mission.
The series will continue monthly in rotating locations around Tampa Bay, alongside a busy spring season that includes the free Dance Now Festival at Water Works Park in March and the company’s Emerging and Resident Artists program in April.
This article appears in Feb. 05 – 11, 2026.
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