The Raffaella Ballet

05/04/2026

"Raffaella acknowledges that reality is not univocal; it is not all grief, or all chaos, or all loveliness, but like the fairytales it is rooted in, the ballet is confident that beauty is not an illusion. Order, innocence, and virtue are as real and powerful – even more so – than chaos, temptation, and violence."

In a world of evil and death, some suggest it is dishonest to make beautiful art. Duncan Stroik’s celebration of his daughter’s life proves them wrong.

04/30/2026

Happy International Day of Ballet from Raffaella.

21 likes. "The Raffaella Ballet in Rome"

04/10/2026

This Tuesday at 7pm, Raffaella will be screened at the beautiful Cincinnati Art Museum! Get your tickets now:

Join us at the Cincinnati Art Museum – Fath Auditorium for a profoundly moving evening centered on Raffaella, a new fairytale ballet commissioned in memory of Raffaella Stroik.

04/07/2026

The Raffaella Ballet has been viewed over 40,000 times and counting on Youtube!
Be sure to get your tickets for the screening at the Cincinnati Art Museum on April 14th here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/tap7talks/event/raffaella/

Raffaella is a new fairytale ballet commissioned by the Stroik family, in memory of their daughter, Raffaella Stroik. Inspired by her life, this full-length ...

03/30/2026

We are two weeks away from the Raffaella screening at the Cincinnati Art Museum! Make sure to get your tickets here:

April 14, 2026
7:00pm EST

Join us at the Cincinnati Art Museum – Fath Auditorium for a profoundly moving evening centered on Raffaella, a new fairytale ballet commissioned in memory of Raffaella Stroik.

02/05/2026

The Raffaella Ballet will be screening at the Cincinnati Art Museum on April 14th! Click the link below for more information

Presented by the Angelico Project

Join us at the Cincinnati Art Museum – Fath Auditorium for a profoundly moving evening centered on Raffaella, a new fairytale ballet commissioned in memory of Raffaella Stroik.

12/13/2025

The Music from the Raffaella ballet will be performed by the South Bend Symphony tonight 7:30 pm and tomorrow 2:30 pm. A terrific holiday concert!
https://southbendsymphony.org/events/home-for-the-holidays-6/

12/12/2025

Beautiful New Christmas Ballet by Claire Kretzschmar in Hartford. Check out the images:

A Ceremony of Carols is a new ballet program celebrating Christmas, with the sacred at its core.

12/04/2025

With over 35,000 views on Youtube and counting, Raffaella continues to amaze! The ballet has received global viewership, especially in the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

On December 13-14, the South Bend Symphony Orchestra will be performing an excerpt from Raffaella for “Home for the Holidays”. Get your tickets here: https://southbendsymphony.org/events/home-for-the-holidays-6/

10/23/2025

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Jamar Roberts’s ‘Foreseeable Future’ came off as wanting, especially compared with works like George Balanchine’s ‘Ballade.’