$75 buys a leotard and a pair of slippers for one Citydance student, or one of the 2,000 pairs of pointe shoes used by Company dancers throughout the season.

$150 buys one bolt of tulle netting, enough to build four tutus. Boston Ballet's most recent revival of The Sleeping Beauty required 70 new tutus.

$360 buys one pair of men's boots. A production like John Cranko's The Taming of The Shrew might require as many as 20 new pairs of boots.

Boston Ballet spends $600 on laundry soap throughout one season.

Refurbishing each of the four pairs of Drosselmeyer costumes needed for The Nutcracker can cost up to $1,500 for materials alone.

As a Supporter ($250), your gift might costume a Lilac Fairy, Puck, a Wili, or another enchanted creature. 

As a Soloist ($750), you can provide boots and character shoes for the buoyant folk-style dances found in classics from Don Quixote to Swan Lake. 

As a Principal ($1,250), you'll help Drosselmeyer transport Clara to the Land of Sweets in The Nutcracker.

When you become a Friend of Boston Ballet, you become a part of one of the world's great dance companies.

Your gift is an investment in the promise of the Company, the quality of educational programs for all ages offered by the Center for Dance Education, and in the rich cultural life that makes Boston so vibrant.

Complete list of benefits and recognition levels

You can also contribute online.

For more information about becoming a Friend of Boston Ballet, please contact Genevieve Klim at 617.456.6226 or gklim@bostonballet.com.

Thank you for your support!