Project Pointe Shoe is a special fundraiser benefiting youth programming at Ballet Chicago, the city’s only pre-professional Balanchine dance school. Chicago fashion and accessories designers have taken the favorite characters from the beloved ‘Ballet Chicago’s’ Nutcracker and decorated pointe shoes to reflect this inspiration. Noted fashion photographer Blake Martin captured the images of the shoes and student dancers.

These one of a kind pointe shoes are available in an online raffle format for a price of $10 per ticket starting now through December 19th. Multiple tickets for multiple shoes can be purchased to increase your chance to win! The winners will be announced on December 19th and the shoes can be delivered in time for the Holidays! Proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit Ballet Chicago youth programming. To purchase a raffle ticket, visit this link: https://dashboard.betterworld.org/

Project Pointe Shoe will be on display at the 900 N Michigan Avenue Shops, on the 5th floor next to Bloomingdale’s.

Ballet Chicago’s The Nutcracker will offer performances December 9-18th at the historic Athenaeum Theatre. For tickets, visit this link: https://www.balletchicago.org/nutcracker

Photographer: Blake Martin