Founded in 1969, Houston Ballet is an internationally acclaimed ballet company which is now America's fifth largest. The company is comprised of 61 dancers and has toured extensively to critical praise in Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia, Canada, and in cities throughout the United States. The company's home is the magnificent Wortham Theater Center, a state-of-the-art facility in which the company currently performs over 81 performances seven months out of the year. In February of 2011, Houston Ballet moved into its new Center for Dance located at 601 Preston and connected to The Wortham Theater Center by skybridge. This state-of-the-art facility is the largest center dedicated solely to dance in the U.S. Houston Ballet Academy has an enrollment of 691 students, between the ages of 3 through 60, and more than half of the professional company's dancers have come from the ranks of the academy. read more
If you like being treated as though you are expendable and privileged to work here, then you'll probably be fine. If you want to be valued and respected for your contributions, experience, and results, I would not recommend working here.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Part time wage for full time work.
What did you like most about the interview process?
It was fine. Nothing too unusual.
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
Poor direction and leadership skills.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Leadership that isn't based on cronyism and fear of reprisal.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Everyone views their coworkers as threats. Nobody really works as a team.
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