ChromaDiverse to Unveil the Oakland Ballet Legacy Project with Live Webinar on December 4, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO - Nov. 20, 2024 - PRLog -- On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, from 11 AM to 12 PM PST, ChromaDiverse will host a special webinar unveiling the Oakland Ballet Legacy Project Portal—a comprehensive digital archive dedicated to celebrating 60 years of the Oakland Ballet Company (OBC). This event offers an exclusive virtual tour for OBC alumni, fans, and supporters to dive deep into the Company's rich dance history.

The new Portal, powered by ChromaDiverse, provides robust search capability in a user-friendly format. The Oakland Ballet Legacy Project is an online database of historical images, programs, documents, press and video files. This living archive created in partnership with the Ronn Guidi Foundation for Dance, the Oakland Ballet Company, and ChromaDiverse includes over:

• 2,100 Artists, Production and Administrative Staff
• 392 OBC Performance Titles
• 1200+ Programs
• 400+ Photographs
• 124 Videos

With guest speakers OBC alumni Gianna Davy and Philip Scharper, as well as Tim Lake from the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), OBC alumni and its supporters are encouraged to attend to see a demonstration of the OBC Legacy Project Portal.  The webinar will highlight the significance of preserving OBC's history.

Event Details:

- Date and Time: Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 11 AM – 12 PM PST
- Location: Virtual Webinar on Zoom
- Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ghSjwfD0RaSedi3z7T2azA#/registration

This is a unique opportunity for dance enthusiasts, journalists and OBC alumni to understand the important legacy of one of California's most enduring ballet companies.

To learn more about ChromaDiverse, Oakland Ballet Company, and the Ronn Guidi Foundation for Dance visit:

chromadiverse.org
oaklandballet.org
www.ronnguidifoundationfordance.org