Accessibility

Nashville Ballet is committed to making its programming and activities accessible and welcoming to all. Our staff is always available to answer questions and provide additional information on accessibility.

Building Accessibility

The Martin Center for Nashville Ballet’s main entrance, all public areas, restrooms, offices, and six studios are ramp accessible. A passenger elevator is available for access to the upstairs offices. The main performance space, inside Studio A, includes reserved wheelchair spaces at the floor level for all in-house performances and programs.

The Martin Center for Nashville Ballet’s parking lot, directly in front of the main entrance, includes eight reserved accessible parking spaces and ramp-accessible sidewalks leading to the main entrance.

Requesting Accessibility at Performances

To purchase ADA seating tickets for our performances, please contact our box office by calling 615-297-2966 ext. 710 or emailing tickets@nashvilleballet.com.

Nashville Ballet performs at both Andrew Jackson Hall and James K. Polk Theater at TPAC. For more information about TPAC Accessibility Services and TPAC building accessibility, please visit their website. TPAC offers sensory bags for patrons to check out free of charge that includes noise-canceling headphones, fidget toys, and weighted lap blankets. Sensory bags can be checked out at the Guest Services podium or Access Kiosk.

Nashville Ballet also performs at our studios, the Martin Center for Nashville Ballet, in Sylvan Park. To request accessibility services for performance in our building, including audio descriptors, assistive listening, ASL interpretation, and large type/braille programs, please call 615-297-2966 ext. 503 or email us at info@nashvilleballet.com.

Adaptive Dance

Adaptive Dance: New Perspectives is a universally-accessible dance program created by Occupational Therapist Hannah Mathews, OTD, OTR/L, and Linnea Swarting, former Nashville Ballet company member with adaptive dance education training. This tuition-free program provides an opportunity for children of all abilities to experience the joy of dance while developing body awareness, coordination, and balance in a traditional studio environment. More information can be found here.

Neurodiversity

Nashville Ballet is committed to making our environment as welcoming and inclusive as possible to neurodiverse individuals. Our organization has long-standing partnerships with AAIN (All-Access Inclusion Network) and TRIAD (Vanderbilt Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders) through which we have conducted training sessions for Nashville Ballet employees. We have collaborated with them on a variety of resources for neurodiverse individuals to enhance your experience at Nashville Ballet.

For maps of break zones/quiet areas at the Martin Center for Nashville Ballet, click here.

For social stories with visuals on what you can expect attending a performance at the Martin Center or taking a class at School of Nashville Ballet, click here. For a video tour of the Martin Center for Nashville Ballet, click here.
We occasionally host sensory-friendly community engagement performances. Please visit our upcoming events page for more information.

Sensory- Sensitive Notifications

Nashville Ballet welcomes everyone to our performances but we recognize that some of our ballets contain effects that might overwhelm or startle sensory-sensitive individuals. To help sensory-sensitive audience members prepare for a successful theater experience, we recommend reviewing the Sensory Sensitive Program Notes provided for each of our performances. Available on our website and in the performance program, our Sensory Sensitive Program Notes will identify loud noises such as thunderclaps, door slams, etc., or lighting effects like strobes, lightning bolts, etc. so patrons can use their own sensory behavior strategies.

Nashville Ballet also performs at our studios, the Martin Center for Nashville Ballet, in Sylvan Park. We have a limited number of noise-reducing headphones for both children and adults available by request at no charge during our performances. Please visit our front desk for more information. To request accessibility services for performance in our building, including audio descriptors, assistive listening, ASL interpretation, and large type/braille programs, please call 615-297-2966 ext. 503 or email us at info@nashvilleballet.com.

If you have any additional questions about our accessibility or an accessibility request, please email Facilities Manager Josh Whitfield at facilities@nashvilleballet.com.