State Street Ballet celebrated 25 years as Santa Barbara’s professional ballet company with a Gala fundraiser at the Four Seasons Biltmore in Montecito before they begin a new season of performances here and around the country. This will be my 23rd year documenting this vibrant and local treasure which has grown to acclaim from around the world and I’m glad to have been a part it! Here’s a shortened version of the slideshow presented at the Gala: