60 Best North Carolina Performing Arts Companies and Startups

February 12, 2023
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This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina based Performing Arts companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Performing Arts industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top North Carolina Performing Arts Startups

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TRIAD STAGE

TRIAD STAGE

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The dream of creating a professional not-for-profit regional theatre

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Etix is a web-based ticketing service provider for the entertainment, travel, and sports industries.

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Brevard Music Center

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Brevard Music Center is a music tutoring center that teaches music to young students to perform at an artistic level.

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Carolina Ballet

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Carolina Ballet, based in Raleigh (NC), is a world-class professional ballet company

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Piedmont Opera

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Piedmont Opera is a non-profit organization that offers opera performances.

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Art & Antiques Worldwide Media

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Art & Antiques Worldwide Media is a magazine publisher offering articles and essays on art, its market, and recent findings in art history.

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Masterpiece Studios

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Masterpiece Studios espouses a positive family-values approach to dance, tumbling, and visual art instruction.

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Flat Rock Playhouse

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Flat Rock Playhouse is a theater that provides education in the performing arts.

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University of North Carolina School of the Arts

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The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a top-ranked creative and performing arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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North Carolina Theatre

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North Carolina Theatre is a performing arts theatre that provides theatre productions, using the national, regional, and local talent.

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Neighborhood Theatre

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Neighborhood Theatre is a live music venue.

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Cucalorus

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Cucalorus is an arts organization that supports artists, community engagement programs, film festivals, and events.

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Greensboro Symphony Orchestra

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Greensboro Symphony Orchestra grew in popularity and began operating as an independent, critically acclaimed musical organization.

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Artarie

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Artarie is a curated content platform that presents streaming content in the arts and culture.

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Miss Donna’s School of Dancing

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Miss Donna’s School of Dancing offers dance education to students who are interested in learning dance combinations and technique.

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Philharmonic Association

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Philharmonic Association provides musicians in orchestras, arts, and community.

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Kenan Theatre Company

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Kenan Theatre Company is a community of student and professional theatre artists that provides opportunities for dramatic art students.

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Asheville Symphony

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Asheville Symphony Orchestra performs and promotes symphonic music in Western North Carolina.

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DIFFERENT WRLD

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DIFFERENT WRLD is an event organizer company that provides working space for artists, musicians, and creatives.

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Community Theatre of Greensboro

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Community Theatre of Greensboro is an arts organization that offers after-school theatre education, summer camps, and entertainment classes.

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The ArtsCenter

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The ArtsCenter is an arts education non-profit venue that offers classes, performances, and art exhibits all year round.

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Opera Wilmington

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Opera Wilmington is an opera company that provides live performances and educational programs for all ages.

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Actor’s Theatre

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Actor’s Theatre is a nonprofit organization that offers performing arts and groups of actors presenting bold and innovative new works.

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Carolina Performing Arts

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Carolina Performing Arts organize youth events, theatrical production and programs for learners to develop skills and talents.

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North Carolina Stage Company

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North Carolina Stage Company is a performing arts theater.

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Voices

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Voices is an auditioned chorus that performs classical and modern repertoire with contracted instrumentalists and soloists.

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Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

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Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts is an auditorium that features orchestra and balcony level seating and a proscenium stage.

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High Point Ballet

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High Point Ballet is a performing arts company that provide classical and contemporary dance works and arts education programs.

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Cary Playwrights Forum

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Cary Playwrights Forum provides playwrights and aspiring playwrights opportunities to develop as dramatic writers.

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Carolina Dance Center

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Carolina Dance Center, a non-profit performance and competition company, offers a wide range of dance forms in a spacious facility.

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Charlotte Symphony

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Charlotte Symphony is a nonprofit organization committed to delivering musical experiences that connect & strengthen the community.

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Winston Salem Theatre Alliance

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The mission of the Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance is to inspire, transform and unite the people of the Triad through a broad range

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Myriad Artists

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Myriad Artists is a boutique booking agency that focuses on representing award-winning artists for programs and events.

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Advance Dance

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Advance Dance is a dance studio that offers a variety of dance styles taught by experienced professional teachers.

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Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts

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Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts educates young people about performing arts through active participation in cultural events.

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Opera Carolina

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Opera Carolina is a performing arts company that produces stage productions, educational programs, and community performances.

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Steven Tanger Center

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Steven Tanger Center is a performing arts centre that provides venues for orchestral performances, comedy shows, and family entertainment.

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DanceArt

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DanceArt is a dance studio that provides performing art and events services.

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American Dance Festival

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American Dance Festival offers educational opportunities and community programs.

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Dance Theatre of Jacksonville

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Dance Theatre of Jacksonville is a studio that provides professional dance classes, acting, training, and competitive programs.

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NC Systema

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NC Systema is a training system for the mind, body, and spirit that combines the benefits of martial arts, yoga, massage, and meditation.

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ArtsGreensboro

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ArtsGreensboro is a nonprofit organization that specializes in art programs, advocacy, and funding for art projects, teachers, and artists.

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Cheer Extreme Allstars

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Cheer Extreme Allstars is a gym that provides training for cheerleaders.

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Fight to Win Lake Norman

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Fight to Win Lake Norman is a martial arts studio that provides training and instruction to kids and adults of all ages.

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Cumberland Dance Academy

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Cumberland Dance Academy is a dance studio that provides dance education for children and adults.

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Main Street Dance Studio

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Main Street Dance Studio offers recreational and company classes.

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Raleigh Symphony Orchestra

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Raleigh Symphony Orchestra is a music organization that provides performances of orchestral, jazz, and chamber music.

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Double Exposure

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Double Exposure collaborates with artists, photographers, corporations, and museums to offer archival, museum-quality giclee prints.

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NC Arts Incubator

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NC Arts Incubator is a non-profit organization that offers studio space, events, housing, and funding services for artists.

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Artsplosure

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Artsplosure focuses on arts and cultural events management, including programming and production support services.

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Company Carolina

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Company Carolina is a community theatre.

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Parkway Playhouse

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Parkway Playhouse is a performing arts theater that educates and entertains the community by giving theater opportunities.

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Black Box Dance Theatre

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BBDT is a dance company that produces meaningful human interactions through story telling and transformative dance performances.

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Bright Star Touring Theatre

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Bright Star Touring Theatre specializes in literary, curriculum, and character-education-based performances.

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PlayMakers Repertory Company

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PlayMakers Repertory Company is a professional theatre company that produces art programs and stories from a multiplicity of perspectives.

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Osceola Recording Studios

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Osceola Recording Studios is a music recording studio.

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Stained Glass Playhouse

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Stained Glass Playhouse is a performing arts theatre that specializes in professional productions in small and intimate settings.

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CampRooster

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CampRooster.com is a camp finder tool that makes it simple to search for summer and track-out camps. In North Carolina, expanding in 2019.

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Cary Ballet Conservatory

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Cary Ballet Conservatory is a dance studio that provides ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance classes.

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Ballet School of Chapel Hill

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Ballet School of Chapel Hill is a dance school that provides programs in rhythm tap, jazz, modern dance, and fencing.

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