Michael L Art

Founder of Classical Arts Entertainment, Inc.

Michael L. Art is the Founder, Owner, Producer, and Promoter of Classical Arts Entertainment, Inc. With a background in the visual and performing arts and a lifelong passion for theater, Michael has built Classical Arts Entertainment into a touring production company dedicated to presenting world-class ballet to audiences across North America.

Since founding the company with Lina Arutyunova in 2014, Michael has produced and promoted major classical ballet productions, including The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Giselle, and Carmen. His work brings together the best world artists, professional theaters, local communities, and young dancers, creating performances that celebrate the beauty, discipline, and emotional power of classical ballet.

Under Michael’s direction, Classical Arts Entertainment continues to expand its touring presence through The United European Ballet Company, presenting acclaimed world ballet dancers and family-friendly productions throughout the United States and Canada. His mission is to preserve the timeless tradition of classical ballet while making it vibrant, accessible, and inspiring for new generations of audiences.

Michael L. Art is the Founder, Owner, Producer, and Promoter of Classical Arts Entertainment, Inc. He is an arts and entertainment professional whose work combines cultural production, international touring, theatrical presentation, and the promotion of classical ballet throughout North America.

Michael graduated in 1991 from the Azerbaijan State Academy of Arts, an institution known for training artists and specialists in creative disciplines, including design, painting, theater arts, graphics, fashion design, and advertising. His background in the visual and performing arts helped shape his artistic vision and later became an important foundation for his work as a producer and promoter.

In 2014, Michael Art and his wife, Lina Arutyunova, established Classical Arts Entertainment to promote professional performing arts and bring international talent to audiences across the United States and Canada. The company’s primary focus has been ballet and dance productions, with an emphasis on presenting full-scale classical repertoire in professional theaters and performing arts centers.

Under Michael’s leadership, Classical Arts Entertainment has presented a wide range of major ballet productions, including The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Giselle, Carmen, and other classical and theatrical dance works. These productions have featured international artists and companies, including performers connected with the Perm Opera and Ballet Theater, the Voronezh State Opera and Ballet Theater, and other professional ballet institutions.

Michael’s work as a producer includes not only presenting classical ballet productions, but also developing touring concepts, coordinating creative teams, managing venue relationships, overseeing marketing direction, and building productions for family audiences. Venue listings for Classical Arts Entertainment productions describe him as the company’s Founder, Owner, Producer, and Promoter, and credit his leadership with bringing world-class ballet productions to audiences across North America.

In recent seasons, Michael has expanded Classical Arts Entertainment’s touring identity through The United European Ballet Company, a performing and marketing name used for international ballet presentations. This artistic direction brings together dancers from Europe, Ukraine, Moldova, and other countries, continuing the company’s mission to preserve the beauty of classical ballet while presenting it in an accessible, theatrical, and family-friendly format.

Michael has also played a central role in youth and community engagement through the company’s I Love to Dance Program, which gives local ballet students the opportunity to share the stage with professional dancers in major productions. Classical Arts Entertainment describes the program as an initiative designed to inspire, support, and connect the next generation of dancers with the world of professional ballet.

His productions have been presented in major theaters and performing arts centers throughout the United States and Canada, including events listed by venues such as the Weill Center, Temple Theatre, Carolina Theatre, Frauenthal Theater, AXS-listed venues, and others. These listings consistently identify Classical Arts Entertainment as the presenting company and Michael Art as the producer, founder, owner, or leader behind the productions.

Classical Arts Entertainment has also received public recognition in press coverage. A review in The Santa Barbara Independent described Classical Arts Entertainment as an agency founded by Michael Art and noted its work promoting Ukrainian state ballet companies and producing classical ballet performances internationally.

Through his work, Michael Art has helped create a bridge between international ballet artists and North American audiences. His productions are designed to preserve the grandeur of classical ballet while making it accessible to families, children, students, and communities of all backgrounds.

Today, Michael continues to serve as the creative and producing force behind Classical Arts Entertainment, Inc., and the touring presentations of The United European Ballet Company. His work reflects a long-standing commitment to classical arts, international collaboration, cultural exchange, and the belief that live theater can inspire audiences across generations.
Michael Art graduated in 1991 from the Azerbaijan State Academy of Arts, where he laid the foundation for his work in the visual and performing arts. The academy is known for training specialists in disciplines such as design, painting, theater arts, graphics, fashion design, and advertising.

This multidisciplinary artistic background shaped Michael’s later work as a producer, giving him a strong understanding of visual presentation, stage aesthetics, theatrical storytelling, branding, and audience experience.
In 2014, Michael Art and Lina Arutyunova founded Classical Arts Entertainment with the mission of presenting professional performing arts and international ballet productions to audiences throughout North America.

The company focuses primarily on ballet and dance productions and has presented major titles from the classical repertoire, including The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Giselle, and Carmen.
As Founder, Owner, Producer, and Promoter, Michael Art oversees the development and presentation of large-scale theatrical productions. His work includes production planning, venue coordination, touring logistics, marketing direction, artist engagement, and the overall creative vision of the company’s performances.

Venue listings for productions such as Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Swan Lake identify Michael as the Founder, Owner, Producer, Promoter, or leader of Classical Arts Entertainment.
Classical Arts Entertainment has presented a wide range of classical ballet and theatrical dance productions, including:

The Nutcracker
Swan Lake
The Sleeping Beauty
Cinderella
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Giselle
Carmen
Don Quixote
The Forest Song
Under Michael Art’s leadership, Classical Arts Entertainment presents touring ballet productions under the performing name The United European Ballet Company. This name represents a group of ballet artists from Europe, Ukraine, Moldova, and other countries, brought together for major touring performances in the United States and Canada.

Recent venue listings describe productions performed by the United European Ballet Company and presented by Classical Arts Entertainment under Michael Art’s direction.
Michael Art is not only the founder, producer, and promoter behind Classical Arts Entertainment’s productions, but also the creator and choreographer of the company’s I Love to Dance Program.

This educational and community-based initiative was personally developed by Michael Art to inspire young dancers and connect local ballet schools with the world of professional ballet. Since 2018, Michael has been working on this program as his own original artistic and choreographic project, creating special stage choreography for children and young dancers to perform alongside professional ballet artists.

Through the I Love to Dance Program, local students have the opportunity to audition, rehearse, and appear in major classical productions such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The program gives young performers a rare chance to experience the discipline, beauty, and excitement of a professional theatrical production on a real stage, in front of a live audience.

Michael’s personal choreography for the children’s roles is designed to be age-appropriate, theatrical, musical, and inspiring, allowing students to feel like a true part of the performance while learning the standards and traditions of classical ballet. Since its development, the program has become an important part of Classical Arts Entertainment’s mission to support the next generation of dancers and bring young artists closer to the professional ballet world.
Michael Art’s artistic vision is centered on preserving the beauty, discipline, and grandeur of classical ballet while making it accessible to modern audiences. His productions are designed to appeal to both longtime ballet lovers and first-time theatergoers, with a strong focus on family-friendly presentation, theatrical storytelling, and high-quality stagecraft.

His work combines classical tradition with contemporary touring practice, bringing international artists to North American stages and creating opportunities for cultural exchange between performers, theaters, schools, and audiences.
Classical Arts Entertainment and Michael Art have been mentioned in public press and venue materials connected with touring ballet productions.

The Santa Barbara Independent described Classical Arts Entertainment as an agency founded by Michael Art and noted its work promoting Ukrainian state ballet companies and producing classical ballet performances internationally. READ MORE

Multiple venue listings for Classical Arts Entertainment productions list Michael Art as the Founder, Owner, Producer, or Promoter of the company, including Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Swan Lake. READ MORE