OREGON BALLET THEATRE

Brand devant

OREGON BALLET THEATRE

Striking the balance.

The total expression of the body in dance is at once refined and raw. Controlled. Choreographed. But also graced with abandon. Oregon Ballet Theatre hired Watson Creative to rebrand the organization. Based on the success of that engagement, OBT offered Matt Watson a seat on the board. As the theatre’s ongoing creative and marketing partner, we concept, design, and execute award-winning campaigns that strike the balance between tradition and innovation, control and chaos. Vital. Vibrant. Dance.

Research

Focus Groups

Strategy

Brand

Copywriting

Photography

Video

Print

“Dance, when you’re broken open. Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you’re perfectly free.”

-Rumi

Graceful, athletic, inspired

The heart of dance.

Ballet is a universe of the imagination, a place of magic and enchantment, beauty and romance. Its many worlds vibrate with graceful dancers, glorious music, and sumptuous costumes.

Trudy Garfunkel – On Wings of Joy

Brand mantra

SHARE, INSPIRE, CONNECT

The new brand mantra captures Oregon Ballet’s Theatre’s aim to bring worlds together around dance. The spirit of sharing, inspiring, and connecting through art and performance is built into every touchpoint.

the devant circle

Oregon Ballet Theatre’s new brand is built around a distinctive and inventive graphic system, representing the multiple organizations under the OBT umbrella as well as the four core pillars of the company. The OBT Devant “O” is a logo that squares the circle. It is a spotlight on a four-cornered stage signifying the four pillars of the organization: the dance company, the school, the community, and the outreach program.

Oregon Ballet Theatre

Making commercial art for artists is about exploration and discovery and trying everything at least once.
Even if means getting paint on your pointe shoes.