In 2013, Michael Pappalardo was frustrated with the limited amount of choreographic and career options available to professional classical ballet artists within Australia.
In 2014, the company commenced an extensive fundraising campaign to obtain their own ballet studios and in June moved into their first location named the Bardin Theatre on Glenlyon Road, Brunswick, Victoria.
The venue featured one large studio in close proximity to the CBD, allowing the company to focus on developing works full time throughout the year.
Melbourne City Ballet's artists were invited to perform an excerpt of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Australian Dance Awards in Adelaide, South Australia.
In 2016, the company relocated from their single studio into a state of the art, custom built venue on Pentridge Boulevard, Coburg.
Melbourne City Ballet also embarked on an extensive tour of their 2015 production of Romeo & Juliet across regional/remote Queensland, Northern Territory, New South Wales and Victoria.
Productions announced include Don Quixote, ECHO, Once Upon A Time, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Nutcracker.