Upcoming Events: Ballet

2011-2012 Season

Bolshoi Ballet: Coppélia
May 29 - Jun. 3, 2012
Moscow's renowned Bolshoi Ballet returns with an evening-length production of Petipa and Enrico Cecchetti's Coppélia, classical ballet's greatest comedy, a story of mistaken identity and a beautiful mechanical doll.
Paris Opera Ballet: Giselle
Jul. 5 - 8, 2012
Making a rare international appearance, Paris Opera Ballet brings their beautiful production of the classic evening-length ballet Giselle, choreographed by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot.

2012-2013 Season

Mariinsky Ballet
Oct. 16 - 21, 2012
St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Ballet, boasting an artistic legacy that spans more than 200 years, returns with Alexei Ratmansky's "superbly conceived and superbly danced" (The New York Times) Cinderella.
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Nov. 7 - 11, 2012
The Kennedy Center's own The Suzanne Farrell Ballet presents 2 mixed programs, including four company premieres by Balanchine, Valse-Fantaisie, Danses Concertantes, Prodigal Son, and Intermezzo from Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet.
San Francisco Ballet
Nov. 13 - 18, 2012
The first professional ballet company in the United States, San Francisco Ballet, headed by artistic director Helgi Tomasson, is "one of the world's top ballet companies" (London's Sunday Times).
Ballet West: The Nutcracker
Dec. 5 - 9, 2012
Utah's preeminent ballet company, Ballet West, brings America's oldest complete Nutcracker, called by the New York Times "one of the best productions I've ever seen."
National Ballet of Canada: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Jan. 18 - 27, 2013
The National Ballet of Canada brings an outrageously, eye-poppingly theatrical production of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, that is "certain to impress, delight, and amuse" (Toronto Sun).
New York City Ballet
Mar. 26 - 31, 2013
Renowned for its linear purity, speed, and musicality, the acclaimed New York City Ballet performs two mixed repertory programs accompanied by the New York City Ballet Orchestra.
American Ballet Theatre
Apr. 9 - 14, 2013
American Ballet Theatre continues to prove "why dance is not a luxury or a frill but a necessity of life" (The Washington Post) with Petipa's tale of dashing pirates and kidnapped maidens, Le Corsaire, and a mixed repertory program.
Ballet Across America III
Jun. 4 - 9, 2013
Since its debut in 2008, the Kennedy Center's Ballet Across America series continues to showcase the best of ballet from regional companies across the nation.