modern and contemporary ballet performances
The partnership between Maurice Béjart and the Paris Opera lasted for over forty years and provided the institution with more than twenty pieces. In a tribute to this choreographer who died fifteen years ago, the Paris Opera Ballet presents three…
“The Glass Menagerie” was the foundation of Tennessee Williams’s fame as one of the most important writers in the US of the 20th century. Although the success of this production on Broadway was entirely unexpected for the 33-year-old author, he…
We are thrilled to make our first visit to the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. The Royal Ballet‘s inaugural performances here constitute a landmark occasion for our respective organisations steeped in dance over so many years. We are connected by a…
A great evening of ballet and a celebration of dance! Nureyev was a visionary: As a dancer charismatic, emotional and intelligent, athletic and attractive like no other in the second half of the 20th century and not only a great…
In Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the power of love enables two young people to rise above themselves to overcome all obstacles. However, because they come from two families engaged in a mortal feud, their union is ill-starred from…
The entire edifice of John Neumeier‘s work is built around a profound musical sensibility. However, the choreographer, in his constant questioning of the human condition, probably finds the closest reflection of his own humanist concerns in the works of Gustav…
Created in 2022 for The Royal Ballet, The Weathering is American choreographer Kyle Abraham‘s second work on the Main Stage, following Optional Family: A Divertissement in 2021. The Weathering features 11 dancers of the Company and was created with composer…
The Secret Theatre features the choreography of Scottish Ballet founder Peter Darrell and CEO/Artistic Director Christopher Hampson, co-directed for the screen by Jess & Morgs. With set and costumes designed by Lez Brotherston; music by Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky recorded live…
In the 2020/2021 season the Czech National Ballet succeeds in instigating creative energy and seeking new artistic impulses. The world online premiere of works by choreographers Douglas Lee and Alejandro Cerrudo ranks among them. The present brings along new things…
