Casse Noisette
In 1997, when I was asked to present The Nutcracker, I thought it would be tricky to show this work with 12 dancers, when it had been conceived for a much larger nomber of dancers. Then I thought that since…
Category Ballet
modern and contemporary ballet performances
Dangerous Liaisons
In 18th century France, letters fly between the mansions of two bored aristocrats as they spin a web of heartbreak and ruin. It might seem like a game, but lives will be ruined and love irrevocably lost. From the original…
Jocasta’s Line
World premiere in which the Norwegian National Ballet joins forces with the Norwegian National Opera Chorus. Jocasta’s Line intertwines two Greek tragedies: Oedipus Rex and Antigone. Samy Moussa has composed new music for Antigone (2023), while Oedipus Rex will be…
Ballet to Broadway
Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet‘s Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon. Four distinctive ballets from one choreographic imagination. Christopher Wheeldon‘s remarkable career spanning ballet to…
Le Train Bleu
Back in 1924, this vibrant production brought together some the greatest creative minds of its time – choreographer Bronislava Nijinska, writer Jean Cocteau, artist Pablo Picasso, designer Gabrielle Chanel and composer Darius Milhaud – to blend dance, visual art, fashion…
les Noces
In his tribute to the Principality of Monaco, Jean-Christophe Maillot delved into some of the greatest moments of the Ballets Russes which resulted in the creation of Noces. The mission of Noces is to create the atmosphere of immediacy. Characterized…
Giselle
Giselle is one of the oldest preserved ballets. It premiered in Paris in 1841. The music, libretto and much of the choreography have remained intact. Therefore, the ballet has preserved its uniqueness and has much to tell about the time…
Romeo and Juliet
Compañía Nacional de Danza presents Romeo and Juliet by Goyo Montero, the present director of the Ballet of Nuremberg and winner of the Spanish National Dance Prize 2011. With Romeo and Juliet, the choreographer approaches the universal work by William…
Pulcinella and L’Heure espagnole
Louis Langrée, Guillaume Gallienne and Clairemarie Osta combine performing arts to honour these two masterpieces, inspired by the gallant XVIIIth century, in a show that celebrates comic spirit’s fruitfulness and freedom in genre. Once again, all the girls are in…