An American neoclassical dance festival with works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins – a new combination of works from the Wiener Staatsballett repertoire with the addition of the first Staatsballett performance of “A Suite of Dances”. For George Balanchine,…
Entitled Roots, this programme explores those of George Balanchine who, in Theme and Variations, created in 1947 in New York, adopted Tchaikovsky’s music to pay homage to the Russian academic tradition that nurtured him. Christopher Wheeldon, for his part, draws…
To mark the occasion, the ballet director and chief choreographer of the Wiener Staatsballett has once again embarked on a creative process with the dancers in his ensemble and created a large-scale ballet to Piotr I. Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony, which…
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…
When Hans van Manen, William Forsythe and George Balanchine meet, it’s a summit. The Vienna State Ballet’s new programme “Shifting Symmetries” unites these three masters in an evening of dance that traces the map of 20th century ballet. On 27…
The Firebird A danced tale by choreographer Michel Fokine with music by Igor Stravinsky, The Firebird premiered at the Paris Opera on June 25, 1910 performed by Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. “Ivan Tsarevich one day sees a marvellous bird, all…
ABT Studio Company, the junior company of American Ballet Theatre, develops the next generation of ballet dancers, choreographers, and audiences. The central mission of ABT Studio Company is to prepare its twelve exceptionally promising dancers (ages 17-21) for careers in…
