The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in 1931 by Dame Ninette de Valois. It became the resident ballet company of the Royal Opera House in 1946, and has purpose-built facilities within these premises. It was granted a royal charter in 1956, becoming recognised as Britain’s flagship ballet company.
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…
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…
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…
Christopher Wheeldon‘s Like Water for Chocolate stars Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé as the leading lovers, while Alondra de la Parra conducts Joby Talbot’s original score. Tita lives with her family on a ranch in Mexico. She falls in love…
Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit…
Carlos Acosta formed the company that bears his name around the time of his retirement from The Royal Ballet, in 2016 Soledad, choreographed by Rafael Bonachela, is a slick, sexy and emotionally charged duet which explores the wild and tender…
