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Miami City Ballet on Tour: Swan Lake
2025-06-22 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
As timeless as love itself, Swan Lake has been enchanting audiences the world over for more than a century—ever since Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov restaged the work for the Imperial Mariinsky Theater in 1895.
Now, the world’s most mesmerizing ballet is being performed by Miami City Ballet in a captivating version by one of the most brilliant choreographers of our time, Alexei Ratmansky. More than 50 dancers adorn the stage in lush and glittering costumes to tell the story of Prince Siegfried, Princess Odette and her fellow spellbound swans, the evil Baron and impostor Odile.
Tchaikovsky’s moving and joyful music is played live by Pacific Symphony as some of ballet’s most famous moments unfold. From a grand and gorgeous medieval court to the lakeside under a midnight moon, the romance of this achingly beautiful Swan Lake will set your heart alight.

Giselle
2025-06-23 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-24 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-25 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-06-25 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-26 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-27 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-28 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-06-28 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Metropolitan Opera House, 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
A timeless favorite, Giselle masterfully conveys the heartbreaking story of unrequited love, devasting loss, and triumphant forgiveness. A heart-wrenching saga of love and mercy, Giselle tells the story of the titular village maiden in love with a handsome villager named Albrecht. What Giselle does not know is that her new paramour is a young nobleman in disguise and is already betrothed to another. When the truth is revealed, she dies of a broken heart, but ultimately returns from the grave to forgive her lover and save him from a vengeful death by the forest-dwelling Wilis.

Boston Ballet on Tour: Swan Lake
2025-06-26 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-27 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-28 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-06-28 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-06-29 14:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Step into the enchanting world of Swan Lake, a masterpiece of classical ballet that has mesmerized audiences for generations with exquisite dancing, enchanting music and a timeless tale of love and loss. Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen’s exquisite production follows the Swan Queen Odette and Prince Siegfried in a tale of romance, sorcery and deceit. The second act, originally choreographed by Lev Ivanov, is historically considered the finest piece of classical choreography for the corps de ballet. The production showcases the technical precision and emotional tonality of dozens of dancers, brilliantly transformed by Robert Perdziola’s impeccable costume design and set to the timeless score by Tchaikovsky. Since 1963, Boston Ballet’s internationally acclaimed performances of classical, neo-classical and contemporary ballets, combined with a dedication to world-class dance education and community initiatives, have made the institution a leader in its field, with a 61-year history of promoting excellence and access to dance.

Ballet Sun Valley Presents National Ballet of Canada
2025-06-28 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-06-29 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Sun Valley Pavilion, 300 Dollar Road, Sun Valley, ID, 83353, United States
Ballet Sun Valley Presents two unique evenings of ballet with The National Ballet of Canada in their first tour to Sun Valley!
Program A – June 28
An unforgettable evening featuring The National Ballet of Canada in their Sun Valley debut. The performance will feature works including: The Leaves are Fading, Islands, a U.S. World Premiere and more!
Program B – June 29
A splendid evening of dance including: Bolero, The Four Seasons, Rhapsody and more!

The Winter's Tale
2025-07-01 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-02 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-02 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-03 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-04 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-05 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-05 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Metropolitan Opera House, 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
King Leontes of Sicilia is crippled with an all-consuming jealousy when his friend, King Polixenes of Bohemia, comes to stay with him and his wife Hermione. What follows is a tale in which a marriage is destroyed, a child is abandoned, and hope lives on within two lovers. Receiving its New York Premiere during ABT’s 2025 Summer season, The Winter’s Tale is an award-winning modern ballet classic, based on Shakespeare’s play and packed with emotional turmoil and compelling atmospheric designs, featuring choreography by two-time Tony Award® winner Christopher Wheeldon and an original score by Joby Talbot.

Sylvia
2025-07-08 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-09 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-09 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-10 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-12 14:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Metropolitan Opera House, 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
In this Arcadian love story, set in mythical Greece amid a realm of otherworldly creatures and verdant forests, the deity Eros intervenes to unite the nymph Sylvia with the lovelorn shepherd Aminta. The splendid score by Léo Delibes was so admired by Tchaikovsky that he purportedly declared: had he known the music existed at the time, he would never have composed Swan Lake!

Complexions Contemporary Ballet in Aspen
2025-07-10 20:00 - 22:30 (America/Denver) | Aspen District Theater, 199 High School Rd, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
Back by popular demand, Complexions Contemporary Ballet awakens audiences to a new, exciting genre with its full-throttle style and groundbreaking approach to contemporary ballet. The program features Dwight Rhoden’s newest ballet, Bolero, a work commissioned by Aspen Santa Fe Ballet that premiered in New York City last fall, and For Crying Out Loud, a high-energy work featuring the music of U2. These dazzling performers, dancing with blazing ferocity and grace, will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Tickets go on sale April 7.
