Anthology
2025-02-07 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-02-08 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-08 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-02-09 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | Boise State University SPEC, 1800 W University Dr, Boise, ID, 83706, United States
Often an audience favorite, Anthology offers rich variety in a collection of short works. This season, the common thread in this program is one of distinctly American influences. In different ways, each of these works exemplify the many facets of American dance as we know it today.
We are excited to revive Six Figures, created by company soloist Ashley Baker during our digital season in 2021. Ashley created this work for the screen and is excited to reimagine it for a live audience.
Created for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Something About Night offers poignant scenes of dancers sharing moments of refuge in an increasingly loud world. We are thrilled to have this work return to our stage this season.
Cherice Barton is a new voice in Ballet Idaho’s repertoire, but she is anything but new to the world of choreography. Barton’s experience ranges from concert dance to film, Broadway, and television. Based in Los Angeles, she has worked with famous figures like Katy Perry and George Lucas, and we are thrilled to see what Cherice creates in Boise with our talented artists.
Also back by popular demand, we will close our program with the incredible Extremely Close, choreographed by Alejandro Cerrudo featuring music by the iconic American composer, Phillip Glass. One of Cerrudo’s most performed works, this work has proven to be an enduring classic of the contemporary dance cannon, leaving the audience captivated with its hypnotic drama.
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Innovators & Icons
2025-02-07 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-02-09 15:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | David H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
Jerome Robbins’ intimate knowledge of Chopin’s piano works illuminates the delicate beauty of In the Night, set to the composer’s nocturnes and featuring the romantic interplay among three couples set against a backdrop evoking a starry night sky. Balanchine’s ever-popular leotard ballet Symphony in Three Movements ranks among the most exhilarating dances he created to the music of Stravinsky, with its driving energy matching the fierce pulse of the score. Rounding out the evening is a world premiere from Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky, his eighth dance commissioned by the Company.

The Sleeping Beauty
2025-02-07 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-02-08 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-02-09 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
This brand-new production of The Sleeping Beauty promises to enchant with scenic design by glass artist Preston Singletary and costumes by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, West Side Story, PNB’s Swan Lake).
Step into a world of magic and monarchs in this historically-informed re-imagining of a classic tale. Walk with Princess Aurora through a Pacific Northwest–inspired fairyland, as she fulfills her destiny in a ballet full of adventure, dreams, and love.
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Twyla Tharp Dance Diamond Jubilee
2025-02-07 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-02-08 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-02-09 15:00 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zellerbach Hall, 101 Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA, 94720, United States
A titan of American dance, Twyla Tharp celebrates 60 years crafting strikingly original, thoroughly accessible, and utterly uncategorizable works with the West Coast premiere of SLACKTIDE, a new collaboration with composer Philip Glass, the artists’ first partnership in nearly 40 years. Performed live by Chicago’s Grammy-winning Third Coast Percussion ensemble, the score is based on Glass’ 1993–99 work Aguas da Amazonia and reflects on the crisis of climate change. Tharp also revives Diabelli, her 1998 triumph that challenges 11 dancers and a pianist to embody Beethoven’s endlessly inventive Diabelli Variations (performed live by pianist Vladimir Rumyantsev).
“Tharp is America’s crossover dance queen… She melds classical ballet with modern dance, avant-garde experiment with Broadway pizzazz, technical rigor with off-the-cuff attitude, uptown glamor with downtown grit.” —The Guardian

All Balanchine II
2025-02-08 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-02-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-02-13 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | David H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
The Company honors the centenary of Maria Tallchief’s birth with three Balanchine works created on the great ballerina. Tallchief danced in the 1952 premiere of Scotch Symphony, a romantic ballet in which Balanchine paid homage to the dramatic landscape and atmosphere of the Scottish Highlands. A pas de deux inspired by the full-length Sylvia returns to the repertory after 30 years, and features intricate classical steps that highlighted her spectacular technique. And Tallchief was also renowned for her performance in the title role of Firebird, an allegorical fantasy set to Stravinsky’s brilliant score.

The Great Gatsby
2025-02-09 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Curran Theatre, 445 Geary St, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Something Great is coming to San Francisco this Spring! Join us for the World Premiere of The Great Gatsby Ballet!
Step into the jazzy world of the Roaring Twenties with this new production of the World Ballet Company. See the glitz, glamor, and tragic romance of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel LIVE on stage, featuring a multinational cast of 40 professional ballet dancers, an all-star creative team, lustrous hand-crafted costumes, and lavish, groundbreaking sets. The original score evokes the energy and atmosphere of the 1920s.
World Ballet Company’s “The Great Gatsby” is a must-see feast for the eyes. Get your tickets today and be among the first to experience this lavish new production!

The Great Gatsby
2025-02-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-12 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Harris Center, 10 College Pkwy, Folsom, CA, 95630, United States
Something Great is coming to Folsom this Spring! Join us for the World Premiere of The Great Gatsby Ballet!
Step into the jazzy world of the Roaring Twenties with this new production of the World Ballet Company. See the glitz, glamor, and tragic romance of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel LIVE on stage, featuring a multinational cast of 40 professional ballet dancers, an all-star creative team, lustrous hand-crafted costumes, and lavish, groundbreaking sets. The original score evokes the energy and atmosphere of the 1920s.
World Ballet Company’s “The Great Gatsby” is a must-see feast for the eyes. Get your tickets today and be among the first to experience this lavish new production!

Balanchine + Wheeldon
2025-02-12 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-02-14 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | David H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
Two plotless Balanchine classics and a narrative ballet from Christopher Wheeldon comprise this program. Divertimento No. 15 is a bravura series of variations marked by complex and captivating classical steps, while the ebullient Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux is a thrilling dance that showcases Balanchine’s ability to evoke a world of romance with just two dancers and less than ten minutes of music. For Carnival of the Animals, Wheeldon, employing a scenario written by the actor John Lithgow, was inspired by New York’s Museum of Natural History to create a delightful fantasy in which a young boy dreams that his family and friends have all been transformed into fauna.

Midwinter Dances
2025-02-12 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-02-13 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-02-14 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Schrott Center for the Arts, 610 W 46th St, Indianapolis, IN, 46208, United States
Paul Taylor’s modern dance masterpiece Cloven Kingdom, staged by Susan McGuire, Professor Emeritus. Alternating programs in repertory by Butler Ballet resident choreographers: Marek Cholewa, Ramon Flowers, David Ingram, Cynthia Pratt, Derek Reid and Rosanna Ruffo.
Program A: Wednesday February 12 @ 7.30 pm; Friday February 14 @ 7.30 pm; Saturday February 15 @ 2.00 pm
Program B: Thursday February 13 @ 7.30 pm; Saturday February 15 @ 8.00 pm; Sunday February 16 @ 2.00 pm

Cool Britannia
2025-02-13 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Known as the cultural renaissance that swept through Britain in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Cool Britannia celebrated innovation, creativity, and a sense of optimism. So too does this program, offering a contemporary take on tradition and pushing the boundaries of artistic expression with an evening recognizing the new wave of British voices in dance. Longtime SF Ballet fans will welcome the return of Wheeldon’s luminous Within the Golden Hour and McGregor’s inventive Chroma, set to an original score from The White Stripes’ Jack White III and Joby Talbot, and performed by our Grammy Award–winning Orchestra. The highly anticipated North American premiere of Akram Khan’s Dust, a one-act exploration of the human experience amidst the haunting backdrop of the aftermath of World War I, closes the evening.
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Be Our Valentine
2025-02-14 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | The Tobias Theater at Newfields, 4000 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis, IN, 46208, United States
Feel the love this February by joining us at The Tobias Theater at Newfields to experience Indianapolis Ballet’s performance of Be Our Valentine. This production will feature a variety of repertoire sure to spice up your winter, featuring George Balanchine’s Who Cares? along with a world premiere.
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Heart's Desire: Three Exceptional Dances
2025-02-14 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | The Long Center, 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX, 78704, United States
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with excitement, elegance, and a trio of exceptional dances!
Polyphonia, considered Christopher Wheeldon’s breakthrough contemporary ballet, pairs four couples to the spiky and complex music of Hungarian composer György Ligeti. The work is described by dancers as “the curtain goes up and it’s like being shot out of a cannon.” Incorporating this music made famous by Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 thriller Eyes Wide Shut, Wheeldon’s Polyphonia made its premiere in 2001 with the New York City Ballet.
Stephen Mills’ Desire finds passion and raw human emotion taking the spotlight. Featuring the exquisite music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, this breathtaking pas de deux is inspired by the challenging emotions of letting go. Performed in Paris, New York City, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico, Desire returns home to Austin. Dance Magazine proclaimed the “… energy was high, the gestures crisp, and the partnering bold…a strong sense of aesthetic purpose…”
The music of legendary crooner Tony Bennett provides the perfect soundtrack to Jessica Lang’s ZigZag. Recently created for American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Austin is the first company to acquire the work since its premiere two years ago. Lang worked with Tony Bennett to incorporate both his songs and visual artwork into her fun-filled dance work featuring 14 dancers. With a festive array of brilliant colors, a burst of polka-dots, and (of course) zig zags, this upbeat piece brings together seven decades of Tony Bennett’s time-honored vocal favorites in a recording that also features a special duet by Lady Gaga. With costumes by Wes Gordon, creative director of the Carolina Herrera fashion house, this work brings together the worlds of theater, dance, and fashion.
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Giselle
2025-02-14 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay St., Portland, OR, 97201, Unites States
In one of the most beloved classical ballets of all time, a small-town girl falls in love with a visiting stranger who betrays her. When she dies of grief, her spirit joins that of other wronged women, known as the Wilis. They band together to fight against those who have hurt them, forcing Giselle to choose between vengeance and love. The world premiere of this new adaptation choreographed by Tiit Helimets and Dani Rowe is an otherworldly ballet about hope, heartbreak, and forgiveness.
Featuring the OBT Orchestra
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To LOVE!
2025-02-14 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, 210 East Monroe Avenue, Kirkwood, MO, 63122, United States
Saint Louis Ballet celebrates love at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center with In Creases, an intriguing ballet of shifting shapes and geometric forms that was first performed by the Joffrey Ballet. Peck is a Tony Award–winning choreographer (Carousel), director and resident choreographer with New York City Ballet. The dancers perform to music by renowned composer Phillip Glass.
Former New York City Ballet principal Christopher D’Amboise creates a new ballet set to memorable tunes by Cole Porter and Irving Berlin.
To Love! culminates with a new ballet by Artistic Director Gen Horiuchi and longtime collaborator TOYA.
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Made on Hope
2025-02-14 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Black Box Theater, 825 Hope Street, Providence, RI, 02906, United States
World premiere choreography created by artists of Ballet Rhode Island.

Romeo and Juliet
2025-02-14 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center, 1301 L St., Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, world renowned Korean choreographer Young Soon Hue unveils a groundbreaking interpretation of Romeo and Juliet! Brace yourself for an extraordinary fusion of love, drama, and movement, set to Prokofiev’s striking score played live by the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera.
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