15th Annual Winning Works
2025-03-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-03-23 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Edlis Neeson Theater, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
The Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet presents five world premieres in the culmination of a national call for ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American) artists to submit applications for the Winning Works Choreographic Competition.

This year’s winners—Karley Childress, Roderick George, Shota Miyoshi, Alejandro Perez, and Keelan Whitmore—each will choreograph an original work created for the Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet Conservatory, Trainees, and Joffrey Studio Company. With an added performance due to popular demand, Winning Works will be presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s Edlis Neeson Theater in nine performances.

Winter Experience
2025-03-22 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-03-23 13:30 - 16:00, 2025-03-27 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-03-28 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Citizens Opera House, 539 Washington St, Boston, MA, _02111, United States
The 2025 Winter Experience is an unforgettable program full of dancing in its purest form. Two George Balanchine masterpieces are combined with Claudia Schreier’s artful work created for Boston Ballet in 2022 and a spellbinding solo choreographed by Leonid Yakobson.
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Emergence
2025-03-22 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-03-23 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
“Like the best works of art, it transforms its audience, as well as its participants,” says The Seattle Times of Emergence. This mesmerizing piece is accompanied by Jerome Robbins’ intimate Afternoon of a Faun, Marco Goecke’s solo work Mopey, and a World Premiere from PNB dancer and choreographer Price Suddarth. Each of these choreographers pushes the boundaries of dance with their own unique vision, and are especially remarkable when juxtaposed with one another.
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Boléro
2025-03-22 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-03-23 14:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Academy of Music, 240 S Broad St., Philadelphia, PA, 19102, United States
Step into the timeless allure of Dance Card, choreographed by Russell Ducker, which evokes the golden age of high society ballrooms. This timeless piece is joined by Stanton Welch’s world premiere ballet. Finishing out this dynamic dance triad is Boléro, choreographed by Artistic Director Angel Corella. This ballet is a daring feat in athleticism that entrances audiences with deliberate, percussive movements that build in gradual succession to unleash a performance-long crescendo.

Visions
2025-03-22 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-03-23 14:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Sofia, Home of B St., 2700 Capitol Ave, Sacramento, CA, 95816, United States
Prepare to be dazzled by Visions, an innovative mixed repertory program featuring three groundbreaking world premieres by internationally acclaimed choreographers Amy Hall Garner, Thang Dao, and Julia Feldman.

Don Quixote
2025-03-22 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-03-23 13:30 - 16:00, 2025-03-28 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO, 64108, United States
Anna-Marie Holmes’ rendition of Don Quixote is a romantic ballet extravaganza that brings to life the beloved story of Don Quixote, based on the iconic “Don Quixote de la Mancha” by Miguel de Cervantes. With dynamic choreography, colorful characters, and a captivating narrative, this production transports audiences on a sunny romp through the Spanish countryside, following the adventures of the chivalrous Don Quixote and his loyal squire Sancho Panza, and the blossoming romance between Kitri and the handsome Basilio. Experience the magic of this classic tale through the artistry and grace of ballet.

Ballet Russe Reimagined I
2025-03-22 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Pearl Street Arts Center, 234 Pearl St, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802, United States
Enter one of ballet’s most fascinating periods, when impresarios and daring choreographers changed the course of dance history. Ballet Russe Reimagined is a three-part series paying homage to the innovations that propelled ballet into the 20th and 21st centuries.
Paris 1909 — impresario Serge Diaghilev devised the avant-garde Ballets Russes company that became one of the most influential catalysts of performing arts to date. Artistic collaborations, innovative choreography, and compelling compositions created a sensation that reignited the public’s passion for the art of dance, shaping the artistic and popular culture of the time.
Ballet Russe Reimagined I features two world premieres: David Ingram’s Les Sylphides and Mark Godden’s Rite of Spring. Originally choreographed for the Ballets Russes in 1909 and 1913, respectively, these ballets will be reenvisioned for Fort Wayne Ballet’s stage.

Ballet Meets the Beatles
2025-03-22 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-03-23 13:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Woodman Center, 250 Lloyd Ave, Providence, RI, 02906, United States
A DAY IN THE LIFE
Trey McIntyre brings to life the music of the Beatles.
ES MUSS SEIN!
Yury Yanowsky’s creation set to Beethoven, played live by Aurea Ensemble.
WORLD PREMIERE
Ken Ossola’s dynamic creation set to live music from Aurea Ensemble.

The Sleeping Beauty
2025-03-22 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-03-23 14:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Brown Theater, 501 Texas Ave, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
The Sleeping Beauty marked a pivotal moment in the career of Artistic Director Emeritus Ben Stevenson O.B.E, premiering in 1967 in London. Recognized as a supreme achievement of classical ballet, this exquisite production of the French fairytale was first staged in 1978 and subsequently revamped in 1990 to grace the grand stage of the Wortham Theater Center. Stevenson’s rendition unfolds the timeless tale of the beautiful princess, Aurora, cursed by the malevolent fairy, Carabosse. In a gripping narrative of good versus evil, the Lilac Fairy bestows upon Aurora the gift of sleeping for a hundred years, to awaken only with true love’s kiss. Set and costume designer Desmond Heeley adorns the stage with opulent sets and dazzling attire.

Frankenstein
2025-03-22 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-03-23 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-03-25 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-03-26 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Based on Mary Shelley’s 19th-century novel-turned-pop culture classic, the captivating must-see production from Liam Scarlett returns to our stage. Frankenstein features sensational choreography, cinematic design, costumes, special effects, pyrotechnics, and a haunting original score from Lowell Liebermann. Scarlett’s production of the pioneering science fiction novel is a visceral and profoundly emotional tale of life, death, love, and identity.
Due to mature themes, this ballet is recommended for ages 14 and up.
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Coppélia
2025-03-25 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-03-26 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-03-27 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-03-28 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW, Washington, DC, 20566, United States
The whole family will delight in the misadventures of the spirited Swanilda, her foolish sweetheart Frantz, and mad inventor Dr. Coppélius in New York City Ballet’s Coppélia. With lively characters, a case of mistaken identity, and a bright orchestral score, the New York Times calls it a “story ballet done to perfection.”
One of the world’s foremost dance companies is back with this charming, comedic masterpiece about an eccentric toymaker and the doll he creates. After noticing Frantz’s infatuation with Dr. Coppélius’ masterwork—a beautiful life-like doll named Coppélia—a jealous Swanilda sneaks into the inventor’s workshop to uncover its secrets. The ensuing mayhem culminates in a magnificent grand finale, as the village celebrates the Festival of Bells. Originally choreographed in the 19th century, this production was restaged by George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova for its New York City Ballet premiere in 1974.

Love's Gentle Spring: Two New Dances by Stephen Mills
2025-03-28 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | The Long Center, 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX, 78704, United States
Following the success of POE / A Tale of Madness, Stephen Mills presents two World Premieres! We celebrate the arrival of the season of wildflowers and renewal as Stephen Mills shares a pair of new works.
The first work is set to Czech composer Antonín Dvořák’s “String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96.” Nicknamed the American Quartet, Dvořák wrote this piece while enjoying a summer vacation in Spillville, Iowa. Completed in only thirteen days, this was Dvořák’s second attempt at writing a quartet in F major. Featuring live accompaniment by the Austin Symphony Orchestra, the moving melodies of Dvořák’s composition evoke the exuberant feelings of springtime.
The second piece on the program features the music of contemporary composer and Grammy award-winning artist Bryce Dessner: guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter for his band, The National. Called “a vital and rare force in new music,” Dessner’s compositions have been performed by Orchestre de Paris, BBC Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and many more. He has worked with a variety of artists, including Philip Glass, Paul Simon, Bon Iver, and Taylor Swift on her song “Coney Island.” Dessner’s “Concerto for Two Pianos,” written for and first performed by Katia and Marielle Labèque, premiered in 2018 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Dessner regularly tours with his band, including a recent performance at Austin’s Moody Center in November of 2023.
Love’s Gentle Spring unites the beauty of spring, music, and movement harmoniously in concert.

Swan Lake
2025-03-28 19:30 - 23:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Clowes Memorial Hall, 4602 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46208, United States
Swan Lake stands as a pinnacle of classical ballet, captivating audiences for over a century with its mesmerizing choreography, hauntingly beautiful music, and timeless tale of love and transformation. Witness the Indianapolis Ballet and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra come together and be transported to an other-worldly realm of beauty and wonder at Clowes Memorial Hall, March 28–29, 2025.
