The Washington Ballet’s professional company consists of world-class dancers forming an ensemble core with apprentices under the directorship of Julie Kent. Together they perform a wide variety of works from the classical choreography of Marius Petipa and George Balanchine to contemporary pieces by Christopher Wheeldon, Jiří Kylián, Hans van Manen, Twyla Tharp, and Mark Morris to new creations by Alexei Ratmansky and Justin Peck. Every year the professional and studio companies bring productions of the highest caliber to stages throughout the national capital area including Harman Center for the Arts at the Sidney Harman Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Warner Theatre, and Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC).
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WEDNESDAY, OCT 12 AT 7:30 PM
All the Little Boxes
Choreography by Dana Genshaft in collaboration with the artists of The Washington Ballet
Lighting Design by Brian Jones
Costume Design by Lauren Starobin
Rafael Bejarano, Nicholas Cowden, Catherine Doherty, Misha Glouchkova, Tamako Miyazaki, Stephen Nakagawa, Paolo Tarini, Harry Warshaw, Jie-Siou Wu
Dowland Dances
Choreography by Silas Farley
Music by John Dowland
Recording by Sting and Edin Karamazov
Costume Design by Cassia Farley
Lighting Design by Elizabeth A. Coco
Assistants to the Choreographer: Cassia Farley, Victor Barbee, Tamas Krizsa
Adelaide Clauss, Jessy Dick, Ayano Kimura, Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Maki Onuki, Brittany Stone
Nicholas Cowden, Gilles Delellio, Gian Carlo Perez, Masanori Takiguchi
Can She Excuse My Wrongs
Adelaide Clauss, Jessy Dick, Ayano Kimura, Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Maki Onuki
Nicholas Cowden, Gilles Delellio, Gian Carlo Perez, Masanori Takiguchi
The Lowest Trees Have Tops
Brittany Stone
Nicholas Cowden, Jessy Dick, Ayano Kimura, Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Maki Onuki
The Most High and Mighty Christianus The Fourth, King of Denmark, His Galliard, A.K.A. The Battle Galliard
Adelaide Clauss, Ayano Kimura, Brittany Stone, Maki Onuki
Nicholas Cowden, Gilles Delellio, Gian Carlo Perez, Masanori Takiguchi
“Then in time passing one Mr. Johnson died….”
Gian Carlo Perez
Nicholas Cowden, Gilles Delellio
Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
Adelaide Clauss, Gian Carlo Perez
Come Again
Adelaide Clauss, Gian Carlo Perez
Clear or Cloudy
Brittany Stone
Jessy Dick, Ayano Kimura, Ashley Murphy-Wilson
Gilles Delellio, Masanori Takiguchi
“From thence I went to the Landgrave of Hessen…”
Maki Onuki
My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home
Maki Onuki
Fine Knacks for Ladies
Full Cast
Walshingham
Full Cast
Dedicated to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
This work was developed in The School of American Ballet’s 2014 Summer Choreography Workshop and in The Washington Ballet’s 2022 summer residency at The Chautauqua Institution.
re:member
Choreography by Andile Ndlovu
Lighting Design by Brian Jones
Costume Design by Bekah Nettekoven Tello
Nardia Boodoo, Gilles Delellio, Lope Lim, Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Maki Onuki, Isaac Soriano
When our future selves look back at our present state, what will we see? People, dancers, who are not having enough fun.
But many of us look back on our child-selves with feelings of wist and nostalgia. When we were children, play and fun were as natural as breathing.
In re:member, we are tapping into nostalgia and reclaiming joy, putting back that which is broken. The work features six dancers–three men, three women–crossing space and time, interacting, ping-ponging off each other as if they were characters on a playground. We try on roles and identities. Watch as the dancers fold into space, perhaps evoking shapes in a classroom–a three-hold punch, a stapler. The vibe is minimal, unencumbered, a natural release and a relaxing, an effortlessness and weightlessness that we may remember, but rarely feel.
My perspective is shaped by where I am in this moment. Earlier this year, I suffered an injury that has temporarily paused my performance career. Right now, in recovery, yoga and pilates are part of my physical therapy. Day after day, structured, technical work, work without rhythm or rhyme. I move, but I am not moving.
It is no coincidence that, in re:member, we’ve appropriated yoga balls and exercises such as planks and bridges. But when we dance through, these tools of routine become something else.
We bend, we fold, we break, and then we put it all back together again.
Play, it turns out, is serious work.
THURSDAY, OCT 13 AT 7:30 PM
All the Little Boxes
Choreography by Dana Genshaft in collaboration with the artists of The Washington Ballet
Lighting Design by Brian Jones
Costume Design by Lauren Starobin
Rafael Bejarano, Nicholas Cowden, Catherine Doherty, Misha Glouchkova, Tamako Miyazaki, Stephen Nakagawa, Paolo Tarini, Harry Warshaw, Jie-Siou Wu
Dowland Dances
Choreography by Silas Farley
Music by John Dowland
Recording by Sting and Edin Karamazov
Costume Design by Cassia Farley
Lighting Design by Elizabeth A. Coco
Assistants to the Choreographer: Cassia Farley, Victor Barbee, Tamas Krizsa
Adelaide Clauss, Jessy Dick, Ayano Kimura, Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Maki Onuki, Brittany Stone
Nicholas Cowden, Gilles Delellio, Gian Carlo Perez, Masanori Takiguchi
Can She Excuse My Wrongs
Adelaide Clauss, Jessy Dick, Ayano Kimura, Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Maki Onuki
Nicholas Cowden, Gilles Delellio, Gian Carlo Perez, Masanori Takiguchi
The Lowest Trees Have Tops
Brittany Stone
Nicholas Cowden, Jessy Dick, Ayano Kimura, Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Maki Onuki
The Most High and Mighty Christianus The Fourth, King of Denmark, His Galliard, A.K.A. The Battle Galliard
Adelaide Clauss, Ayano Kimura, Brittany Stone, Maki Onuki
Nicholas Cowden, Gilles Delellio, Gian Carlo Perez, Masanori Takiguchi
“Then in time passing one Mr. Johnson died….”
Gian Carlo Perez
Nicholas Cowden, Gilles Delellio
Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
Adelaide Clauss, Gian Carlo Perez
Come Again
Adelaide Clauss, Gian Carlo Perez
Clear or Cloudy
Brittany Stone
Jessy Dick, Ayano Kimura, Ashley Murphy-Wilson
Gilles Delellio, Masanori Takiguchi
“From thence I went to the Landgrave of Hessen…”
Maki Onuki
My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home
Maki Onuki
Fine Knacks for Ladies
Full Cast
Walshingham
Full Cast
Dedicated to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
This work was developed in The School of American Ballet’s 2014 Summer Choreography Workshop and in The Washington Ballet’s 2022 summer residency at The Chautauqua Institution.
re:member
Choreography by Andile Ndlovu
Lighting Design by Brian Jones
Costume Design by Bekah Nettekoven Tello
Nardia Boodoo, Gilles Delellio, Lope Lim, Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Maki Onuki, Isaac Soriano
When our future selves look back at our present state, what will we see? People, dancers, who are not having enough fun.
But many of us look back on our child-selves with feelings of wist and nostalgia. When we were children, play and fun were as natural as breathing.
In re:member, we are tapping into nostalgia and reclaiming joy, putting back that which is broken. The work features six dancers–three men, three women–crossing space and time, interacting, ping-ponging off each other as if they were characters on a playground. We try on roles and identities. Watch as the dancers fold into space, perhaps evoking shapes in a classroom–a three-hold punch, a stapler. The vibe is minimal, unencumbered, a natural release and a relaxing, an effortlessness and weightlessness that we may remember, but rarely feel.
My perspective is shaped by where I am in this moment. Earlier this year, I suffered an injury that has temporarily paused my performance career. Right now, in recovery, yoga and pilates are part of my physical therapy. Day after day, structured, technical work, work without rhythm or rhyme. I move, but I am not moving.
It is no coincidence that, in re:member, we’ve appropriated yoga balls and exercises such as planks and bridges. But when we dance through, these tools of routine become something else.
We bend, we fold, we break, and then we put it all back together again.
Play, it turns out, is serious work.
FRIDAY, OCT 14 AT 7:30 PM
All the Little Boxes
Choreography by Dana Genshaft in collaboration with the artists of The Washington Ballet
Lighting Design by Brian Jones
Costume Design by Lauren Starobin
Rony Baseman, Catherine Doherty, Misha Glouchkova, Rachel Rohrich, Oscar Sanchez, Stephen Nakagawa, Paolo Tarini, Harry Warshaw, Jie-Siou Wu
Dowland Dances
Choreography by Silas Farley
Music by John Dowland
Recording by Sting and Edin Karamazov
Costume Design by Cassia Farley
Lighting Design by Elizabeth A. Coco
Assistants to the Choreographer: Cassia Farley, Victor Barbee, Tamas Krizsa
Nardia Boodoo, Nicole Graniero, Brittany Stone, Andrea Allmon, Victoria Arrea, Kateryna Derechyna
Rafael Bejarano, Lope Lim, Javier Morera, Isaac Soriano
Can She Excuse My Wrongs
Nardia Boodoo, Nicole Graniero, Brittany Stone, Andrea Allmon, Victoria Arrea
Rafael Bejarano, Lope Lim, Javier Morera, Isaac Soriano
The Lowest Trees Have Tops
Kateryna Derechyna
Nardia Boodoo, Nicole Graniero, Lope Lim, Andrea Allmon, Victoria Arrea
The Most High and Mighty Christianus The Fourth, King of Denmark, His Galliard, A.K.A. The Battle Galliard
Nicole Graniero, Brittany Stone, Andrea Allmon, Kateryna Derechyna
Rafael Bejarano, Lope Lim, Javier Morera, Isaac Soriano
“Then in time passing one Mr. Johnson died….”
Rafael Bejarano
Lope Lim, Javier Morera
Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
Rafael Bejarano, Brittany Stone
Come Again
Rafael Bejarano, Brittany Stone
Clear or Cloudy
Kateryna Derechyna
Nardia Boodoo, Andrea Allmon, Victoria Arrea
Javier Morera, Isaac Soriano
“From thence I went to the Landgrave of Hessen…”
Nicole Graniero
My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home
Nicole Graniero
Fine Knacks for Ladies
Full Cast
Walshingham
Full Cast
Dedicated to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
This work was developed in The School of American Ballet’s 2014 Summer Choreography Workshop and in The Washington Ballet’s 2022 summer residency at The Chautauqua Institution.
re:member
Choreography by Andile Ndlovu
Lighting Design by Brian Jones
Costume Design by Bekah Nettekoven Tello
Kimberly Cilento, Nicholas Cowden, Jessy Dick, Sarah Steele, Paolo Tarini, Jie-Siou Wu
When our future selves look back at our present state, what will we see? People, dancers, who are not having enough fun.
But many of us look back on our child-selves with feelings of wist and nostalgia. When we were children, play and fun were as natural as breathing.
In re:member, we are tapping into nostalgia and reclaiming joy, putting back that which is broken. The work features six dancers–three men, three women–crossing space and time, interacting, ping-ponging off each other as if they were characters on a playground. We try on roles and identities. Watch as the dancers fold into space, perhaps evoking shapes in a classroom–a three-hold punch, a stapler. The vibe is minimal, unencumbered, a natural release and a relaxing, an effortlessness and weightlessness that we may remember, but rarely feel.
My perspective is shaped by where I am in this moment. Earlier this year, I suffered an injury that has temporarily paused my performance career. Right now, in recovery, yoga and pilates are part of my physical therapy. Day after day, structured, technical work, work without rhythm or rhyme. I move, but I am not moving.
It is no coincidence that, in re:member, we’ve appropriated yoga balls and exercises such as planks and bridges. But when we dance through, these tools of routine become something else.
We bend, we fold, we break, and then we put it all back together again.
Play, it turns out, is serious work.
SATURDAY, OCT 15 AT 1:30 PM
All the Little Boxes
Choreography by Dana Genshaft in collaboration with the artists of The Washington Ballet
Lighting Design by Brian Jones
Costume Design by Lauren Starobin
Rony Baseman, Misha Glouchkova, Ariel Martinez, Alejandro Molina Léon, Stephen Nakagawa, Rachel Rohrich, Noura Sander, Ethan Slocomb, Harry Warshaw
Dowland Dances
Choreography by Silas Farley
Music by John Dowland
Recording by Sting and Edin Karamazov
Costume Design by Cassia Farley
Lighting Design by Elizabeth A. Coco
Assistants to the Choreographer: Cassia Farley, Victor Barbee, Tamas Krizsa
Nardia Boodoo, Nicole Graniero, Brittany Stone, Andrea Allmon, Alexa Torres, Sarah Steele
Rafael Bejarano, Lope Lim, Javier Morera, Isaac Soriano
Can She Excuse My Wrongs
Nardia Boodoo, Nicole Graniero, Brittany Stone, Andrea Allmon, Alexa Torres
Rafael Bejarano, Lope Lim, Javier Morera, Isaac Soriano
The Lowest Trees Have Tops
Sarah Steele
Nardia Boodoo, Nicole Graniero, Lope Lim, Andrea Allmon, Alexa Torres
The Most High and Mighty Christianus The Fourth, King of Denmark, His Galliard, A.K.A. The Battle Galliard
Nicole Graniero, Brittany Stone, Andrea Allmon, Sarah Steele
Rafael Bejarano, Lope Lim, Javier Morera, Isaac Soriano
“Then in time passing one Mr. Johnson died….”
Rafael Bejarano
Lope Lim, Javier Morera
Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
Rafael Bejarano, Brittany Stone
Come Again
Rafael Bejarano, Brittany Stone
Clear or Cloudy
Sarah Steele
Nardia Boodoo, Andrea Allmon, Alexa Torres
Javier Morera, Isaac Soriano
“From thence I went to the Landgrave of Hessen…”
Nicole Graniero
My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home
Nicole Graniero
Fine Knacks for Ladies
Full Cast
Walshingham
Full Cast
Dedicated to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
This work was developed in The School of American Ballet’s 2014 Summer Choreography Workshop and in The Washington Ballet’s 2022 summer residency at The Chautauqua Institution.
re:member
Choreography by Andile Ndlovu
Lighting Design by Brian Jones
Costume Design by Bekah Nettekoven Tello
Kimberly Cilento, Nicholas Cowden, Jessy Dick, Sarah Steele, Paolo Tarini, Jie-Siou Wu
When our future selves look back at our present state, what will we see? People, dancers, who are not having enough fun.
But many of us look back on our child-selves with feelings of wist and nostalgia. When we were children, play and fun were as natural as breathing.
In re:member, we are tapping into nostalgia and reclaiming joy, putting back that which is broken. The work features six dancers–three men, three women–crossing space and time, interacting, ping-ponging off each other as if they were characters on a playground. We try on roles and identities. Watch as the dancers fold into space, perhaps evoking shapes in a classroom–a three-hold punch, a stapler. The vibe is minimal, unencumbered, a natural release and a relaxing, an effortlessness and weightlessness that we may remember, but rarely feel.
My perspective is shaped by where I am in this moment. Earlier this year, I suffered an injury that has temporarily paused my performance career. Right now, in recovery, yoga and pilates are part of my physical therapy. Day after day, structured, technical work, work without rhythm or rhyme. I move, but I am not moving.
It is no coincidence that, in re:member, we’ve appropriated yoga balls and exercises such as planks and bridges. But when we dance through, these tools of routine become something else.
We bend, we fold, we break, and then we put it all back together again.
Play, it turns out, is serious work.
SATURDAY, OCT 15 AT 7:30 PM
All the Little Boxes
Choreography by Dana Genshaft in collaboration with the artists of The Washington Ballet
Lighting Design by Brian Jones
Costume Design by Lauren Starobin
Rafael Bejarano, Catherine Doherty, Misha Glouchkova, Tamako Miyazaki, Stephen Nakagawa, Oscar Sanchez, Paolo Tarini, Harry Warshaw, Jie-Siou Wu
Dowland Dances
Choreography by Silas Farley
Music by John Dowland
Recording by Sting and Edin Karamazov
Costume Design by Cassia Farley
Lighting Design by Elizabeth A. Coco
Assistants to the Choreographer: Cassia Farley, Victor Barbee, Tamas Krizsa
Adelaide Clauss, Jessy Dick, Ayano Kimura, Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Maki Onuki, Brittany Stone
Nicholas Cowden, Gilles Delellio, Gian Carlo Perez, Masanori Takiguchi
Can She Excuse My Wrongs
Adelaide Clauss, Jessy Dick, Ayano Kimura, Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Maki Onuki
Nicholas Cowden, Gilles Delellio, Gian Carlo Perez, Masanori Takiguchi
The Lowest Trees Have Tops
Brittany Stone
Nicholas Cowden, Jessy Dick, Ayano Kimura, Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Maki Onuki
The Most High and Mighty Christianus The Fourth, King of Denmark, His Galliard, A.K.A. The Battle Galliard
Adelaide Clauss, Ayano Kimura, Brittany Stone, Maki Onuki
Nicholas Cowden, Gilles Delellio, Gian Carlo Perez, Masanori Takiguchi
“Then in time passing one Mr. Johnson died….”
Gian Carlo Perez
Nicholas Cowden, Gilles Delellio
Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
Adelaide Clauss, Gian Carlo Perez
Come Again
Adelaide Clauss, Gian Carlo Perez
Clear or Cloudy
Brittany Stone
Jessy Dick, Ayano Kimura, Ashley Murphy-Wilson
Gilles Delellio, Masanori Takiguchi
“From thence I went to the Landgrave of Hessen…”
Maki Onuki
My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home
Maki Onuki
Fine Knacks for Ladies
Full Cast
Walshingham
Full Cast
Dedicated to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
This work was developed in The School of American Ballet’s 2014 Summer Choreography Workshop and in The Washington Ballet’s 2022 summer residency at The Chautauqua Institution.
re:member
Choreography by Andile Ndlovu
Lighting Design by Brian Jones
Costume Design by Bekah Nettekoven Tello
Nardia Boodoo, Gilles Delellio, Lope Lim, Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Maki Onuki, Isaac Soriano
When our future selves look back at our present state, what will we see? People, dancers, who are not having enough fun.
But many of us look back on our child-selves with feelings of wist and nostalgia. When we were children, play and fun were as natural as breathing.
In re:member, we are tapping into nostalgia and reclaiming joy, putting back that which is broken. The work features six dancers–three men, three women–crossing space and time, interacting, ping-ponging off each other as if they were characters on a playground. We try on roles and identities. Watch as the dancers fold into space, perhaps evoking shapes in a classroom–a three-hold punch, a stapler. The vibe is minimal, unencumbered, a natural release and a relaxing, an effortlessness and weightlessness that we may remember, but rarely feel.
My perspective is shaped by where I am in this moment. Earlier this year, I suffered an injury that has temporarily paused my performance career. Right now, in recovery, yoga and pilates are part of my physical therapy. Day after day, structured, technical work, work without rhythm or rhyme. I move, but I am not moving.
It is no coincidence that, in re:member, we’ve appropriated yoga balls and exercises such as planks and bridges. But when we dance through, these tools of routine become something else.
We bend, we fold, we break, and then we put it all back together again.
Play, it turns out, is serious work.
SUNDAY, OCT 16 AT 1:30 PM
All the Little Boxes
Choreography by Dana Genshaft in collaboration with the artists of The Washington Ballet
Lighting Design by Brian Jones
Costume Design by Lauren Starobin
Rony Baseman, Misha Glouchkova, Ariel Martinez, Alejandro Molina Léon, Stephen Nakagawa, Rachel Rohrich, Noura Sander, Ethan Slocomb, Harry Warshaw
Dowland Dances
Choreography by Silas Farley
Music by John Dowland
Recording by Sting and Edin Karamazov
Costume Design by Cassia Farley
Lighting Design by Elizabeth A. Coco
Assistants to the Choreographer: Cassia Farley, Victor Barbee, Tamas Krizsa
Nardia Boodoo, Nicole Graniero, Brittany Stone, Andrea Allmon, Victoria Arrea, Kateryna Derechyna
Rafael Bejarano, Lope Lim, Javier Morera, Isaac Soriano
Can She Excuse My Wrongs
Nardia Boodoo, Nicole Graniero, Brittany Stone, Andrea Allmon, Victoria Arrea
Rafael Bejarano, Lope Lim, Javier Morera, Isaac Soriano
The Lowest Trees Have Tops
Kateryna Derechyna
Nardia Boodoo, Nicole Graniero, Lope Lim, Andrea Allmon, Victoria Arrea
The Most High and Mighty Christianus The Fourth, King of Denmark, His Galliard, A.K.A. The Battle Galliard
Nicole Graniero, Brittany Stone, Andrea Allmon, Kateryna Derechyna
Rafael Bejarano, Lope Lim, Javier Morera, Isaac Soriano
“Then in time passing one Mr. Johnson died….”
Rafael Bejarano
Lope Lim, Javier Morera
Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
Rafael Bejarano, Brittany Stone
Come Again
Rafael Bejarano, Brittany Stone
Clear or Cloudy
Kateryna Derechyna
Nardia Boodoo, Andrea Allmon, Victoria Arrea
Javier Morera, Isaac Soriano
“From thence I went to the Landgrave of Hessen…”
Nicole Graniero
My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home
Nicole Graniero
Fine Knacks for Ladies
Full Cast
Walshingham
Full Cast
Dedicated to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
This work was developed in The School of American Ballet’s 2014 Summer Choreography Workshop and in The Washington Ballet’s 2022 summer residency at The Chautauqua Institution.
re:member
Choreography by Andile Ndlovu
Lighting Design by Brian Jones
Costume Design by Bekah Nettekoven Tello
Kimberly Cilento, Nicholas Cowden, Jessy Dick, Sarah Steele, Paolo Tarini, Jie-Siou Wu
When our future selves look back at our present state, what will we see? People, dancers, who are not having enough fun.
But many of us look back on our child-selves with feelings of wist and nostalgia. When we were children, play and fun were as natural as breathing.
In re:member, we are tapping into nostalgia and reclaiming joy, putting back that which is broken. The work features six dancers–three men, three women–crossing space and time, interacting, ping-ponging off each other as if they were characters on a playground. We try on roles and identities. Watch as the dancers fold into space, perhaps evoking shapes in a classroom–a three-hold punch, a stapler. The vibe is minimal, unencumbered, a natural release and a relaxing, an effortlessness and weightlessness that we may remember, but rarely feel.
My perspective is shaped by where I am in this moment. Earlier this year, I suffered an injury that has temporarily paused my performance career. Right now, in recovery, yoga and pilates are part of my physical therapy. Day after day, structured, technical work, work without rhythm or rhyme. I move, but I am not moving.
It is no coincidence that, in re:member, we’ve appropriated yoga balls and exercises such as planks and bridges. But when we dance through, these tools of routine become something else.
We bend, we fold, we break, and then we put it all back together again.
Play, it turns out, is serious work.
