Ballet: 2006-2007 Season

Past Events

Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
Nov 22 - 26, 2006
The Joffrey dancers perform a "dazzling" (The Chicago Sun-Times) version of Tchaikovsky's family classic, featuring charming Victorian scenery and costumes.

American Ballet Theatre: Mixed Repertory and Othello
Jan 9 - 14, 2007
ABT performs two programs: Lubovitch's full-length Othello (Jan. 11-14); and a mixed program (Jan. 9 & 10) featuring La Bayadère Act II ("Kingdom of the Shades"), Dark Elegies, and Rodeo.

Kirov Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
Jan 16 - 21, 2007
For the Shakespeare in Washington festival, St. Petersburg's magnificent company dances the greatest love story of all time in the original Lavrovsky/Prokofiev production.

Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne and New Adventures
Feb 13 - 18, 2007
The Tony-winning director and choreographer's company performs a magical new dance adaptation of the classic Tim Burton motion picture.

Bolshoi Ballet: Cinderella and Don Quixote
Feb 21 - 25, 2007
Moscow's great company performs two full-length works: the U.S. premiere of Yuri Possokhov's Cinderella (Feb. 21–23) and Don Quixote, Petipa's first ballet created for the Bolshoi (Feb. 24 & 25).

New York City Ballet: Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Feb 28 - Mar 4, 2007
The company brings Balanchine's full-length ballet interpretation of the Bard's classic comedy, as part of the Shakespeare in Washington festival.

The Suzanne Farrell Ballet: Two Mixed Repertory Programs
Jun 6 - 10, 2007
The Kennedy Center's own ballet company performs two programs to include the scene d'amour from Bejart's Romeo and Juliet as part of the Shakespeare in Washington festival and Balanchine classics.

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