Past Events: Ballet

American Ballet Theatre: Mixed Repertory and Othello
Jan. 9 - 14, 2007
2006-2007 Season
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.
Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
Nov. 22 - 26, 2006
2006-2007 Season
The Joffrey dancers perform a "dazzling" (The Chicago Sun-Times) version of Tchaikovsky's family classic, featuring charming Victorian scenery and costumes.
The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty & Mixed Repertory
Jun. 20 - 25, 2006
2005-2006 Season
London's acclaimed company presents Tchaikovsky's full-length The Sleeping Beauty and a program of mixed repertory, including two works by Ashton.
Kirov Ballet
Jun. 13 - 18, 2006
2005-2006 Season
St. Petersburg's legendary company returns with Giselle and a program of masterworks by William Forsythe.
New York City Ballet
Mar. 1 - 5, 2006
2005-2006 Season
New York's acclaimed City Ballet is renowned for its reverence for purity, balance, and musicality.
American Ballet Theatre: Mixed Repertory and Romeo and Juliet
Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2006
2005-2006 Season
For its second engagement of the season, the company will perform Kenneth MacMillan's full-length Romeo and Juliet along with a program of mixed repertory.
Protégés: The International Ballet Academy Festival
Jan. 26 - 29, 2006
2005-2006 Season
This unique engagement showcases the next generation of stars from some of the world's premier ballet academies.
National Ballet of Canada
Jan. 17 - 22, 2006
2005-2006 Season
American Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker
Dec. 7 - 11, 2005
2005-2006 Season
ABT's magnificent stars perform Tchaikovsky's holiday classic in a "sugar plum of a production that is both a crowd pleaser and a dancer showcase" (The New York Post).
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Nov. 22 - 27, 2005
2005-2006 Season
The Kennedy Center's own ballet company, led by 2005 Kennedy Center Honoree Suzanne Farrell, presents a captivating all-Balanchine program that includes La Valse.
Kirov Ballet: Le Corsaire
Jul. 5 - 10, 2005
2004-2005 Season
The Kirov presents the sweeping and passionate full-length ballet Le Corsaire, featuring choreography by Pytor Gusev after Marius Petipa.
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Jun. 22 - 26, 2005
2004-2005 Season
The Kennedy Center's own ballet company stages its world-premiere revival of Balanchine's romantic, adventurous, and bittersweet Don Quixote.
New York City Ballet
Mar. 2 - 6, 2005
2004-2005 Season
The company Balanchine co-founded carries on his classical ideals with pivotal works from its 1940s repertory.
American Ballet Theatre
Feb. 1 - 13, 2005
2004-2005 Season
The haunting Giselle, the enchanting Swan Lake, and Michel Fokine masterworks make for two weeks of spectacular dance.
Kirov Ballet: Cinderella
Jan. 11 - 16, 2005
2004-2005 Season
St. Petersburg’s legendary company returns with a magical new production of Prokofiev’s Cinderella.
The Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
Nov. 24 - 28, 2004
2004-2005 Season
The Joffrey dancers perform a “dazzling” (The Chicago Sun-Times) version of Tchaikovsky’s family classic The Nutcracker.
Dance Theatre of Harlem
Jun. 8 - 13, 2004
2003-2004 Season
A Kennedy Center favorite known for striking stagings and multicultural works returns for its twenty-third annual visit.
New York City Ballet
Mar. 3 - 7, 2004
2003-2004 Season
The company that Balanchine built makes its triumphant return to the Opera House after 18 years.
Hamburg Ballet
Feb. 25 - 29, 2004
2003-2004 Season
This German company known for bold and original works makes its Kennedy Center debut with "Nijinsky," a Neumeier original.
American Ballet Theatre
Feb. 3 - 8, 2004
2003-2004 Season
Boasting a wide repertoire, this American ballet institution is renowned for its size, scope, and sheer talent.
Royal Danish Ballet
Jan. 13 - 18, 2004
2003-2004 Season
Among the world’s oldest, Denmark’s preeminent professional ballet company presents works of beauty and splendor.
Kirov Ballet - Swan Lake
Dec. 30, 2003 - Jan. 4, 2004
2003-2004 Season
Russia’s storied ballet company that brought the world Petipa and Baryshnikov performs in the Tchaikovsky Festival.
Kirov Ballet - Nutcracker
Dec. 23 - 28, 2003
2003-2004 Season
Mihail Chemiakin’s dazzling production-a departure from the traditional children’s version-makes for a sumptuous holiday treat.
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Dec. 2 - 7, 2003
2003-2004 Season
Led by Balanchine protégée Suzanne Farrell, Kennedy Center’s resident ballet company returns with a Balanchine program.
Dance Theatre of Harlem
May 20 - 25, 2003
2002-2003 Season
The internationally acclaimed company presents ambitious stagings of both classic and contemporary works.