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Ballet: 2011-2012 Season

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  • [New York City Ballet.] New York City Ballet

    Apr. 3 - 8, 2012 | On Sale 2/8/12, [Remind Me.]
    The acclaimed New York City Ballet, renowned for its linear purity, speed, and musicality, performs two mixed repertory programs accompanied by the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra.

  • [Bolshoi Ballet: <i>Coppélia</i>.] Bolshoi Ballet: Coppélia

    May 29 - Jun. 3, 2012 | On Sale 2/8/12, [Remind Me.]
    Moscow's renowned Bolshoi Ballet returns with an evening-length production of Petipa and Enrico Cecchetti's Coppélia, classical ballet's greatest comedy, a story of mistaken identity and a beautiful mechanical doll.

  • [Paris Opera Ballet: <i>Giselle</i>.] Paris Opera Ballet: Giselle

    Jul. 5 - 8, 2012 | On Sale 4/4/12, [Remind Me.]
    Making a rare international appearance, Paris Opera Ballet brings their beautiful production of the classic evening-length ballet Giselle, choreographed by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot.

Past Events

  • [The Suzanne Farrell Ballet.] The Suzanne Farrell Ballet

    Oct. 12 - 16, 2011
    The Kennedy Center's own The Suzanne Farrell Ballet celebrates its 10th anniversary with two mixed programs, each featuring Balanchine's Diamonds in an Artistic Partnership with The Sarasota Ballet.

  • [American Ballet Theatre: <i>The Nutcracker</i>.] American Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker

    Dec. 8 - 11, 2011
    American Ballet Theatre performs Alexei Ratmansky's production--"[it] seizes your attention…like no other" (The New York Times)--of Tchaikovsky's family holiday classic.

  • [Mariinsky Ballet: <i>Les Saisons Russes</i>.] Mariinsky Ballet: Les Saisons Russes

    Jan. 17 - 22, 2012
    Boasting an artistic legacy that spans more than 200 years, Mariinsky Ballet returns with Les Saisons Russes ("The Russian Seasons"), featuring three works by Mikhail Fokine: Chopiniana, Scheherazade, and The Firebird.

  • [American Ballet Theatre.] American Ballet Theatre

    Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2012
    American Ballet Theatre's elegant stars continue to prove ballet's enduring power with Petipa's evening-length work La Bayadère and a mixed repertory program.

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