The Nationwide Ballet of Canada’s 2023/24 Season options these thrilling choreographers and premieres

The National Ballet of Canada is presenting an electrifying 2023/24 season, that includes 5 revolutionary new choreographers and a group of fascinating performances and premieres.

Hope Muir, Inventive Director of The Nationwide Ballet of Canada stated:

“Planning each new season is exhilarating and that’s very true this yr, as I steadiness The Nationwide Ballet of Canada’s dedication to storytelling and the classical custom with thrilling new works and collaborations.”

“For the 2023/24 season, I’m thrilled to introduce 5 new choreographic voices to the corporate, two of them Canadian, in addition to two new creations and 4 acquisitions. It’s an honour to supply this wealthy creative expertise to our audiences and our dancers, advancing the corporate’s artistic progress and constructing relationships for the long run.” 

In November, the Fall Season opens on the 4 Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts with the world premiere of Helen Pickett’s Emma Bovary – an enchanting psychological exploration of the title character from Gustave Flaubert’s novel, Madame Bovary, set to an unique rating by Peter Salem. Emma Bovary, Pickett’s first work for the corporate, is introduced with the Canadian premiere of James Kudelka’s Ardour, acquired for Principal Dancer Piotr Stanczyk to mark his retirement from an excellent 25-year profession with the Nationwide Ballet. 

The Fall Season continues with John Cranko’s extraordinary Onegin, a ballet which the perfect artists of our age aspire to carry out. A dance drama beloved for its wealthy characterisation, musicality and passionate vocabulary, Onegin is predicated on Alexander Pushkin’s nineteenth century verse novel Eugene Onegin and tells a nuanced story of unrequited love.  

The basic vacation favorite, The Nutcracker by James Kudelka, returns in December, showcasing continuous dancing and luxurious units and costumes from Santo Loquasto and lighting by Jennifer Tipton. 

Within the Winter Season, Christopher Wheeldon’s ingenious Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland will delight the whole household in March 2024. The spectacular manufacturing captures all of the enjoyable and oddities of Lewis Carroll’s story. A 2011 co-production with The Royal Ballet in London, Alice incorporates puppetry and video projections in a superb design by Bob Crowley, a cinematic unique rating from Joby Talbot and lighting by Natasha Katz. 

The Winter Combined Programme offers an eclectic providing together with a world premiere by Toronto-based choreographer William Yong. In his first fee for the corporate, Yong’s voice integrates his muti-disciplinary expertise and can showcase the flexibility of our artists.

Canadian choreographer Emma Portner’s islands makes its North American premiere. A sculptural duet for 2 ladies, islands was hailed as a triumph when it premiered with Norwegian Nationwide Ballet in 2020 set to unique music by Forest Swords.

Closing the programme is the Canadian premiere of Serge Lifar’s Suite en Blanc, a full firm work of technical purity set to the music excerpts from Namouna, composed by Édouard Lalo.   

The Summer time Season opens in June 2024 with the North American premiere of Don Quixote choreographed by Carlos Acosta after Marius Petipa. Acosta is among the best male dancers of the twenty first century and his interpretation of Basilio, the younger lover from Don Quixote, was a signature position for the Cuban-born dancer. A visible feast for households and ballet-lovers alike, Don Quixote was created in 2013 for The Royal Ballet and remounted for Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2022, the place Acosta is now Inventive Director. It options musical preparations by Hans Vercauteren after Ludwig Minkus, lighting by Peter Mumford, with set and costume designs by Tim Hatley and video design by Nina Dunn. 

The 2023/24 season concludes with George Balanchine’s glittering ballet triptych, Jewels. With its three elements – Emerald, Rubies and Diamonds –Jewels evokes the radiance and structure of valuable stones and is introduced in its entirety, giving full expression to the celebrated work. Every phase of the ballet is ready to the music of a unique composer and incorporates a distinct choreographic language – Gabriel Fauré for the lyricism of Emeralds, Igor Stravinsky for the jazzy angularity of Rubies and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky for the grandeur of Diamonds.  

For dates and tickets go to: The National Ballet of Canada