Boston Ballet shows excerpts from some of the most famous ballets in the classical repertory in their next performance of BB@yourhome which runs from March 25 through April 4, 2021.
Featured Ballets
The Art of Classical Ballet program includes solos, pas de deux, and variations from the following ballets:
- Swan Lake
- Don Quixote
- Le Corsaire
- Raymonda
- The Sleeping Beauty
- Gayane
- Coppélia
- Satanella
- Jockey Dance
- William Tell
- Suite en Blanc
Karin Averty
Avert, a former Paris Opera Ballet Premiere Danseuse, was engaged as a guest rehearsal director to stage and coach much of the repertoire and will join Nissinen in conversation about the program.
Throughout her illustrious career, Averty performed a vast repertoire of classical ballets. Just four years after joining the Paris Opera Ballet in 1979 at age 16, Averty was promoted to Premiere Danseuse.
Under Artistic Director Rudolf Nureyev, Averty performed leading roles in his versions of Raymonda, Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, and La Bayadere.
In 1987, Averty joined San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer and returned to the Paris Opera Ballet in 1988.
Since 2009, she has been a freelance ballet teacher and coach for ballet companies, universities, and ballet schools.
In 2016, she joined the faculty of American Ballet Theatre‘s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School.
Boston Ballet Shows of Process & Progress Rescheduled
The company has also announced that the dates for the final program of their digital season have been changed to May 13-23, 2021. It will feature world premieres by international choreographers Nanine Linning and Ken Ossola.
Boston Ballet’s virtual season features new creations, signature works, and classical ballet favorites captured live in-studio. Dancers have been back in the studios rehearsing under a new health and safety plan, which was developed in partnership with a team of medical professionals and infectious disease specialists.
Featured Photo for Boston Ballet Shows Art of Classical Ballet of Viktorina Kapitonova in Giselle, photo by Rosalie O’Connor; courtesy of Boston Ballet
This is a good idea. It is my hope that it educates the non-ballet going public about the history of the art while introducing them to a new realm they may not have experienced before.