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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Affects the Ballet World

Cherilyn J. LeebyCherilyn J. Lee
March 12, 2020 - Updated on December 24, 2022
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Ballet

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Ballet

Updated at 21:20pm CET on April 10, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is not discriminatory and it was just a matter of time that those of us in the ballet industry would be affected. From a friend’s message letting me know that her school in Italy is closed, to social media images of professional dancers taking class in masks, to announcements of the cancellation and/or postponement of performances and tours, to learning about regulations regarding seating arrangements in theaters; the past few days have brought with them news about how this pandemic has indeed entered our balletic spaces.

It is unrealistic for me to be able to know of every single ballet organization decision that has been influenced by the coronavirus, but I endeavor to keep this page updated on a regular basis. Thus I am reaching out to you, the intimate and passionate ballet community, to fill out the form below should you have information that can be added to this article.

May scientific research, governmental leadership, and social responsibility guide us through this challenging period of time when we must – more than ever – put humanitarian wellbeing above other divisive ideologies.

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AFRICA

ASIA

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

  • Singapore Dance Theatre
    • Cancelled Ballet Illuminations (April 24-26, 2020)

Malaysia (Penang)

  • Singapore Dance Theatre
    • Cancelled Ballet Illuminations (May 1-3, 2020)

Singapore (Penang)

  • Singapore Dance Theatre
    • Cancelled Peter & Blue’s Birthday Party (June 11-14, 2020)

United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)

  • American Ballet Theatre
    • Postponed Romeo & Juliet (April 3 & 4, 2020)

EUROPE

Denmark (Copenhagen)

  • Royal Danish Ballet
    • Cancelled all performances at the Royal Theatre (March 12-29, 2020)

Austria (Vienna)

  • Wiener Staatsballett
    • Cancelled all performances at Royal Opera House

England (Bromley)

  • English National Ballet
    • Cancelled Cinderella (May 9-10, 2020)

England (High Wycombe)

  • English National Ballet
    • Cancelled Cinderella (April 25-26, 2020)

England (London)

  • Royal Ballet
    • Cancelled all performances at the Royal Opera House (March 13 – April 19, 2020)
  • English National Ballet
    • Cancelled Creature (Apri 1-8, 2020)
    • Cancelled Cinderella (April 9-18, 2020)
  • The National Ballet of Canada
    • Cancelled The Sleeping Beauty (July 28 – August 1, 2020)

England (Plymouth)

  • Birmingham Royal Ballet
    • Cancelled Swan Lake (April 1-4, 2020)

France (Paris)

  • Paris Opera Ballet
    • Cancelled George Balanchine (March 20 – April 1, 2020)

Germany (Hamburg)

  • Hamburg Ballet
    • Cancelled all performances at the Hamburg State Opera (March 13 – April 30, 2020)

Italy (Milan)

  • La Scala Ballet
    • Cancelled all performances at the Teatro alla Scala (March 13 – April 3, 2020)

Netherlands (Amsterdam)

  • Dutch National Ballet
    • Cancelled all performances at the Dutch National Opera & Ballet (March 26 – June 1, 2020)

Spain (Barcelona)

  • English National Ballet
    • Cancelled Giselle (April 22-25, 2020)

Spain (Valencia)

  • Compañía Nacional de Danza
    • Cancelled Carmen (March 26-29, 2020)

NORTH AMERICA

Arizona (Avondale)

  • Ballet Arizona
    • Cancelled Dancing Across the Valley (March 21, 2020)
    • Cancelled All Balanchine (May 7-10)
    • Cancelled The Four Seasons (May 19 – June 6)

California (San Francisco)

  • San Francisco Ballet
    • Cancelled A Midsummer Night’s Dream (March 6-12, 2020)
    • Cancelled Ballet Accelerator (March 24 – April 4, 2020)
    • Cancelled Present Perspectives (March 26 – April 5, 2020)
    • Cancelled Jewels (April 15-21, 2020)
    • Cancelled Romeo & Juliet (May 1-7, 2020)

Canada (Calgary)

  • Alberta Ballet
    • Cancelled Peter Pan (March 18-21, 2020)

Canada (Edmonton)

  • Alberta Ballet
    • Cancelled Peter Pan (March 27-28, 2020)

Canada (Montreal)

  • Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
    • Postponed Luna (March 19-28, 2020)
  • State Ballet of Georgia
    • Postponed Romeo & Juliet (April 22-26, 2020)

Canada (Ottawa)

  • The National Ballet of Canada
    • Cancelled Romeo and Juliet (April 2-4, 2020)

Canada (Toronto)

  • The National Ballet of Canada
    • Cancelled Romeo and Juliet (March 5-15, 2020)
    • Rescheduled Swan Lake (June 5-21 2020) to June 11-27, 2021

Colorado (Denver)

  • Colorado Ballet
    • Cancelled Ballet MasterWorks (April 3-12, 2020)

Florida (Fort Lauderdale)

  • Miami City Ballet
    • Postponed Don Quixote (April 25-26, 2020) to October

Florida (Miami)

  • Miami City Ballet
    • Postponed Don Quixote (April 17-19, 2020) to October

Florida (Orlando)

  • Orlando Ballet
    • Postponed Made in the USA (March 27-29, 2020)
    • Cancelled Mowgli – The Jungle Book (May 8-10, 2020)

Florida (Sarasota)

  • Sarasota Ballet
    • Cancelled Romeo & Juliet (March 27-28, 2020)
    • Cancelled Beyond Words (April 24-25, 2020)

Florida (West Palm Beach)

  • Miami City Ballet
    • Postponed Don Quixote (March 20-22, 2020)

Illinois (Chicago)

  • American Ballet Theatre
    • Postponed (March 19-22, 2020)
  • Joffrey Ballet
    • Postponed Don Quixote (April 22 – May 3, 2020)

Massachusetts (Becket)

  • Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
    • Cancelled 2020 Festival 

Massachusetts (Boston)

  • Boston Ballet
    • Rescheduled Carmen (March 12-22, 2020) to August 20–30, 2020
    • Cancelled Swan Lake (May 1-31, 2020)
    • Cancelled Off the Charts (May 8-29, 2020)

Michigan (Detroit)

  • Dance Theatre of Harlem
    • Cancelled (March 14-15, 2020)
  • American Ballet Theatre
    • Cancelled Swan Lake (April 16-19, 2020)

Nebraska (Lincoln)

  • Royal Winnipeg Ballet
    • Cancelled The Wizard of Oz (March 28-29, 2020)

New York (New York City)

  • Dance Theatre of Harlem
    • Cancelled 2020 New York Season (April 15-18, 2020) 
    • Rescheduled 2020 Vision Gala (April 15, 2020) to September 9, 2020
  • Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
    • Cancelled Beethoven Celebration Program (April 28 – May 3, 2020
  • New York City Ballet
    • Cancelled 2020 Spring Season (April 21 – May 31, 2020)
  • American Ballet Theatre
    • Cancelled 2020 Spring Season (May 11 – July 4, 2020)
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North Carolina (Charlotte)

  • Charlotte Ballet
    • Postponed The Sleeping Beauty (March 13-22, 2020)

North Carolina (Durham)

  • American Ballet Theatre
    • Postponed Giselle (March 26-29, 2020)
  • American Dance Festival
    • Cancelled 2020 Festival

North Carolina (Raleigh)

  • Carolina Ballet
    • Cancelled A Celebration of Female Choreographers (March 5-22, 2020)
    • Postponed Macbeth (April 16-19, 2020) until 2020-2021 season
    • Postponed Cinderella (May 14-17, 2020) until 2020-2021 season

Ohio (Cincinnatti)

  • Cincinnatti Ballet
    • Rescheduled Director’s Cut (March 19-21, 2020) to April 30 – May 2, 2020
    • Cancelled Snow White (March 28 – April 5, 2020)

Ohio (Columbus)

  • BalletMet
    • Cancelled CARMEN.maquia (April 3-11, 2020)

Oklahoma (Tulsa)

  • Tulsa Ballet
    • Rescheduled Vendetta, A Mafia Story (March 26-29, 2020) to October 29 – November 1, 2020
    • Postponed Peter and the Wolf (April 3, 2020)

Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)

  • Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
    • Postponed Here + Now (March 15-24, 2020)
    • Postponed Balanchine + Tchaikovsky (April 17-19, 2020)

Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

  • Pennsylvania Ballet
    • Cancelled La Bayadère (March 12-15, 2020)
    • Rescheduled Suspended in Time (April 2-5, 2020) to January 29 – February 7, 2021
    • Rescheduled some of Breathtaking Balanchine (May 7-10, 2020) to March 11-14, 2021

Pennsylvania (University Park)

  • Hong Kong Ballet
    • Cancelled ALICE (In Wonderland) (April 24, 2020) 

South Carolina (Greenville)

  • Hong Kong Ballet
    • Cancelled ALICE (In Wonderland) (April 21, 2020) 

South Dakota (Sioux Falls)

  • Royal Winnipeg Ballet
    • Cancelled The Wizard of Oz (March 31, 2020)

Texas (Houston)

  • Houston Ballet
    • Cancelled Forged in Houston (March 12-22, 2020) 
    • Cancelled From Houston to the World (May 21-31, 2020)
    • Cancelled Romeo & Juliet (une 4-14, 2020)

Utah (Salt Lake City)

  • Ballet West
    • Cancelled Choreographic Festival (May 14-16, 2020) 
    • Rescheduled Bolero & The Dream (April 17-25, 2020) to June 12-20, 2020

Virginia (Norfolk)

  • Hong Kong Ballet
    • Cancelled ALICE (In Wonderland) (April 17-19, 2020) 

Washington (Seattle)

  • Pacific Northwest Ballet
    • Cancelled ONE THOUSAND PIECES (March 13 – 22, 2020)
    • Cancelled Beauty and the Beast (March 15 – 22, 2020)
    • Cancelled Giselle (April 10-19, 2020)

Washington, D.C.

  • New York City Ballet
    • Cancelled Classic NYCB (March 31, 2020)

Washington, D.C.

  • The Washington Ballet
    • Rescheduled Swan Lake (April 9-19, 2020) to June 13-21, 2020
    • Cancelled Coppélia (May 13-17, 2020)
  • Scottish Ballet
    • Cancelled The Crucible (May 13-17, 2020)
  • The Bolshoi Ballet
    • Cancelled Romeo & Juliet (June 3-7, 2020)

OCEANIA

Australia (Melbourne)

  • The Australian Ballet
    • Cancelled Volt
    • Cancelled Anna Karenina (June 5-13, 2020)

Australia (Sydney)

  • The Australian Ballet
    • Cancelled Volt (April 3-22, 2020)
    • Cancelled Anna Karenina April 30 – May 18, 2020)

SOUTH AMERICA

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Cherilyn J. Lee

Cherilyn J. Lee

Cherilyn's lifelong passion for ballet has opened the door to the next chapter of her journey. Her strong foundation includes training at the School of American Ballet, being a featured dancer with Hartford Ballet and Carolina Ballet, and being co-director/owner of City Ballet Raleigh. She was granted the Affiliate Teacher Award after successfully completing the ABT National Training Curriculum®. A professional career in the industry along with extensive global travel provide her with a unique set of experiences to draw upon as a journalist and audience member. Cherilyn is excited to be sharing her insight and news about ballet around the world.

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