Boston Ballet: Spring Experience 2025

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PETITE MORT
Choreographer: Jiří Kylián
27’52”
Choreographer: Jiří Kylián
RAYMONDA
Choreographer: Mikko Nissinen

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“Spring Experience will offer audiences a transformative experience, showcasing the breadth and beauty of dance today with these contrasting works. Every dancer wants to perform Jiří Kylián’s works, and these two pieces are Kylián at his finest.

I am also thrilled for my reimagined Raymonda to return. The choreography is some of the most challenging in our repertoire, and our talented dancers shine in this classical gem.

Raymonda is a very important historic ballet in the classical canon that deserves to be preserved for audiences and dancers. Parts of the story are outdated and inappropriate, and I have long wanted to recreate the ballet for today. I was fortunate to work with a dream team of associated artists whom I deeply respect—Florence Clerc, a former Paris Opera Ballet Étoile, now their leading rehearsal director, Alla Nikitina, a brilliant character dance professional who teaches and coaches Boston Ballet School students, and Robert Perdziola, who brought my vision of Raymonda to life with intricate and beautiful costumes and sets.

The choreography is incredibly technical and challenging, and I am excited for the work to return for our dancers to display their talent through beautiful and academically classical choreography.”

– Mikko Nissinen, Artistic Director of Boston Ballet