This page will be updated as more participants are announced.
World Ballet Day 2023, presented by The Australian Ballet, The Royal Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet, marks the 10th year that this global collaboration has been bringing intimate coverage of ballet companies to homes around the world.
On November 1, 2023, veteran lovers and admirers of this classical art form as well as those whose interest are just getting peaked, will have the opportunity to see unique footage dozens of ballet companies in class, in rehearsal, and backstage at the theater.
“It’s the part of ballet you don’t see when you go to a ballet and shines the light on what ballet really is.” – Jarryd Madden, Senior Artist at The Australian Ballet
See details from World Ballet Day 2023 participating companies and links to their website, YouTube, Viemo, and Instagram channels below.
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Africa
- Joburg Ballet
- Company class
- Studio rehearsals for Don Quixote
Americas
- Acosta Danza
- Contemporary dance workshop conducted by teacher Susana Pous
- Ailey II
- Alonso King LINES Ballet
- Preparations for Deep River
- American Ballet Theatre
- Company class taught by Susan Jaffe
- Principals in rehearsal with Irina Kolpakova
- ABT Studio Company in Raymonda Suite
- BalletX
- Ballet Arkansas
- Company class, coaching sessions, artistic talkbacks and rehearsals for the 45th Anniversary Nutcracker Spectacular
- Ballet BC
- Rehearsals for Shahar Binyamini’s BOLERO X and Ballet BC Artistic Director Medhi Walerski’s Silent Tides
- Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico
- Rehearsals
- Ballet Nacional de Cuba
- Bodas de Sangre by Antonio Gades
- Ballet West
- Rehearsals for Dracula and Firebird
- Boston Ballet
- Company class
- Rehearsals for 2023-2024 season
- Houston Ballet
- Company Class
- Rehearsal for upcoming rep and preview world premieres
- Les Grands Ballets
- Ballet Class
- Exclusive La Dame aux Camélias Rehearsal
- A Conversation between Choreographer Peter Quanz and Conductor Florian Ziemen
- Cinderella Tour Preparations
- In-Studio Talks
- Miami City Ballet
- Company class
- Orlando Ballet
- Company class
- Nutcracker rehearsals
- Philadephia Ballet
- San Francisco Ballet
- Company classes – Center work with Artistic Director Tamara Rojo and Guest
- Rehearsal selections from Mere Mortals (World Premiere ‘24)
- Profile on Carmen (World Premiere ‘24)
- Swan Lake rehearsal selections
- Rehearsal selections from British Icons program from 24 Season
- São Paulo Dance Company
- Company class
- Interview with Inês Bogéa, artistic director, and choreographer Goyo Montero, discussing Petruskha
- Rehearsal of Petruskha
- Rehearsal excerpt of Umbó
- Smuin Contemporary Ballet
- Company class
- Rehearsal excerpts from Smuin’s The Christmas Ballet
- Texas Ballet Theater
- Company class and rehearsals
- The National Ballet of Canada
- Rehearsal for Helen Pickett’s Emma Bovary
- The Washington Ballet
- Morning class
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Asia Pacific
- Ballet Indonesia
- Ballet class
- Performances
- Excerpts from The 3rd Indonesian Ballet Gala
- Bangkok City Ballet (BCB)
- Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
- Rehearsal and excerpt of the contemporary dance work Drifting Into I
- Hong Kong Ballet
- K-Ballet Tokyo
- Class with Kenta Kura
- Rehearsal of The Sleeping Beauty
- Behind the Scenes and Performance Footage of The Sleeping Beauty
- Korean National Ballet
- Company Class with KNB Ballet master Lee Youngcheol
- Rehersal for Triple Bill
- National Ballet of China
- Company classes, rehearsals, and showcase of the upcoming creation
- Presentations from NBC Orchestra
- Presentations from students from the School of NBC
- National Ballet of Japan
- Company Class at the tour venue (Nagoya) (live-stream)
- Extract footage from the company’s new commissioned work from Will Tuckett The Tragedy of Macbeth
- Queensland Ballet
- Homage to Artistic Director Li Cunxin AO
- Company class
- Teaser of 2024 season
- Royal New Zealand Ballet
- The Australian Ballet
- Class with Artistic Director David Hallberg
- Rehearsal of Swan Lake
- West Australian Ballet
- Company class
- Rehearsals of the upcoming season of The Nutcracker
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Europe
- Ballet de Barcelona
- 24-hour streaming of Chronos
- Bavarian State Ballet
- Company class
- Studio rehearsals for Angelin Preljocaj’s Le Parc, led by Laurent Hilaire
- Dutch National Ballet
- +/- 1 hour stream of Company class, Giselle rehearsal and performance excerpts
- Costume fitting
- Estonian National Ballet
- Interview with choreographer Gyula Harangozo and footage from his new The Nutcracker rehearsal process
- Open Door, a one act ballet by Katarzyna Kozielska
- Finnish National Ballet
- Rehearsals of A Christmas Carol by Sir David Bintley and interviews with the creative team
- Hanover State Ballet
- Studio rehearsal of A Wilde Story by Marco Goecke
- Hungarian National Ballet
- Istanbul State Opera and Ballet
- Ballet class
- Giselle rehearsal
- Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
- Company class
- Rehearsals with Jean-Christophe Maillot
- Norwegian National Ballet
- NNB2 morning class
- Rehearsals for Raymonda Suite Principal Xander Parish and a world premiere by Principal Samantha Lynch
- Polish National Ballet
- Rehearsals for Natalia Makarova’s La Bayadère
- Golden Idol makeup
- Royal Danish Ballet
- Dancers host backstage life
- Sofia Opera and Ballet
- Rehearsal process of preparing Zorba – The Greek, Choreography Lorca Massine
- Footage of the stage performance
- Staatsballett Berlin
- Company class on stage with Christine Camillo
- Teatro all Scala
- The Stuttgart Ballett
- Stage rehearsal of John Crankos Initials R.B.M.E..
- Vienna State Ballet
- Rehearsal excerpts from its current productions
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United Kingdom
- Birmingham Royal Ballet
- Sleeping Beauty rehearsal with Darcey Bussell
- World premiere of a new dance film choreographed by Principal Lachlan Monaghan
- English National Ballet
- Company class
- Rehearsal with Aaron and Principal cast members as they work on scenes from Mary Skeaping’s Giselle
- Behind the scenes tour of the Mulryan Centre for Dance
- Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
- New Adventures, Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet Company
- Company class
- Northern Ballet
- Rehearsal of Tiler Peck’s Intimate Pages
- Royal Academy of Dance
- Coaching session by Leanne Benjamin with dancer Ella Newton Severgnini
- The Royal Ballet
- 5-hour live stream presented by Alexander Campbell and Kristen McNally
- Company class
- Rehearsals of upcoming productions
For the full day’s streaming schedule and to watch live, visit the World Ballet 2023 official website.
Featured Photo for World Ballet Day 2023 from the official website.
