Upcoming Productions

  • November 9 – 16, 2024

    Silent Screen/ Body of Work/ Rhapsody

    Witness the breadth and versatility of The National Ballet of Canada with two Canadian premieres in dramatically different styles plus a special solo performance by retiring Principal Dancer and Choreographic Associate Guillaume Côté.

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  • November 20 – 24, 2024

    Giselle

    A haunting world of love, deceit and forgiveness awaits with Giselle, a quintessential Romantic work long regarded as “the ballerina’s Hamlet.” Sir Peter Wright’s celebrated staging distills Adolphe Adam’s score into breathtaking choreography and drama.

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  • December 6 – 31, 2024

    The Nutcracker

    Experience the wonder of the holidays with James Kudelka’s The Nutcracker, as siblings Marie and Misha journey to the glittering palace of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Set to Tchaikovsky’s famous score, this beloved production is a glorious tribute to the imagination.

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    iA Financial Group presents The Nutcracker

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  • January 30 – February 1, 2025

    Giselle

    On Tour: Ottawa 
    National Arts Centre

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  • February 26 – March 2, 2025

    The Four Seasons/ Morpheus’ Dream/ The Leaves Are Fading

    The highly anticipated North American premiere of David Dawson's The Four Seasons headlines a thrilling mixed programme featuring the world premiere of Marco Goecke's Morpheus' Dream and – on the 50th anniversary of its creation – Antony Tudor's The Leaves are Fading.

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  • March 8 – 22, 2025

    Swan Lake

    Artistic Director Emerita Karen Kain staged and directed her Swan Lake in tribute to a company and ballet that defined her illustrious career. Newly revisited this season, this production emphasizes the drama and beauty that have made Swan Lake the definitive classical work.

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  • May 30 – June 5, 2025

    Adieu

    Guillaume Côté bids “adieu” to The National Ballet of Canada by creating a new work and restaging his Boléro, celebrating his legacy as Principal Dancer and Choreographic Associate. Two additional world premieres from Canada’s Ethan Colangelo and Jennifer Archibald complete the programme.

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  • June 13 – 21, 2025

    Anna Karenina

    An alluring new Anna Karenina has its North American premiere in this first creative partnership with Christian Spuck. Exquisitely crafted with sumptuous costumes and cinematic projections, Anna Karenina adapts Leo Tolstoy’s great moral novel into an unforgettable theatrical experience.

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Spencer Hack and Selene Guerrero-Trujillo. Photo by Karolina Kuras. Artists of the Ballet in Angels Atlas. Photo by Karolina Kuras. Koto Ishihara in UtopiVerse. Photo by Karolina Kuras. Séverine Ferrolier and Vladislav Kozlov of Bayerisches Staatsballett in Silent Screen. Photo by Nicholas MacKay. Artists of the Ballet in Giselle. Photo by Daniel Neuhaus. Tirion Law and Siphesihle November in The Nutcracker. Photo by Karolina Kuras. Heather Ogden with Artists of the Ballet in Giselle. Photo by Karolina Kuras. Artists of Het Nationale Ballet in The Four Seasons. Photo by Michael Schnater. Harrison James and Jurgita Dronina with Artists of the Ballet in Swan Lake. Photo by Karolina Kuras. Guillaume Côté. Photo by Matt Barnes. Katja Wünsche and William Moore of Ballett Zürich in Anna Karenina. Photo by Gregory Batardon.