‘Sleeping Beauty’ a reunion of sorts for Louisville Ballet

by Elizabeth Kramer for Courier-Journal

“On April 7, the raising of the curtain on “The Sleeping Beauty” will mark the Louisville Ballet’s sixth endeavor to present what choreographer Alun Jones calls a grand ballet upon which “all of the classical repertoire is based.”

Jones, who introduced “The Sleeping Beauty” to the company 30 years ago, and his wife Helen Starr, have been working for weeks to perfect the beauty and opulence of the show performed with current company dancers – most of whom are performing the ballet for the first time.”

Read More

SWAN LAKE

November 11-14 2021
The Brown Theatre
Choreography by Robert Curran
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchakiovsky

This will close in 0 seconds

The Brown-Forman Nutcracker

December 11-23, 2021
Whitney Hall, Kentucky Center
Choreography by Val Caniparoli
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

This will close in 0 seconds

ChorShow

January 12-22, 2022
Louisville Ballet Studios

This will close in 0 seconds

Spotlight Series: Impressionism to Jazz

March 3-5, 2022
The Brown Theatre
A mixed repertory evening featuring:

Emeralds

Choreography by George Balanchine

Music: "Pelléas et Mélisande" + "Shylock" by Gabriel Fauré

In G Major

Choreography by Jerome Robbins
Music: "Piano Concerto in G Major" by Maurice Ravel

World Premiere Work

Music by Louisville-based Jazz Composer and Musician, Dick Sisto

This will close in 0 seconds

Sleeping Beauty

March 31 - April 2, 2022
The Brown Theatre
Choreography by Adam Hougland
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchakiovsky

This will close in 0 seconds