2012.2013 Season
2012.2013 Season: SEDUCTION Upcoming Productions
Peter and the Wolf
THEARC Theater
May 18-19, 2013
Against his grandfather’s wishes, brave Peter sets out to capture a wolf. Along the way he encounters some animal friends and becomes the hero of his village. Based on a popular Russian children’s story and set to Prokofiev’s world-famous score, this captivating ballet performed by The Washington Ballet Studio Company in the intimate THEARC Theater, will delight audiences of all ages. LEARN MORE
TWSB NW Campus Spring Performance
THEARC Theater
Saturday May 25, 2013 at 4:00PM & 7:30PM
Sunday May 26m 2013 at 1:00PM & 5:00PM
Washington School of Ballet Annual NW Campus Spring Performance - This year’s Spring Performance features students from the NW campus.
TWSB SE Campus Spring Performance
THEARC Theater
Friday May 24, 2013 at 7:30PM
Saturday May 25, 2013 at 11:00AM
Washington School of Ballet Annual SE Campus Spring Performance - This year’s Spring Performance will feature SE Campus students.
2012.2013 Past Productions
Dracula
The Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater
October 24-November 4, 2012
One of the entertainment events of the year, The Washington Ballet presents Michael Pink’s chilling blockbuster Dracula. This wildly theatrical andvoluptuous ballet is a breathtaking story of passion, yearning, cruelty and sacrifice. Dracula stakes its claim as this Halloween’s most thrilling adventure. Pink’s Count is a mesmerizing seducer of the darkest order, providing a fresh interpretation of one of Western culture’s most haunting stories.LEARN MORE
The Nutcracker @THEARC
THEARC Theater
November 24- 25, 2012
A holiday must-see full of magic and marvels. Septime Webre’s critically acclaimed The Nutcracker transports us back in time to historic Washington, DC and stars George Washington as the heroic Nutcracker. Full of swirling snowflakes, magnificent sets and costumes and Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, the curtain rises and the stage bursts with waltzing cherry blossoms, dancing sugar plums and other enchanting adaptations that have made Webre’s Nutcracker a Washington tradition with raves from critics and sold-out crowds.
The Nutcracker at The Warner Theater
Warner Theater
November 29- December 23, 2012
A holiday must-see full of magic and marvels. Septime Webre’s critically acclaimed The Nutcracker transports us back in time to historic Washington, DC and stars George Washington as the heroic Nutcracker. Full of swirling snowflakes, magnificent sets and costumes and Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, the curtain rises and the stage bursts with waltzing cherry blossoms, dancing sugar plums and other enchanting adaptations that have made Webre’s Nutcracker a Washington tradition with raves from critics and sold-out crowds. LEARN MORE
L'Amour(love, baby...)
Sidney Harman Hall
February 13-17, 2013
From three of today’s most exciting choreographers come stories about the many aspects of love. The Washington Ballet pulls from some extraordinarily enticing works by David Palmer and Elaine Kudo. And the world premiere of Amy Seiwert's Under Covers .LEARN MORE
Tour-de-Force: Stars & Stripes
Sidney Harman Hall
February 21-24, 2013
With its first Tour-de-Force showcase evening of classical and contemporary works, The Washington Ballet pays tribute to the Presidential inaugural season. Experience magnificent excerpts of classical ballets (Le Corsaire and Don Quixote) and contemporary masterpieces. Set to the marches of John Philip Sousa, the evening’s centerpiece, Balanchine’s exuberantly patriotic Stars and Stripes contains as much pure dance as many full-length ballets.LEARN MORE
Stars & Stripes: KIDS
Sidney Harman Hall
February 23, 2013
With its first Tour-de-Force showcase evening of classical and contemporary works, The Washington Ballet pays tribute to the Presidential inaugural season. Experience magnificent excerpts of classical ballets (Le Corsaire and Don Quixote) and contemporary masterpieces. Set to the marches of John Philip Sousa, the evening’s centerpiece, Balanchine’s exuberantly patriotic Stars and Stripes contains as much pure dance as many full-length ballets.LEARN MORE
Cinderella
The Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater
March20-24, 2013
A spectacle for all ages, Septime Webre’s Cinderella combines magnificent beauty, ravishing costumes and Prokofiev’s ultra-lush score in the retelling of this popular romance of a poor girl whose fairy godmother helps her win the love of a Prince. Storytelling at its finest—magic pumpkins, evil step-sisters and handsome courtiers in a swirling mirrored ballroom scene from Versailles. Crackling with wit, lavish costumes and dazzling dancing, Cinderella will sweep you off your feet.LEARN MORE
Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises
The Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater
May 8-12, 2013
Following on the success of The Great Gatsby, The Washington Ballet unveils a new ballet based on Ernest Hemingway’s American classic, The Sun Also Rises. Considered by many to be his finest novel, the story follows an American journalist, Jake Barnes a member of the “lost generation” of 1920s American expatriates from the seedy café life of Paris’ Westbank to the thrilling “running of the bulls” at the Pamplona festival. Through the extraordinary vision and choreography of Septime Webre, this newest exploration into the American literary canon will capture the imagination of dance lovers everywhere.LEARN MORE
Photos by: Steve Vaccariello and Brianne Bland. The Washington Ballet Company Members (From Top to Bottom): Brooklyn Mack, Luis Torres, Morgann Rose, Jared Nelson & Emily Ellis, Maki Onuki, Brooklyn Mack & Emily Ellis, Jared Nelson, Daniel Roberge.