Atlanta Ballet Artistic Director Gennadi Nedvigin has announced performance dates and choreographers for the 2024|2025 season.

A sophisticated twist on tradition meets stunning modern works in a season that’s as sultry as it is sassy, playful as it is primal. Atlanta Ballet pushes the boundaries of convention with an eclectic repertoire of beloved classics and inventive originals to showcase “a cast of dancers in command of their technique and at ease enough to enjoy it.” (ArtsATL)

SEPTEMBER PROGRAM

September 13-15, 2024
Tu Tu by Stanton Welch
Elemental Brubeck by Lar Lubovitch
A World Premiere by Kiyon Ross

Tu Tu by Stanton Welch
Stanton Welch's Tu Tu, a highly stylized classical work with a playful twist, features 22 dancers in three movements, set to Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major with costumes inspired by Gustav Klimt.

Elemental Brubeck by Lar Lubovitch
Lar Lubovitch's Elemental Brubeck channels the iconic style of Dave Brubeck's 'jazz-meets-symphony' piece with swaying hips, jazzy twists and breathtaking leaps.

A World Premiere by Kiyon Ross
Acclaimed choreographer Kiyon Ross, last in Atlanta for 2022's Sum Stravinsky, will take audiences on a departure from his neoclassical style in his new work for 12 dancers, commissioned specifically for Atlanta Ballet.

THE RITE OF SPRING
With the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra

February 7-14, 2025
The Rite of Spring, A World Premiere by Claudia Schreier
7 for Eight by Helgi Tomasson

The Rite of Spring by Claudia Schreier
A World Premiere
Choreographer-in-Residence Claudia Schreier returns to Atlanta with a unique adaptation of The Rite of Spring, a world premiere set to Igor Stravinsky's iconic score, performed live by the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra.

7 for Eight by Helgi Tomasson
Sharing the program will be 7 for Eight by former San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson. 7 for Eight brings fluid, dramatic choreography intertwining eight dancers with the sumptuous melodies of seven Johan Sebastian Bach movements.

COPPÉLIA
With the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra

March 21-23, 2025
Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust

For the first time, Atlanta Ballet, along with a large cast of students from the Centre for Dance Education, will present George Balanchine's Coppélia. The story of an an eccentric toy maker, his female creation and her suitor is a timeless mystery complete with comedy, danger, mistaken identity and a "love conquers all" theme. This witty fairytale classic is set to the music of Léo Delibes, performed live by the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra.

MAY PROGRAM

May 9-11, 2025
Catch by Liam Scarlett
Tuplet by Alexander Ekman
A World Premiere by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

Catch by Liam Scarlett
The captivating Catch, by British choreographer Liam Scarlett with music by Philip Glass, mesmerizes audiences with its pure movement that showcases the athleticism of Atlanta Ballet's dancers.

Tuplet by Alexander Ekman
Tuplet, from Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman, with music and sound by Mikael Karlsson, uses dancers' bodies as percussion instruments, creating driving tempos with impeccably timed dance movements.

A World Premiere by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
The season finale will feature the return of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, the Belgian-Colombian choreographer fresh off the record-breaking success of Coco Chanel: The Life of a Fashion Icon, with a riveting new creation.

The Carlos Family in Honor of Thalia N. Carlos presents
THE NUTCRACKER
With the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra

December 7-26, 2024
Choreography by Yuri Possokhov

Enter the magical world of The Nutcracker at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre this December. Atlanta Ballet's larger-than-life production is a winter wonderland where falling snowflakes, twirling flowers and spinning stars guide Marie and her Nutcracker Prince through a dream-like world of delights - amplified by traditional stage magic and state-of-the-art technology. "...layered with imagery and so packed with visual details, it's impossible to take it all in at once: Audiences can return year after year and make new discoveries." - ArtsATL

Atlanta Ballet 2 presents
THE SWAN PRINCESS

February 15-16, 2025
Choreography by Bruce Wells

The season’s family ballet The Swan Princess, performed by Atlanta Ballet 2, features all the mystery and magic of the beloved classic Swan Lake in a one-hour fairytale format suitable for under-12 audiences as an ideal introduction to the ballet. This dazzling production features choreography by the internationally acclaimed Bruce Wells.