Houston Ballet

Blue - Excerpt

Featuring artists of Houston Ballet II

A Dance in the Garden of Mirth - Excerpt 2, featuring artists of Houston Ballet II.

A Dance in the Garden of Mirth - Excerpt 1, featuring artists of Houston Ballet II.

Meet principal dancer Mireille Hassenboehler as she reflects on her career path to Houston Ballet, and balancing work and family.

Acclaimed dance maker Edwaard Liang discusses the creation of his world premiere, Mumuration. The original score is by Italian composer Ezio Bosso.

Stanton Welch takes us inside Journey with the Masters, a vibrant mixed-rep program that includes Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, and legendary Jerome Robbins.

February 26, 2013 at Houston Ballet Center for Dance. Margaret Alkek Willams Dance Lab.

A powerful duet with Nozomi Iijima and Joseph Walsh, with artists of Houston Ballet in The Rite of Spring.

Watch a preview of Stanton Welch's stunning new production of The Rite of Spring, featuring all 54 dancers in the company in an extraordinary display of bravura. Artists of Houston Ballet.

Artists of Houston Ballet dance in Mark Morris's joyus "Pacific".

Watch this beautiful and delicate duet with principal dancer Karina Gonzalez and soloist Christopher Coomer in Edwaard Liang's "Murmuration".

Take a sneak peek into The Rite of Spring, a mixed-rep program that is bound to thrill all types of dance lovers. Stanton Welch discusses the three works featured in the program, including a world premiere by Edwaard Liang...

Meet principal dancer Ian Casady as he reflects on his ballet career; how he transitioned to ballet from being a soccer player as a young child, to meeting his wife at Houston Ballet!

Join Wendy, Peter and the Darling boys as they embark on a magical adventure to Neverland. It's a magnificent world where people fly, where fairies are real, where crocodiles tick like clocks, and where boys never grow up....

From February 21-March 3, 2013, Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch's La Bayadère, a historic classic newly staged by Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch and set in royal India of the past. La Bayadère is a dr...

Beloved principal dancer Amy Fote reflects on her extensive and memorable career with Houston Ballet.

Meet first soloist Melissa Hough.

Meet First Soloist Kelly Myernick.

Choreographic powerhouse Aszure Barton discusses her thoughtful creative process and her inspiration from Houston Ballet dancers to create her stunning work, Angular Momentum. This work can be seen in Women@Art, running Se...

Principals Sara Webb and Ian Casady dance a sensational pas de deux in Twlya Tharp's The Brahms-Haydn Variations.

Julia Adam's Ketubah, as part of Women@Art. Music performed by The Best Little Klezmer Band in Texas.

Dancers: Artists of Houston Ballet.

Watch this exciting clip from Julia Adam's Ketubah, with music performed by The Best Little Klezmer Band in Texas.

Dancers: Artists of Houston Ballet.

Angular Momentum

Choreography by Aszure Barton

Dancers:

Section 1 - Beginning - :18 Artists of Houston Ballet

Section 2 - :19 - :38 Melissa Hough

Section 3 - :38 - end Melody Mennite and Connor Walsh

It's a holiday tradition for thousands of Houstonians. Preview The Nutcracker by Houston Ballet, with choreography by Ben Stevenson and set design by Desmond Heeley. Experience the magic!

Watch as Houston Ballet dancers reminisce about their beloved experiences of dancing in The Nutcracker.

Premiered by The Australian Ballet in 1995, Madame Butterfly was Mr. Welch's first full-length ballet. The two-act work tells the story of the beautiful geisha Cio-Cio San who renounces her faith and her family to wed Lie...

"Madame Butterfly is a wonderful and famous love story, along the lines of Romeo and Juliet," says Mr. Welch. "Returning to this ballet, Houston audiences will be able to see the maturity of our dancers as they return to ...

Mr. Welch's "Clear" is an abstract work, for seven men and one woman, showcasing Houston Ballet's male dancers and set to music by Bach. Noted fashion designer Michael Kors created the costumes for Clear.

Performed by Il...

Meet first soloist Linnar Looris as he shares his insightful journey in the dance world, emphasizing joy and freedom within the art of ballet.

Follow Julia Adam as she sets Ketubah on Houston Ballet dancers. Based on a tale of a traditional Jewish wedding, the piece showcases Adam's natural humor and story-telling style.

Get your passports ready. You're being transported to Italy, via Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal. This dynamic ballet company will present two works by choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti, a native of Rome.

Listen and watch as Stanton Welch discusses the powerful repertory in Women@Art, running September 20-30, featuring world-renowned female choreographers Aszure Barton, Twyla Tharp, and Julia Adam.

Our Summer Intensive students share with us their favorite things about Houston Ballet's Summer Intensive Program.

Preview our 2012-2013 season opener, Stanton Welch's Madame Butterfly and Clear!

Caue, a Level 8 student from Brazil, looks back on the last five weeks at Houston Ballet's Summer Intensive. He discusses his preparations for the Summer Showcase and what's next for him!

Andrea, a Level 6 Summer Intensive student from California, discusses her preparations for the 2012 Summer Showcase. She tells us about the dances she is cast in and why she loves being on stage.

Caue, a Level 8 Summer Intensive student from Brazil, discusses his first three weeks at Houston Ballet and describes a day in the life of a Level 8 dancer. He shares with us his favorite classes and what he's most looking...