Ballet Dancer

Hansel and Gretel’s black-and-white world explodes with color—and candy—when they meet a witch in the woods in this hit ballet from Australian choreographer Loughlan Prior.

Featuring an original score from Claire Cowan and a captivating silent-film-aesthetic, this fresh take on the famous fairy tale delivers the perfect amount of October spookiness.

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Hansel and Gretel

Keller Auditorium

We close the season with the second installment of Made in Portland lovingly crafted for the cultural explorers that make our city great. Like fine wine and food, ballet is ever evolving, and it is our pleasure to lead the way with three locally made world premieres. Adding to the OBT repertory this season are Louisville Ballet Resident Choreographer Andrea Schermoly, freelance choreographer named Dance Magazine’s Top 25 to Watch, Rebecca Margolick, and OBT’s own rising dance maker Makino Hayashi and producer Charlotte Nash. AND in a special partnership we are pleased to shine light on one of this city’s most respected student companies, The Jefferson Dancers.

Made In Portland

Portland'5 Centers for the Arts

OBT Artistic Director Dani Rowe’s dramatic one-act ballet Wooden Dimes launches audiences into the tumultuous relationship of 1920’s-era chorus girl Betty Fine and her husband Robert, a passion ultimately ripped apart by resentment and jealousy. Originally produced as a film during the pandemic for San Francisco Ballet’s digital season, Wooden Dimes will be brought to life on stage in this exciting premiere featuring the OBT Orchestra with Guest Conductor and Wooden Dimes Composer, James M. Stephenson.

Wooden Dimes

Join Marie and her Prince as the Sugar Plum Fairy leads them on an unforgettable journey through the Land of Sweets where brave toy soldiers battle mischievous mice, snowflakes dance, candy canes leap, and flowers waltz. The irresistible holiday tradition of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®  awaits. Don your holiday finest and come make merry memories with us!

Benjamin Simoens

Ballet Dancer

Events

Upcoming events

8 - 24 Dec, 2024

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker · Oregon Ballet Theatre

Past events

5 - 12 Oct, 2024

Hansel and Gretel · Oregon Ballet Theatre

6 - 9 Jun, 2024

Made In Portland · Oregon Ballet Theatre

Future and recently performed repertoire

Hansel in Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck

Oregon Ballet Theatre

Her Cavalier / Herr Drosselmeier in The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky

Oregon Ballet Theatre

Dancer in Asyla by Adès

Oregon Ballet Theatre

Dancer in Just Above the Surface by Pärt

Oregon Ballet Theatre

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