Dancer

Choreographer

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.

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.

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Fall Into Rhythm

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

Our first triple bill of the season sets the stage with a playful look at classical ballet. Welch’s Tu Tu is full of agility and speed, with tongue-in-cheek choreography that showcases superb classical technique. Set to Ravel’s Concerto for Piano in G major, the dancers are outfitted in brilliantly colored costumes inspired by Gustav Klimt’s gold-hued paintings. Next, the Company adds a new Balanchine work to its repertoire with the Houston Ballet premiere of the iconic Stars and Stripes. In all-American costumes with exuberant patriotic touches, this classic Balanchine work is set to five rousing marches from composer John Phillip Sousa. Finally, the program is capped with a world premiere by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, a Colombian-Belgian choreographer who has created works for internationally renowned companies such as Dutch National Ballet, Scottish Ballet and Les Grand Ballet Canadiens. Her first commission for Houston Ballet, this new work is inspired by the life of the famous 20th-century Uruguayan poet Delmira Agustini, known as one of the first female poets of the modernist era.

TuTu

Wortham Theater Center

A brand new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Julia Adam based on Shakespeare’s charming story of a world where humans encounter the realm of magic. With lush costumes and sets, the ballet will be set to Felix Mendelssohn’s beautiful score. The program will also feature an encore performance of Orange by the Artistic Director of the Houston Ballet, Stanton Welch, set to the music of Antonio Vivaldi.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Lesher Center for the Arts

The final program, Sparrow ignites the stage with three one-act ballets by choreographers spanning from yesterday’s eminence to today’s prominence: George Balanchine, Houston Ballet artistic Director Emeritus Ben Stevenson O.B.E, and our very own Stanton Welch AM.

Stanton Welch

Dancer, Choreographer

Events

Upcoming events

12 - 22 Jun, 2025

Sparrow · Houston Ballet

Past events

14 - 15 Sep, 2024

Fall Into Rhythm · Atlanta Ballet

Sep 29, 2023

TuTu ·

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