Prepare to be whisked away into a world where grace, emotion, and storytelling intertwine in the Royal Danish Ballet's captivating 2024-2025 season. From the innovative choreography of 'Koreorama No. 2' to the enchanting retelling of 'The Nutcracker' and the timeless elegance of 'The Sleeping Beauty,' this season promises to immerse audiences in a spectacular array of dance. As the company revisits classic narratives and explores fresh interpretations, their performances highlight the unmatched talent and creativity of both dancers and choreographers.

A Tapestry of Emotion and Grace: Royal Danish Ballet's 2024-2025 Season

George Balanchine's version is crafted for children, yet its elegant and classical choreography also captivates an adult audience.

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (2024)

The Royal Playhouse and The Old Stage

The surreal love tragedy Blood Wedding (1933) by the Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca is reimagined in an intense and captivating full-length ballet by the young choreographic talent Eukene Sagues.

Blood Wedding

For the second time, the Royal Danish Ballet invites the audience to the Old Stage to experience three brand new choreographic works created by the theater's own strong choreographic talents. Koreorama no. 01 attracted thousands of guests last season and received praise from both audiences and critics. We are now continuing the success with Koreorama no. 02.

Koreorama No. 2

Harmony and peace are quintessential to Bournonville's ballets, but beneath the idyll of A Folk Tale, there lurks an undercurrent that simmers, bubbles and vibrates with life.

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A Folk Tale

Copenhagen Opera House

The Princess and the Pea - A Pixi Ballet

Operaens foyer

George Balanchine is one of the greatest and most innovative choreographers ever to have lived. The trio of ballets featured in the performance "Giant Steps" demonstrates precisely why this is the case.

Giant Steps

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker - tour performence

Musikhuset Aarhus

The story of The Sleeping Beauty, over 300 years old, is anything but dormant. It thrives vibrantly, and in Christopher Wheeldon's ballet version, the fairytale element is amplified to its fullest.

The Sleeping Beauty

This season, Ballet de Luxe showcases three of Bournonville's most famous divertissements, two grand classical pas de deux, innovative dance and one of Danish ballet's most iconic works.

Ballet de Luxe

Ålborghallen

Værket

Esbjerg Performing Arts Centre

Odeon

Vejle Musikteater

Thomas Korsgaard's children's ballet, Too Loud, Too Wild and Too Much! is an ode to the arts. It's a declaration of love for the worlds of dance, music and song, and to the dedicated beings who inhabit them.

Too Loud, Too Wild and Too Much!

Don Quixote stands as one of the great, undying classics in ballet history. It portrays the unmatched duo of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, crusading for pure love and true justice.

Don Quixote

The Great Gatsby, a masterpiece of world literature, celebrates its centennial with a brand-new ballet that unravels the captivating tale of the enigmatic millionaire Jay Gatsby.

Royal Danish Ballet

29 - 30 Dec, 2024

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker - tour performence

Jan 25 - Mar 22, 2025

The Sleeping Beauty

Feb 4 - Mar 2, 2025

Ballet de Luxe

7 - 23 Feb, 2025

Too Loud, Too Wild and Too Much!

Oct 19, 2024 - Mar 6, 2025

Koreorama No. 2

Nov 23 - Dec 22, 2024

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (2024)

9 - 22 Nov, 2024

Blood Wedding

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