Past Performances
June 6, 2021
Hoyt Street between Schermerhorn and State
Brooklyn Ballet's Student Showcases celebrates the immense acheivements of our students during the 2020-2021 school year.
Seats are available for purchase for Brooklyn Ballet families. To purchase, please contact info@brooklynballet.org.
June 4–June 13, 2021
Hoyt Street between Schermerhorn and State
Today's Performance on Sunday, June 13th at 4 pm happens rain or shine! Please, bring your umbrella and enjoy the show!
Featuring ballet, hip-hop, vogueing and belly dancing, Brooklyn Ballet's disparate movement styles find unique harmonies in this special outdoor performance. With a soundscore by Malcolm Parson. Concept/Direction by Lynn Parkerson.
Your $20 ticket purchase guarantees a reserved seat for this outdoor performance. Standing room is free.
DATES
June 4 at 7:00pm
June 11 at 7:00pm
June 13 at 4:00pm
April 16–April 30, 2021
Brooklyn Ballet
160 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Culture Window is a free performance series produced by The Actors Fund Arts Center and Brooklyn Ballet, designed for audience members to view from outside - safely from the sidewalk. Intended as a colorful revivifying moment of pride and connectivity for the neighborhood, each event will last about an hour and include a diverse roster of performers including:
Simone Dinnerstein
Brooklyn Ballet
The Knights
Gleich Dances
Girl Be Heard
Dancing Crane
Aliesha Bryan
Porch Stomp/City Stompers
RSVP recommended. Register here or at the link below.
Culture Window @ the Jewelbox is made possible by a grant from the Downtown Brooklyn + Dumbo Art Fund, a partnership with Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP) and Dumbo Improvement District as part of New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative.
DATE & TIME
April 16, 23, & 30 @ 8:00PM
February 22–March 22, 2021
In celebration of Black History Month, Brooklyn Ballet is presenting last year's Pas de Quatre performance online - free for you to view at home - including new ballerina comments!
If you are able, we suggest a $10 donation to view this performance. Donations help Brooklyn Ballet to continue our innovative and inclusive programming both virtually and in-person. Donors of $10 or more will also receive Quartet, Brooklyn Ballet's hip hop response to Pas de Quatre.
Revisit the conversation from 2020’s Pas de Quatre on NBC and ABC!
Performed in February 2020 at The Mark O'Donnell Theater at The Actors Fund Arts Center, Pas de Quatre features Brooklyn Ballet professional dancers Courtney Cochran, Paunika Jones, Miku Kawamura, and Christine Emi Sawyer.
Pas de Quatre originally made its premiere in London in 1845, choreographed by Jules Perrot for four of the greatest ballerinas of the time. Adorned in white tutus, the work captured the essence of the Romantic style and demanded a clear execution of the ballet technique; adagio, petite allegro, fast footwork, elegant fluid arm movements, and graceful changes of position. Restaged in 1941 by Anton Dolin, Brooklyn Ballet sets Dolin’s version with a cast of 4 diverse and nuanced ballerinas coached by dance historian and winner of this year’s TanzPreis Munich, Claudia Jeschke. The costumes, designed by Sylvia Nolan, are a testament to the evolution of the 21st Century ballerina with tutus that reflect the dancer’s skin tones, yet stay true to the historical time period, while pianist Julius Abrahams plays Cesare Pugni’s score live.
December 10–December 13, 2020
Outside Brooklyn Ballet Storefront
160 Schermerhorn Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
"Vivid and magical…”
- Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times
The Brooklyn Nutcracker in the Jewel Box offers audiences nine opportunities to experience the magic of this timeless production live, from outside Brooklyn Ballet’s home studio space, for the whole family to enjoy. The first of its kind, this production fuses ballet, hip-hop and an array of world dance genres to create a culturally inclusive production that celebrates dances and artists from around the globe.
DATES
Thursday December 10 5:30pm and 6:30pm
Friday December 11 5:30pm and 6:30pm
Saturday December 12 6:30pm and 7:30pm
Sunday December 13 4:30pm, 5:30pm, and 6:30pm
Performances are ca. 20 mins long and are free to the public.
Concept/Choreography: Lynn Parkerson
Music: P.I. Tchaikovsky
Art Director: Avram Finkelstein
Lighting Design: Saúl Ulerio
Dancers/Collaborators: Aliesha Bryan, Courtney Cochran, Elisabet Delgado, J-Floats Fable, Big Mike Fields, Miku Kawamura, Anime Major, Sira Melikian, Aoi Ohno, Kendra Ross, Christine Sawyer, Sylinsah Thomas
February 13–February 16, 2020
The Mark O'Donnell Theater at The Actors Fund Arts Center
160 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
An unprecedented evening of dance that bridges diversity to classicism in a profound way, while exploring movement and its history. The program includes a re-staging of the classic work Pas de Quatre with a cast of 4 diverse and nuanced ballerinas, and the premiere of Intersection - an innovative mixed movement piece choreographed by artistic director Lynn Parkerson.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Thursday, February 13 at 7:30pm
Friday, February 14 at 7:30pm - Free Beer Friday!
Saturday, February 15 at 3pm - Children's Reception
Saturday, February 15 at 7:30pm - Post-show Q&A
Sunday, February 16 at 3pm
December 14, 2019
Kings Theatre
1027 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY
The first of its kind, this critically acclaimed production fuses ballet, hip-hop and an array of world dance genres to create a culturally inclusive production that highlights dances and artists from around the globe and artists and students from Brooklyn Ballet.
December 7, 2019
The Belarusian Church
401 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Ballet Youth Ensemble performs in this free event presented by the Atlantic Avenue Development Corporation.
September 29, 2019
Atlantic Ave. & Third Ave.
THE ANNUAL ATLANTIC ANTIC™, presented by the Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation (AALDC), is the oldest and largest street festival in Brooklyn, New York! On this beautiful autumn day in Brooklyn, the Atlantic Antic™ brings together people of all ages and ethinic backgrounds to Atlantic Avenue to celebrate the longstanding tradition of food, art, music, dance, shopping, festivities, and fun!
August 25, 2019
Roulette
509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY
NY Writers Coalition hosts the 15th Annual Fort Greene Summer Literary Festival. Young writers from their summer youth program (ages 6-18) will be joined on stage by four amazing, established poets and writers. Brooklyn Ballet Youth Ensemble is performing, and Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene is hosting the afterparty.
FREE!
August 3, 2019
Astor Place and Lafayette Street
Brooklyn Ballet performs two mixed movement works, 'Pas de Deux" and "At the Intersection" as part of the Department of Transportations’s Summer Streets Dance Festival. Free!
July 19–July 20, 2019
The Mark O'Donnell Theater at The Actors Fund Arts Center
160 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY
First Look is an annual curated program of work by emerging and established choreographers presented by Brooklyn Ballet. Selected artists offer audiences a “first look” at a dance work - either a new piece or a work not yet seen in Brooklyn. Featuring new work by Gabriella Carmichael, Enzo Celli / VIVO Ballet, Courtney Cochran, Ariel Rivka Dance, Erin Holmes / Bryce Entertainment, LLC, Grant Jacoby & Dancers, Elisabetta Minutoli, Quashierra Muhammad, Laurel Snyder, Alaina Wilson, Jiemin Yang, and Eryn Renee Young / XAOC Contemporary Ballet.
June 20, 2019
The Mark O'Donnell Theater at
The Actors Fund Arts Center
160 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY
A cross-disciplinary improvising ensemble "Kunst oder Unfall" shares the work created with Brooklyn Ballet’s founding artistic director at a summer residency in Munich, Germany.
Beer and pretzels will be served!
June 2, 2019
Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts
One University Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Brooklyn Ballet School showcases the hard work and growth of students in their Elementary Ballet, Ballet, Jazz, Modern, and Ballet Conservatory programs.
Thank you to our program sponsors Breaking Ground and Capezio.
April 29, 2019
St. Francis College
180 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Join Brooklyn Ballet for a special performance featuring popular repertoire "At the Intersection", "Quilt" and "Les Sylphides".
A reception follows the performance.
Free!
