Los Angeles Ballet

Gala 2021 is May 1st! Principal dancer Tigran Sargsyan, seen here with Petra Conti, starred in’ Modern Moves’ in 2018. This impressive mixed bill of contemporary works included pieces by Aszure Barton, Alejandro Cerrudo, and George Balanchine. Don’t miss Gala 2021- Honoring of 15 Years of Outstanding Performances - May 1st. Purchase admission at losangelesballet.org/event-gala-2021

Gala 2021 is May 1st! Here are elegant Principals, Petra Conti as Odile, and Kenta Shimizu as Siegfried performing 'Swan Lake' in 2018. Look to today’s STORY for LAB dancers who have starred as Odette and Odile in this adored ballet. Join us for Gala 2021 Honoring of 15 Years of Outstanding Performances! Purchase admission at losangelesballet.org/events-gala-2021

Gala 2021 is just weeks away! In honor the event - 2017 offered 'Balanchine, Master of the Dance, here with Elizabeth Claire Walker as the Siren in the iconic 'Prodigal Son'. Also presented in the program; 'Divertimento No. 15’, and 'Who Cares?' The George Balanchine Trust. For admission to Gala 2021/May 1st, go to losangelesballet.org/event-gala-2021

Los Angeles Ballet calls for healing and an end to racist acts of hatred, and stands in support of Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

Gala 2021 is just weeks away! This virtual Celebration features excerpts from 15 years of LAB’s great performances, plus celebrity presenters, dinner supplied by Gala Partner Crustacean of Beverly Hills, silent Auction, and more! Join us on May 1st in support of performing arts and Los Angeles Ballet! at losangelesballet.org/event-gala-2021

In honor of Gala 2021 - 2016 featured full-length classical ballets including The Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote and Romeo and Juliet. Here, Principal dancer Kenta Shimizu masterfully performed leading roles in each of these productions! Photo: Reed Hutchinson Gala 2021/May 1st - For Admission and more: losangelesballet.org/event-gala-2021

In honor of Gala 2021 - LAB’s production in 2014 of Quartet - four works from varied choreographers: Kylián, Balanchine, Stowell and Tayeh. Seen here is Jií Kylián’s Return to a Strange Land - an abstract yet deeply emotional piece comprised of two pas de deux and two pas de trios, six dancers breathtakingly express immense longing. Dancers: Allynne Noelle with Alexander Castillo and Christopher Revels; Photo: Reed Hutchinson Gala 2021/May 1st On Sale at losangelesballet.org/event-gala-202

In honor of Gala 2021 - LAB’s Balanchine Festival continued in Spring of 2013 with Balanchine RED, which presented La Valse, Agon and Rubies ( The George Balanchine Trust); Here are opening moments from Rubies; Music: Igor Stravinsky, with marvelous Principals Allynne Noelle, Julia Cinquemani and Ulrik Birkkjær along with LAB Ensemble. Gala 2021 On Sale at losangelesballet.org/event-gala-2021

In honor of Gala 2021 - NextWaveLA in 2012 offered world premieres by four Southern California choreographers, following LAB’s mission of incorporating new creations specifically for LAB dancers. Seen here: Colony, choreographed by Kitty McNamee; Dancers: Laura Ann Wallace, Chelsea Paige Johnston, Kelly Ann Sloan with Christopher McDaniel & LAB Ensemble, Photo: Reed Hutchinson | Gala 2021 On Sale at losangelesballet.org/event-gala-2021

In honor of Gala 2021 - LAB premiered the classic ballet Giselle in 2010, with choreography by Artistic Directors Christensen and Neary. Principal dancer Allyssa Bross as Giselle expressed beauty, sensitivity and superb acting skills in the role. Dancing here with Christopher Revels. Photo: Reed Hutchinson Gala 2021 now On Sale at losangelesballet.org/event-gala-2021

Tea Time! Clara’s Nutcracker Tea Party is coming soon! Sunday, Dec 20th at 11:00am. Get tickets and information at losangelesballet.org

Performing Arts has been among the hardest hit industries during the Covid-19 pandemic. During this Nutcraker season, please help LA’s only professional classical ballet company get back on stage and to fulfill its mission: To be an instrument of hope, healing and joy, sharing the gift of dance with the broadest possible audience and in particular, distressed communities Los Angeles Ballet needs you now more than ever, and on this Giving Tuesday, we ask you to Give TODAY. Thank you! https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx

In honor of Gala 2021. LAB’s repertoire includes Balanchine masterpieces including Kammermusik No. 2 which was performed in 2009. Co-Artistic Director Colleen Neary, a répétiteur for The George Balanchine Trust, is one of the few charged with carrying on the Balanchine legacy. Dancers: Melissa Barak, Grace McLoughlin, Andrew Brader, Drew Grant and LAB Ensemble. Photo: Reed Hutchinson. More about Gala 2021 at losangelesballet.org/event-gala-2021

In honor of Gala 2021 here is a first look back to Los Angeles Ballet's debut with the original production of The Nutcracker in December 2006. Choreographed by Founding Co-Artistic Directors Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary, it features costumes from a Royal Danish Ballet production commissioned by Mr. Christensen during his tenure as that company’s artistic director, complemented by a Southern California-themed set designed by Catherine Kanner. Clara: Lilit Hogtanian, Drosselmeyer: Johnathan Sharp. Photo: Reed Hutchinson. More images in today's story. More about Gala 2021 at www.losangelesballet.org/event-gala-2021

Celebrate the season with Los Angeles Ballet! December 20th join us for a smashing virtual Holiday Nutcracker Tea featuring excerpts from The Nutcracker. Meet Clara with friends, Marie, Columbine, Nutcracker and Snow! Enjoy interactive family fun with dancing, magic, music, surprises and more! Tickets at www.losangelesballet.org

Los Angeles Ballet’s Principal dancer Tigran Sargsyan, and Soloist Magnus Christoffersen have created this beautiful film in support of humanitarian rights. Tigran’s statement: After witnessing my country in war with the loss of human life. I see it as my duty as an artist to transform the distress and pain into beauty and do what is in my power to spread awareness of the current horrific reality in Nagorno-Karabakh. With our resources and knowledge today, I believe it is p...ossible to solve conflicts with communication in a peaceful and civilized way and not through aggression and hate. I wish for us to stand together for humanitarian rights and prevent more blood being spilled. Armenians and world citizens. We are all in this together! Tigran Sargsyan Magnus Christoffersen

Save the Date! Los Angeles Ballet announces Gala 2021, A Virtual Celebration Honoring 15 Years of Outstanding Performances. Gala 2021 will broadcast on May 1, 2021 at 7:00pm Pacific Standard Time. Leading up to the event we will be offering a retrospective of images from LAB’s performances beginning with our debut in 2006. Gala details at losangelesballet.org/event-gala-2021

Join Us! Clara’s Nutcracker Tea Party! A Special Virtual Holiday Event & Fundraiser December 20th 2020 at 11:00am... Admission to this virtual event will be supplied with purchase Clara invites you into her home as she hosts her Nutcracker Tea Party. Meet her friends Marie, Columbine, Nutcracker and Snow! Gather with your family to enjoy an afternoon of interactive play with dancing, magic, music, crafts and Holiday FUN! Get Tickets, Sponsorships & Tables at www.losangelesballet.org

Los Angeles Ballet has been working behind the scenes to meet the important requirements which all performing arts organizations must follow. Although Los Angeles Ballet remains under social distancing and public gathering restrictions for health and safety measures due to Covid-19 pandemic, we remain committed to continuing, and to providing outstanding experiences while following the established measures to protect our dancers and staff. Look for Holiday 2020 updates in the coming days!

MEET YOUR INCREDIBLE TEACHERS!! Join us this Sunday, July 26th for free virtual classes on our Instagram Live with the dancers of Los Angeles Ballet !! . . 11:0...0- 11:30 Body Conditioning plus Stretch with LAB Company Dancer Madeline McMillin . . 11:30- 12:30 Intermediate/Advanced Ballet Barre with LAB Principal Dancer Petra Conti See more

Happy Birthday to Edgar Degas! In honor today, The Guggenheim shared this work from their collection, Dancers in Green and Yellow (ca. 1903). One of his many works depicting ballet dancers performing, rehearsing, in class, and at rest. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Our series #LABathome features Principal Dancer Tigran Sargsyan who most recently danced in George Balanchine’s Apollo at The Broad Stage. During quarantine I have even exercising daily, mostly doing body weight exercises since the gyms are closed, and have been live-streaming short performances in the backyard. I even ordered a punching bag online so I would work out and keep the stamina going.

Thank you to The Alex team for their kind words!

Let’s get you moving! #freeclass #balletclass #onlinedanceclass #losangelesballet

This Sunday join us for another free community day of online dance class!

In support of #blackouttuesday on June 2 #theshowmustbepaused at Los Angeles Ballet. School and Company classes will be cancelled and LAB will go dark on social media in order to listen and reflect.

Los Angeles Ballet stands with other dance companies around the nation to support racial equality in the Arts and in life. #BlackLivesMatter

We are always inspired by our majestic Artistic Director Colleen Neary! We want to wish her belated birthday wishes! Her beauty, grace, elegance, strength and intelligence truly inspire us all everyday! It is such an honor to be able to learn and be coached by her. This picture delineates her fierce technicality, stage presence and passion, which is how she carries herself on and off the stage. She is shown grand jeteing onstage in the beautiful ballet Valse Fantasy whil...e she was dancing with Pacific Northwest Ballet. This ballet is choreographed by #GeorgeBalanchine, and she emulates his vision immaculately. She is a birthday queen!

We’ll get you moving and in good spirits this weekend!

Here is a look at what's coming in Spring 2021 during Season 15, the Season of Hope! Visionaries / Balanchine + Wheeldon Exclusively at The Broad Stage ... Three masterworks from two superb contemporary choreographers; George Balanchine and Christopher Wheeldon. Ghosts Wheeldon/Winger LA Premiere The ballet follows a four-movement structure where the ‘Ghosts’ are at play in a dark watery playground. The piece evokes spectral atmosphere but leaves space for the viewer to decide for themselves what the fate of these people has been. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Balanchine/Rodgers and Hart, arranged by Hershy Kay LAB Premiere Slaughter on Tenth Avenue is a mini Broadway show in a ballet. It was originally choreographed for On Your Toes, produced at the Imperial Theatre in New York in 1936 and danced by Ray Bolger and Tamara Geva. Apollo Balanchine/Stravinsky This beautiful abstract piece tells the myth of Apollo and his growth and encounters with three muses. George Balanchine choreographed this piece in 1928 at 24 years old. Today it is still a revelation. #losangelesballet #balletinLA #seasonofhope #georgebalanchine #christopherwheeldon Tigran Sargsyan Petraconcept_official Jasmine Perry Laura Chachich

If others don’t fully get how to social distance, be kind and help them understand. #staysafe #physicaldistancing #balletdancer

Happy #internationaldanceday! May the joy of dance stay with you every day. #losangelesballet #balletinLA #ballet Petra Conti @JasminPerry

We know you're stuck indoors but you still need to keep moving to stay healthy! Follow A Chance To Dance on Instagram @chancetodancela for a special Instagram Live day of FREE dance class! Our monthly A Chance to Dance Community Day provides free classes for children and adults. Join us on Instagram this Sunday beginning at 11:00AM.

After having the very painful task of informing subscribers and ticket holders of the cancellation of The Sleeping Beauty performances in June, we were met with an outpouring of well wishes, emails and calls of encouragement, and generous acts of many of those tickets being donated back to the company. We love our vast sprawling city of Los Angeles but suddenly, we feel part of a very close-knit community that understands how crucial the arts are to our society. Many of your... messages have brought us to tears. We want you to know that the health and well-being of our dancers and staff is of the utmost importance and our focus is on keeping everyone safe and protected. There is much work to be done for the 2020/2021 Season and we need your help. Please keep yourselves and loved ones healthy, we look forward to gathering again to enjoy a beautiful ballet performance and to celebrate the arts as a community! #losangelesballet #losangeles #supportthearts #balletinla #stayhome

Tomorrow night is the Los Angeles Ballet 2020 Gala! Even thought it's sold out, you can participate and support LAB. Bid on any of the auction items online from anywhere! Great art, experiences, sports memorabilia and more are available and you can bid now. Proceeds go to support Los Angeles Ballet's 2020/2021 Season! Bid until 9:00 pm Friday night. Good luck!

Delicate moments in the studioWe’re so inspired by Artistic Director Colleen Neary! Everyday she helps us get better and better, never stop practicing or reaching! Dancers: Colleen Neary, Tigran Sargsyan, and Petra Conti #balanchine #apolloballet #liveforthenow... Photography: Jean Celeste Lubin Photography

All three performances at The Broad Stage are SOLD OUT! We hope you're one of the lucky ones who will be joining us for a beautiful evening of Balanchine magic. #losangelesballet #georgebalanchine #balletinLA #soldout

LOW TICKET ALERT: Only a handful of seats remaining for the 2/26 and 2/27 performances at The Broad Stage. Friday, 2/28 is SOLD OUT.

This month, we bring the beauty of Balanchine to The Broad Stage for an exclusive engagement. Balanchine's "black and white" ballets reveal the purity and beauty of ballet at its best, proving that excellent dance requires no embellishment. #losangelesballet #georgebalanchine #thebroadstage #balletinLA

Happy Birthday Mr. B! We celebrate the most influential choreographer of the last century and the astounding body of work that is his legacy. George Balanchine’s first important ballet, Apollo, is featured along with Agon and Concerto Barocco, in our next program, Balanchine: Black & White. In these three works, the dancers wear unadorned black and white costumes, revealing the purity and beauty of ballet at its best and proving that excellent dance requires no embellishm...ent. #georgebalanchine #ballet #losangelesballet

Merry Christmas Day from Los Angeles Ballet! Thank you to all of our guests who attended over the weekend and Christmas Eve at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, we are so honored to have been a part of your holiday celebrations. #thenutcracker #holidayseason #pasdedeux #dancer #dance #losangeles #LABnutcracker #losangelesballet #freedoflondon #dolbytheatre #balletinLA Photo by: Jean Celeste Lubin

Q: What do the Academy Awards and LAB's Christmas week of The Nutcracker have in common? A: Dolby Theatre! Your holiday celebrations won't be complete without this LA holiday tradition. 4 performances this weekend at The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Limited seats left so order now!... #thenutcracker #balletinLA #losangelesballet #dolbytheatre See more

We're looking forward to seeing you this weekend in Glendale at the historic Alex Theatre for performances on Saturday and Sunday! Limited seats left and now available only through the Alex Theatre box office. Purchase your tickets through the link in the Event Page. #losangelesballet #thenutcracker #holiday #balletinLA

Leaping into our first week in the theatre! Here we come Cerritos Performing Arts Center! We are so excited to have our first stage rehearsal! #dancer #dance #losangeles #losangelesballet #flowers #thenutcracker #ballet #corpsdeballet #cerritos

@mollybsims and her lovely daughter enjoyed the Nutcracker Tea together and a little extra time with LAB dancers! #nutcrackertea #losangelesballet #teatime #holidayparty

Veteran Tickets Foundation - Vet Tix has partnered with Los Angeles Ballet as part of their mission to provide tickets to events that reduce stress, strengthen family bonds, build life-long memories and encourage service members and veterans to stay engaged with local communities. Los Angeles Ballet’s Power of Performance program makes 10% of the seats for every performance available for the program’s partner organizations like Vet Tix to give to their members. We love seei...ng active duty and veteran families together enjoying a ballet performance and sharing performing arts with their children. During The Nutcracker, LAB will serve hundreds of Vet Tix members. #veteransday #losangelesballet #nonprofit #giveback

Volunteers? Next Sunday. Pretty Please

Whether you are Team Carabosse or Team Maleficent, the Wicked Fairy Godmother is always great Halloween costume inspiration. Here is LAB's Artistic Director, Colleen Neary as as the ultra evil/glamorous Carabosse in a production of The Sleeping Beauty for Los Angeles Ballet Is your costume inspired by a classic character this Halloween?? We want to see! #halloweencostume #carabosse #teamcarabosse #thesleepingbeauty #costumeinspo #losangelesballet #balletinLA #wickedfairygodmother

The seats may be empty now, but you can already get your tickets for The Nutcracker! We perform this magical show at five different theatres in Los Angeles, including the incredible Dolby Theatre. We can’t wait to see you there! #losangelesballet #la #laballet #dancer #dolbytheatre #pointe #theNutcracker #liveorchestra

90 degrees in October in Los Angeles is all the more reason to daydream about dancing, sparkling Snowflakes! They float into the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts on Thanksgiving weekend! #thenutcracker #LABnutcracker #dancingsnowflakes #losangelesballet

Los Angeles Ballet celebrates World Ballet Day! Photo Credit: Reed Hutchinson

Thank you American Girl Store Los Angeles, for hosting our special #achancetodance class! We’re looking forward to seeing your American Girl doll fans at performances of #thenutcracker in December! #americangirlbrand #losangelesballet #balletinla

Encouraging the next generation of ballet lovers with a special edition of LAB’s #achancetodance class inside the American Girl Store in Los Angeles! #losangelesballet #americangirlbrand #thenutcracker #danceofthesnowflakes

What’s happening inside the @americangirlbrand store at The Grove so early in the morning?? #thenutcrackerballet #losangelesballet #balletlife

Exclusively at The Broad Stage! We are bringing three of George Balanchine’s best loved works, Agon, Concerto Barocco and Apollo, perfect works for the intimate setting of The Broad Stage. Balanchine’s ‘black and white’ ballets prove that dance requires no embellishment and reveal the purity and beauty of ballet at its best. The dancers wear unadorned black and white costumes in contrast to those of the ornate, classical ballets of the preceding era. Balanchine chose simplici...ty over elaborate narrative, characterization, costumes and sets, while retaining the rigor and artistry of classical ballet technique. #losangelesballet #ballet #georgebalanchine #chamberworks #thebroadstage #balletinLA

We're holding auditions next Wednesday at the Los Angeles Ballet Center for men for the new season!

Feel free to dance your hearts out

Looking to put some modern ballet into your weekend plans? Check out this event tomorrow night at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex featuring Laura Chachich Tigran Sargsyan Chelsea Paige Johnston Joshua Brown Jasmine Perry and Hannah Lacy Keene

What is Balanchine | Black & White"? Agon - Balanchine/Stravinsky Concerto - Barocco Balanchine/Bach Apollo - Balanchine/Stravinsky... Three of George Balanchine’s best loved works. The dancers wear unadorned black and white costumes in contrast to those of the ornate, classical ballets of the preceding era. Balanchine chose simplicity over elaborate narrative, characterization, costumes and sets, while retaining the rigor and artistry of classical ballet technique. Balanchine’s ‘black and white’ ballets prove that dance requires no embellishment and reveal the purity and beauty of ballet at its best. Part of the 2019/2020 Season! *3 Performances Only. Exclusively at The Broad Stage #losangelesballet #georgebalanchine #balanchine #balletinLA

Our 14th Season includes works and styles intimately known to, and mastered by LAB's artistic directors, Colleen Neary and Thordal Christensen. We'll tour LA County with The Nutcracker from Thanksgiving weekend through New Years eve weekend! Start your holiday celebrations in November with The Nutcracker Tea, returning to the elegant Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills As we are known for superb stagings of the George Balanchine repertory, we present three of his finest black an...d white ballets, Agon, Concerto Barocco and Apollo. All performances will be at The Broad Stage. Its intimate setting will allow you to experience every nuance and line of Balanchine's choreographic genius. Summer brings a sumptuous The Sleeping Beauty production, not yet seen in Los Angeles! More surprises await you so explore the season today.... #losangelesballet #balletinLA #ballet #balanchine

Cheers to all! The 2019/2020 Season is here and we are celebrating in the studio today! We can’t wait for you to explore the season and find the surprises we’ve added for you. #losangelesballet #balletinLA #ballet https://losangelesballet.org/

Petra Conti in Los Angeles Ballet's The Nutcracker

*We have an exciting announcement about our Annual Fundraising Campaign* An anonymous donor will match the first $50,000 raised towards our goal of $250,000! In turn the LAB Board of Directors has also committed to match the $50,000! This is TREMENDOUS for LAB because the goal is critical for us to launch the 2019/2020 Season and we have until MAY 15 to complete our fundraising. ... YOU can join the community that loves and supports ballet in Los Angeles. Whether your gift is $5 or $500, it will be worth Triple the amount! Contributing to the Matching Fund Campaign is quick and easy via PayPal or debit/credit card. #losangelesballet #matchingfund #balletinLA #LABtriplematch #isupportballet Pictured: LAB Principal Dancer Petra Conti in The Nutcracker Photo: Reed Hutchinson

YOU can join the community that loves and supports ballet in Los Angeles. Link in bio to donate #losangelesballet #matchingfund #balletinLA #LABtriplematch #isupportballet

It was such a pleasure to revisit Serenade at last night’s annual Gala at the Beverly Hilton What a glamorous evening! Here’s more on this very special event #losangelesballet #ballet #georgebalanchine #gala #redcarpet

What an amazing day for our #achancetodance team! #balletinthecommunity #balletforall

Join us tonight in Beverly Hills for cocktails and a tour of Tory Burch's stunning Spring Collection! Your purchases will help support LAB!

We concluded our Serenade and La Sylphide program this weekend. Congrats to all on a tremendous run! Photo by: @nathaniel_solis

This Saturday, we perform the final night of Serenade and La Sylphide at Alex Theatre This has been a tremendous production and we have been overwhelmed by the response from the audience and critics! Closing night will be bittersweet! Tickets are very limited but some are available through The Alex box office. ... #balanchine #bournonville #losangelesballet #ballet #serenade #lasylphide #balletinblue #balletkilts See more

This weekend is the last chance to catch this incredible ballet! Come watch #LABallet at the @alextheatre #ballerinas #balanchine #dancer

The next day of free dance instruction with LAB is coming up! Are you registered?

And yet another successful evening at the ballet. #LABallet #ballerina #dancers Photo by: @nathaniel_solis

Come watch Serenade and La Sylphide tonight at Royce Hall! #ballerina #LA #LABallet Photo by: @nathaniel_solis

A sea of #Balanchine blue! #ballerinas #dancers #la Photo by: @nathaniel_solis

The gusting winds and pouring rain couldn't keep the crowds away on Saturday night for the opening of Serenade & La Sylphide! Here's a review from Broadway World and you can experience this gorgeous program yourself this Saturday night at Royce Hall... #losangelesballet #ballet #georgebalanchine #augustbournonville #serenade #lasylphide #bigballetinla

Join us for Opening Night of Serenade & La Sylphide this Saturday! Some orchestra level seats are available today. #georgebalanchine #bournonville #serenade #lasylphide #thesylph #losangelesballet #ballet #redondobeach