Crystal Pite News

The dancers of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen will no longer be divided by rank into principal, soloist, demi-soloist and corps de ballet. Learn more about the new initiative here.

The Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University (CBA) and National Sawdust, with continued support from the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, announce the 2023-24 Fellows: composers Erica “Twelve45” Blunt and Wang Lu and choreographers Ausia Jones and Tiler Peck.

The marvelous dance event of the season, “Fall for Dance” is now happening at New York City Center and audiences love it!

The world’s leading dance organisation, Sadler’s Wells, celebrates the 25th anniversary of its current building this October. Learn more about the company's history and its future here!

DanceHouse presents the world premiere of Kidd Pivot’s Assembly Hall, October 26-28, 2023 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. Learn more about the performance and how to get tickets here!

Ballets Jazz Montréal marks the opening of Danse Danse's 26th season at the Place des Arts with a triple bill featuring choreographers Ausia Jones, Crystal Pite, and Aszure Barton.  Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Xie Xin /​ Marion Motin /​ Crystal Pite comes to the Paris Opera in September. Performances are at Palais Garnier from 23 September to 12 October 2023.

The Paris Opera will perform its opening gala this September. The performance is on 21 September 2023 at 7:30 pm.

NEW YORK CITY CENTER announced complete programming for the 20th Fall for Dance Festival, September 27 – October 8, 2023. Celebrating 20 years as an essential part of New York’s fall dance season, the Festival opens City Center’s 80th season at the center of the arts with a showcase of local and international dance companies and artists in an array of styles, presented in five unique programs.

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Matthew Lutz-Kinoy's exhibition 'Filling Station,' as it takes you on a journey through the fascinating realm of art and architecture. Presented by The Kitchen and Dia Art Foundation, this exhibition is a must-see for art enthusiasts and architecture lovers alike.

Sadler's Wells has launched a range of artist development initiatives with a focus on practice rather than performance-based outcomes, including artist-led programmes, a mentoring scheme and programmes for South Asian dance practitioners and disabled artists. 

Stephanie Hutchison has been appointed Rehearsal Director for The National Ballet of Canada's 2023/24 season.

This July, the Royal Opera House will host a unique event celebrating the 75th birthday of former Royal Ballet Principal dancer, and celebrity of stage and screen, Wayne Sleep.

One of the most eagerly anticipated events in British Columbia's contemporary dance scene, the 35th anniversary of the Dancing on the Edge Festival will kick off on July 6th. Festival Producer, Donna Spencer, is delighted that Canada's oldest and longest running contemporary dance festival, will host live performances both indoor and outdoor for eagerly awaiting audiences.

DanceHouse announced its 2023/24 season of bold and transformative works from around the globe -  on Vancouver stages from July 2023 through April 2024. Seven esteemed companies and choreographers offer distinct and fearless worldviews, deconstructing and reinventing dance norms across multiple genres to explore urgent and timely themes of connection and community. Single tickets are now on sale.

Like Water for Chocolate will be released on Royal Opera House Stream. This critically acclaimed production is Christopher Wheeldon’s latest full-length work for The Royal Ballet, inspired by Laura Esquivel’s novel of the same name, and will be available to watch on ROH Stream from Thursday 18 May 2023. 

This summer, sensational historical performance ensemble Figure return to London’s Opera Holland Park after the success of their fantastically detailed (The Guardian) 2022 performance of Handel’s Serse with a fresh staging of Shakespeare’s classic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Unbridled desire meets magic as Figure stages Shakespeare’s celebrated play, accompanied by Mendelssohn’s enchanting orchestral score. See photos from the production. 

West Harlem Art Fund, NY Artist Equity Association and NYU Wetlab are presenting dancer Salma Kiuhan for a one-day performance in Nolan Park on Governors Island, May 13, 2023.

The furious One Flat Thing, Reproduced by the leading American choreographer William Forsythe opens with a loud roar. Like random ice floes, twenty tables fly forward and become a surface for a wild swarm of dancers.

The Royal Opera House has announced its 2023/24 Season, unveiling a bold programme of thrilling new work, UK premieres and much-loved revivals, alongside the biggest national learning programme in our history, exciting new regional partnerships, and a host of daytime events, behind the scenes tours, exhibitions and artistic Insights at our home in the heart of Covent Garden.