2011.2012 Season
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You will be SPELLBOUND by The Washington Ballet's 2011.2012 season - one that sends the company's outstanding dancers soaring and enchants audiences. New this season, all 4-Series subscription ballets will be presented in the world-class Kennedy Center, plus celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Nutcrackerand nine premieres. This is not a season to miss!
The Season
TwylaTharp: AllAmerican
Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
February 22-26, 2012
In homage to the high priestess of contemporary dance, The Washington Ballet mounts an all Twyla Tharp program that showcases works from two decades of Tharp’s prodigious career
ALICE (in wonderland)
Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
April 11-15, 2012
"It's going to be a wild ride... Precocious little Alice will lead us on a raucous journey where things are not always what they seem." ~Septime Webre
¡Noche Latina!
Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
May 9-13, 2012
"¡Noche Latina! was a high energy fiesta... you knew this wasn't going to be an ordinary night in the theater"~The Washington Post
Once Upon a Time
THEARC Theater
May 19-20, 2012
Inspired by fairytales from around the world, The Washington Ballet performs a collection of new productions showcasing its Studio Company dancers and world premieres from TWB’s David Palmer, Elaine Kudo, Monique Meunier, Andile Ndlovu and Lucy Bowen McCauley.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Imagination Stage
June 23-24, 2012
In a bold collaboration The Washington Ballet's Septime Webre and David Palmer, Imagination Stage's Janet Stanford and composer Matthew Pierce create a new family-friendly dance-theater-musical based on C.S. Lewis' venerated fantasy.
Sorry you missed it!
The Great Gatsby
Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
November 2-6, 2011
“[The Great Gatsby] is a gutsy and stylish display of the sound and energy of the Jazz Age… Gatsby goes down like champagne—a seriously swinging affair.” ~The Washington Post
The Nutcracker at THEARC
THEARC Theater
November 25-27, 2011
“Simply gorgeous! Washington Ballet dazzles with a capital Nutcracker. This production is truly Artistic Director Septime Webre’s greatest triumph, a showcase of his skills at stage direction and in sustaining a spectacle.” ~ Washington Post
The Nutcracker at The Warner
The Warner Theatre
December 1-24, 2011
“Simply gorgeous! Washington Ballet dazzles with a capital Nutcracker. This production is truly Artistic Director Septime Webre’s greatest triumph, a showcase of his skills at stage direction and in sustaining a spectacle.” ~ Washington Post