Repertoire

Grand Rapids Ballet presents a diverse repertoire of full-length classics, contemporary masterpieces, and world-premiere commissions by renowned choreographers.

2024-25 Season

TARANTELLA
Choreography: George Balanchine

PAS DE QUATRE
Choreography: Seyong Kim

SLEEPING BEAUTY (Pas de Deux)
Choreography: Devon Carney

BERCEUSE
Choreography: Penny Saunders

DIABLO ROJO (World Premiere)
Choreography: James Sofranko

INTERPRETATION OF THE OBSERVER
Choreography: Emily Kneussle

LE GRAND JAZZ!
Choreography: Darrell Grand Moultrie

JUMPCUT
Choreography: Penny Saunders

BANISH MISFORTUNE
Choreography: Nathan Young

SPIRIT OF WOMEN (Excerpts)
Choreography: Donald McKayle

WHILE AWAY (World Premiere)
Choreography: Jennifer Archibald

CONCERTO SIX TWENTY TWO (Duet)
Choreography: Lar Lubovich

AUBADE
Choreography: James Sofranko

EVENSONG
Choreography: James Sofranko

PETER PAN
Choreography: Septime Webre

TWO TANGOS
Choreography: James Sofranko

THE NUTCRACKER
Choreography: Val Caniparoli

BE HERE NOW
Choreography: Trey McIntyre

PLUME (World Premiere)
Choreography: Penny Saunders

2023-24 Season

ELEMENTAL BRUBECK
Choreography: Lar Lubovich

GLAZUNOV SYMPHONY
Choreography: Yuka Oba-Muschiana

SLEEPING BEAUTY
Choreography: Devon Carney

BERCEUSE
Choreography: Penny Saunders

LAND OF THE GODS (World Premiere)
Choreography: Yuka Oba-Muschiana

SPIRIT OF WOMEN
Choreography: Donald McKayle

LE GRAND JAZZ! (World Premiere)
Choreography: Darrell Grand Moultrie

BACH TO THE BLACK SEA
Choreography: Seyong Kim

SERENADE
Choreography: George Balanchine

IN THE UPPER ROOM
Choreography: Twyla Tharp

THE NUTCRACKER
Choreography: Val Caniparoli

WHO CARES?
Choreography: George Balanchine

2022-23 Season

RENDEZVOUS
Choreography: James Sofranko

ELEMENTAL BRUBECK
Choreography: Lar Lubovich

MOZART SYMPHONY
Choreography: James Sofranko

SOIRÉE
Choreography: Isaac Aaoki

SERENADE
Choreography: George Balanchine

OFF THE CANVAS
Choreography: Katarzyna Skarpetoska

BLACK SWAN (Pas de Deux)

DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
Choreography: Yuka Oba-Muschiana

A DREAMER (Excerpts)
Choreography: James Sofranko

ROMEO AND JULIET (Pas de Deux)
Choreography: James Sofranko

AN OFFERING
Choreography: Darrell Grand Moultrie

LIAR LEAR KING (World Premiere)
Choreography: Danielle Rowe

ECHO AND NARCISSUS
Choreography: Norbert de la Cruz

ROMEO AND JULIET (World Premiere)
Choreography: James Sofranko

THE NUTCRACKER
Choreography: Val Caniparoli

AIDA (With the Grand Rapids Opera)

JUMPCUT (World Premiere)
Choreography: Penny Saunders

WHO CARES?
Choreography: George Balanchine

REMEMBER OUR SONG
Choreography: Andy Blankenbeuhler

2021-22 Season

ROMEO AND JULIET FANTASY (World Premiere)
Choreography: James Sofranko

BROTHERS
Choreography: Jennifer Archibald

AVA MARIA (World Premiere)
Choreography: James Sofranko

THE OLD CHILD
Choreography: Danielle Rowe

VIVACE
Choreography: Nathan Young

DON QUIXOTE (Pas de Deux)

LE CORSAIRE (Adagio)

COLD VIRTUES
Choreography: Adam Houghland

PASSING THROUGH
Choreography: Adriana Wagenveld

CALLING FORTH (Excerpts)
Choreography: James Sofranko

SWEET BY AND BY (Excerpts)
Choreography: James Sofranko

TWO TANGOS
Choreography: James Sofranko

TWO SWANS
Choreography: Isaac Aoki & Madison Massara

GIVE ME
Choreography: Penny Saunders

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Pas de Deux)
Choreography: Christopher Stowell

MOZART’S SYMPHONY (Excerpts)
Choreography: James Sofranko

THE NUTCRACKER
Choreography: Val Caniparoli

OFF THE CANVAS
Choreography: Katarzyna Skarpetoska

IN FRAME
Choreography: Penny Saunders

CINDERELLA
Choreography: Ben Stevenson

AMISS
Choreography: Penny Saunders

2020-21 Season

IN DREAMS
Choreography: Trey McIntyre

CRIPPLE AND THE STARFISH
Choreography: Adam Houghland

THE OLD CHILD
Choreography: Danielle Rowe

AGAIN
Choreography: Penny Saunders

YESOD
Choreography: Katarzyna Skarpetowska

BROKEN OPEN (Excerpt)
Choreography: Amy Seiwart

BROTHERS (World Premiere)
Choreography: Jennifer Archibald

POINT OF YOU (World Premiere)
Choreography: James Sofranko

LEGENDE (World Premiere)
Choreography: Edward Liang

CALLING FORTH (World Premiere)
Choreography: James Sofranko

THREE OFFERINGS (World Premiere)
Choreography: Darrell Grand Moultrie

BE HERE NOW
Choreography: Gretchen Steimle

SUCH AS YOU
Choreography: Matthew Wenckowski

WAVE
Choreography: Yuka Oba-Muschiana

THE HAPPY PRINCE (Duet)
Choreography: Penny Saunders

ONE TO THREE
Choreography: Penny Saunders

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Pas de Deux)
Choreography: Christopher Stowell

AMISS (World Premiere)
Choreography: Penny Saunders

THE NUTCRACKER EXPERIENCE

2019-20 Season

FOR PIXIE
Choreography: Danielle Rowe

THE SWEET BY AND BY
Choreography: James Sofranko

TWO TANGOS
Choreography: James Sofranko

WILD SWEET LOVE
Choreography: Trey McIntyre

A DREAMER
Choreography: James Sofranko

ROMEO AND JULIET BALCONY PAS DE DEUX (World Premiere)
Choreography: James Sofranko

GIVE ME (World Premiere)
Choreography: Penny Saunders

NOVEMBER (World Premiere)
Choreography: Danielle Rowe

COLD VIRTUES
Choreography: Adam Houghland

FIREBIRD
Choreography: Yuri Possokhov

AGAIN
Choreography: Penny Saunders

MOZART SYMPHONY
Choreography: James Sofranko

SERENADE
Choreography: George Balanchine

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Choreography: Christopher Stowell

THE NUTCRACKER
Choreography: Val Caniparoli

2018-19 Season

WILD SWEET LOVE
Choreography: Trey McIntyre

ALLEGRO BRILLANTE
Choreography: George Balanchine

GHOST LIGHT
Choreography: Penny Saunders

BALLADE (World Premiere)
Choreography: James Sofranko

IBSEN’S HOUSE
Choreography: Val Caniparoli

THE SWEET BY AND BY (World Premiere)
Choreography: James Sofranko

EXTREMELY CLOSE
Choreography: Alejandro Cerrudo

FOR PIXIE
Choreography: Danielle Rowe

TWO TANGOS (World Premiere)
Choreography: James Sofranko

AQUATIC HYPOXIA (World Premiere)
Choreography: Nicolas Blanc

TESTIMONY (World Premiere)
Choreography: Penny Saunders

2017-18 Season

THE RETURN OF BALANCE (World Premiere)
Choreography: Norbert De La Cruz III

VAPOR (World Premiere)
Choreography: Jennifer Archibald

THEY/THEM (World Premiere)
Choreography: Loughlan Prior

ADAM’S KEY (World Premiere)
Choreography: Danielle Rowe

ONE
Choreography: Uri Sands

SWING (World Premiere)
Choreography: Olivier Wevers

THE HAPPY PRINCE & OTHER WILDE TALES (World Premiere)
Choreography: Penny Saunders

TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX
Choreography: George Balanchine

FLAMES OF PARIS PAS DE DEUX
Choreography: Vasily Vainonen

RAYMONDA PAS DE DIX
Choreography: Marius Petipa

GISELLE ACT II
Choreography: Jean Coralli & Jules Perrot

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (World Premiere)
Choreography: Brian Enos

ESMERALDA PAS DE DEUX
Choreographer: Jules Perrot

2016-17 Season

ALICE IN WONDERLAND (World Premiere)
Choreography: Brian Enos

SERENADE
Choreography: George Balanchine

COMPANY B
Choreography: Paul Taylor

LIGHT RAIN
Choreography: Gerald Arpino

DEAR LIGHT ALONG THE WAY TO NOTHINGNESS
Choreography: Robert Dekkers & Vanessa Thiessen

GLEAM
Choreography: Robyn Mineko Williams

IN FRAME
Choreography: Penny Saunders

2015-16 Season

DANGEROUS LIAISONS (World Premiere)
Choreography: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

CINDERELLA
Choreography: Bruce Wells

DIDO AND AENEAS
Choreography: Henry Purcell

SLIGHT
Choreography: Penny Saunders

BEETHOVEN EXCERPT
Choreography: Mario Radakovsky

THE ENVELOPE
Choreography: David Parsons

WRITTEN & FORGOTTEN
Choreography: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

MEMORIAS DEL DORADO OPENING
Choreography: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

ONE TAKE
Choreography: Robyn Mineko Williams

AMAZED IN BURNING DREAMS FINALE
Choreography: Kirk Peterson

THE SOFA PAS DE DEUX
Choreography: Olivier Wevers

YOU’VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!
Choreography: Thom Dancy

JOE & IDA (World Premiere)
Choreography: Penny Saunders

NAE REGRETS
Choreography: Brian Enos

2014-15 Season

THE NUTCRACKER (World Premiere)
Choreography: Val Caniparoli

BEETHOVEN (World Premiere)
Choreography: Mario Radacovsky

SWAN LAKE
Choreography: Marius Petipa & Lev Ivanov

ONE CHARMING NIGHT
Choreography: Sagi Gross

STRINGS (World Premiere)
Choreography: Sagi Gross

TO THE RIVER (World Premiere)
Choreography: Gina Patterson

PEOPLE ARE DISAPPOINTING THANK YOU
Choreography: Andrew Bartee

TOMORROW NEVER COMES (World Premiere)
Choreography: Yuka Oba-Muschiana

THINGS YOU CAN’T TAKE BACK
Choreography: Andrea Schermoly

BASE ∞ (World Premiere)
Choreography: Penny Saunders

WEATHER ONE (World Premiere)
Choreography: Susan Jaffee

2013-14 Season

DRACULA
Choreography: Roger Van Fleteren & Wes Chapman

MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (World Premiere)
Choreography: Olivier Wevers

BOLERO
Choreography: Mario Radacovsky

THE MOOR’S PAVANE
Choreography: Jose Limon

RUBIES
Choreography: George Balanchine

2012-13 Season

BLACK SWAN WHITE SWAN (World Premiere)
Choreography: Mario Radacovsky

ROMEO & JULIET
Choreography: Mario Radacovsky

SLEEPING BEAUTY

WHO CARES?
Choreography: George Balanchine

AMAZED IN BURNING DREAMS
Choreography: Kirk Peterson

FOUR TEMPERAMENTS
Choreography: George Balanchine

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