Celebrate World Ballet Day’s 10th Anniversary on November 1!
It’s a big year for ballet lovers. On Wednesday, November 1, get ready to celebrate the 10th anniversary of World Ballet Day!
For the past decade, the annual event has given viewers an inside look at classes, rehearsals, and performance previews through livestreams from companies across the globe. This year’s celebration, hosted by The Royal Ballet, The Australian Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet, is promised to be bigger than ever, featuring over 60 companies.
Viewers can consult a schedule of events and tune in for free via the WBD website and participating companies’ social media platforms. The Australian Ballet will kick off the 24-hour livestream at 10:30 am AEDT. (In North America, that’s 7:30 pm EDT/4:30 am PDT on October 31). This year, WBD invites dancers to submit videos of their best pirouette on social media using the hashtag #WorldBalletDay; a selection of the best clips will be included in The Royal Ballet’s livestream. For more information, head to the WBD Instagram page.
Wherever you are, we can’t wait to celebrate ballet with you. Happy 10th birthday, World Ballet Day!
This year’s participating companies include:
Africa
Joburg Ballet
Americas
Acosta Danza
Ailey II
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
American Ballet Theatre
Ballet Arkansas
Ballet BC
Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico
Ballet Nacional de Cuba
Ballet West
BalletX
Boston Ballet
Les Grands Ballets
Houston Ballet
Miami City Ballet
The National Ballet of Canada
Orlando Ballet
Philadelphia Ballet
San Francisco Ballet
São Paulo Dance Company
Smuin Contemporary Ballet
Texas Ballet Theater
The Washington Ballet
Asia Pacific
The Australian Ballet
Ballet Indonesia
Bangkok City Ballet
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Hong Kong Ballet
K-Ballet Tokyo
Korean National Ballet
National Ballet of China
The National Ballet of Japan
Queensland Ballet
Royal New Zealand Ballet
West Australian Ballet
Europe
Ballet de Barcelona
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
Bayerisches Staatsballett
Dutch National Ballet
Estonian National Ballet
Finnish National Ballet
Hungarian National Ballet
Istanbul State Opera and Ballet
The Norwegian National Ballet
Polish National Ballet
The Royal Danish Theatre
Sofia Opera and Ballet
Staatsballett Berlin
Staatsballett Hannover
The Stuttgart Ballett
Teatro alla Scala
Vienna State Ballet
United Kingdom
Birmingham Royal Ballet
English National Ballet
Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures
Northern Ballet
Royal Academy of Dance
The Royal Ballet
