All new works choreographed by Ballet Rhode Island artists, imagining the next era of human connection, environment, and expression.

Join Gwendolyn and Omar, two dancing pigs with big dreams, as they leap from their small town to the bright lights of Hollywood! Based on David Ira Rottenberg’s charming book, this delightful children’s ballet is full of humor, heart, and toe-tapping fun for the whole family.

Choreography by Adele Walden

Copies of Gwendolyn Goes Hollywood will be available for purchase. Author David Ira Rottenberg will be at every performance signing books!

The School of Ballet RI Performance Ensemble is a process-focused initiative designed to support our students’ professional growth and aligns closely with the core values we nurture in our Upper-Level students.

Ensemble 1 will perform Giselle’s Friends (Giselle) and Ensemble 2 will perform Coppelia’s Friends (Coppelia), staged by Ms. Leticia Guerrero.

Upper 1 & 2 will also perform 2 new contemporary works choreographed by Adele Walden (Upper 1) and Tara McCally (Upper 2). Additionally, variations will be performed by our Upper 2 students participating in YAGP. Coached by our illustrious faculty!

Woodman Center at Moses Brown: March 20-29

Margaret L. Jackson Arts Center: April 25 – 26

Striking contrast and kinetic beauty, Pure Dance celebrates the power, precision, and poetry of the moving body. From the effervescent brilliance of George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante to the meditative intimacy of Christopher Wheeldon’s Liturgy, to the raw, contemporary pulse of Yury Yanowsky’s Fading Creatures, this program reveals the body as both instrument and storyteller. Three choreographers. Three unique voices. One unforgettable journey through movement.

Program:

“Allegro Brilliante” – George Balanchine

“Liturgy” – Christopher Wheeldon

“Fading Creatures” – Yury Yanowsky

Join us for an evening celebrating the return of spring and the flourishing of ballet in the Cultural Capital. The Ballet RI Ballet in Bloom gala will include live performance by the company’s world class artists, dinner, and social dancing, all dedicated to the sustainment of one of Rhode Island’s most important cultural assets. Save the Date today and read more about joining in below!

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Ballet RI Black Box Theatre May 7-10

University of Rhode Island, J Studio May 14-17

In a world that demands silence, she moves.

Sophie Treadwell’s searing 1928 play, a landmark of American expressionism, is reborn in this striking new ballet. Machinal tells the story of a woman caught in the cold machinery of modern life: her body controlled, her voice ignored, her choices not her own. Through stylized choreography and haunting rhythms, this adaptation strips away dialogue to reveal the raw, physical truth of one woman’s rebellion. Stark, visceral, and fiercely contemporary, Machinal is a portrait of alienation — and a dance of defiance.

In collaboration with University of Rhode Island and co-adapter Rachel Walshe, Yury Yanowsky breathes new life into this theatrical masterwork.