Single tickets for the National Ballet of Canada’s 2024/25 season are now available

Single tickets for the National Ballet of Canada’s 2024/25 season are now on sale.

Principal dancer and choreographic associate Guillaume Côté, who is set to retire after 26 years with the National Ballet, will be celebrated for his distinguished career and exceptional artistry throughout the year. The season includes four world premieres, two North American premieres, two Canadian premieres and features innovative works by international choreographic voices as well as breathtaking classics. Tickets can be purchased by visiting national.ballet.ca.

The 2024/25 season begins this fall with a mixed program led by the Canadian premiere of Silent Screen, a mesmerizing theatrical experience by choreographic duo Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, set to music by Philip Glass. Silent Screen is presented alongside the Canadian premiere of Sir Fredrick Ashton’s Rhapsody, part of Ashton Worldwide, an international festival celebrating Ashton on the 120th anniversary of his birth, and a special solo performance of Guillaume Côté’s Body of Work. This electric triple bill will take to the stage from November 9-16, 2024.

Giselle, Sir Peter Wright’s beloved romantic classic, returns to the stage from 20-24 November 2024. This powerful story of love and forgiveness has captivated audiences for over 180 years since it first premiered in Paris in 1841.
December will bring a favorite family event and holiday tradition from the National Ballet – James Kudelka’s The Nutcracker, which will perform from December 6-31, 2024.

The winter season will begin with a mixed program that includes the North American premiere of David Dawson’s The Four Seasons, a contemporary ballet set to Max Richter’s extraordinary composition based on the music of Antonio Vivaldi, followed by the world premiere of German choreographer Marco Goecke’s The Dream of Morpheus, with a soundscape by pianist Keith Jarrett and Lady Gaga’s distinctive vocals, and Antony Tudor’s The Leaves Are Fading, to be performed on stage from February 26 to March 2, 2025.

The National Ballet is delighted to return to Karen Kain’s Swan Lake from March 8–22, 2025. This performance invites audiences to re-enter the creative journey presented in the 2023 documentary Swan Song. Kain’s new interpretation pays homage to Erik Bruhn’s version and adheres closely to the 1895 revival by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, and Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
This summer, principal dancer Guillaume Côté will bid farewell to the National Ballet, his creative home for the past 26 years, with a program dedicated to Canadian talent. Côté creates and performs the multidisciplinary solo Grand Mirage with longtime collaborator, filmmaker Ben Shirinian. In addition to his 2012 work Bolero, Côté shares the program with the company’s newest choreographic collaborator, Ethan Colangelo, and Toronto-born Jennifer Archibald, who will both create new works. Adieu: A Celebration of Guillaume Côté is on stage from May 30 to June 5, 2025.

The 2024/25 season concludes with the North American premiere of Christian Spuck’s seductive Anna Karenina. This is the first creative collaboration with one of Europe’s leading choreographers and introduces a carefully selected soundtrack featuring music by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Witold Lutosławski. Anna Karenina will be on stage from June 13-21, 2025.

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