Grand Rapids Ballet
Michigan’s only professional classical ballet company.
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About Grand Rapids Ballet
Grand Rapids Ballet is Michigan’s only professional classical ballet company. Under the artistic leadership of James Sofranko since 2018, the company has made an exciting transformation that has attracted world-class dancers and choreographers, generating local, national, and international attention. The company consists of 20 professional dancers and an additional apprentice and trainee program. Rehearsals, Grand Rapids Ballet School classes, and performances are held at their own Meijer-Royce Center for Dance and Peter Martin Wege Theater, as well as at DeVos Performance Hall, downtown Grand Rapids. Frequent collaborative partners include the Grand Rapids Symphony, Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, and the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
Grand Rapids Ballet presents numerous styles of dance from some of the finest choreographers of the 20th and 21st centuries. They have presented works by choreographers including George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor, Ben Stevensen, Andy Blankenbuehler, Alejandro Cerrudo, Trey McIntyre, José Limón, Gerald Arpino, Ulysses Dove, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Dani Rowe, Yuri Possokhov, Lar Lubovitch and resident choreographer Penny Saunders.
Pre-Performance Conversation
Open to any and all ticket holders at no additional cost
Join us from 6:30 to 7:00PM for a pre-performance conversation with James Sofranko, Artistic Director of the Grand Rapids Ballet. Mr. Sofranko will share behind-the-scenes insights and contextual details to enhance your experience of this beautiful evening of dance. This intimate conversation will also offer a special opportunity to learn more about the company as a whole.
Upcoming Events
The Nutcracker
This dynamic and beautiful show, with original choreography, has become a favorite annual tradition for our Northern Michigan community.
Michigan Rattlers
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Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny
Snuggle up for a heartwarming adventure as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny hop from page to stage, bringing the magic of bedtime and the comfort of a mother's love to life for a new generation.
Kurt Vonnegut - Unstuck in Time
Recounting the extraordinary life of author Kurt Vonnegut, and the 25-year friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it.
Andy Beningo
Joined by special guest Kate Brindle, the evening promises sharp wit, clean humor and unforgettable laughs!
Border
A border guard with the special ability to smell human emotions meets a mysterious man that confounds her detection.
Frozen II
Elsa faces a dangerous but remarkable journey into the unknown—to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond Arendelle, in search of truths about the past.
Minari
A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream.
Close
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Lukas Dhont's second film is an emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and love, identity and independence, and heartbreak and healing.
Monos
As visually splendid as it is thought-provoking, Monos takes an unsettling look at human nature whose grim insights leave a lingering impact.
Aftersun
Led by Frankie Corio's tremendous performance, Aftersun deftly ushers audiences to the intersection between our memories of loved ones and who they really are.
Arsenic & Old Lace
Cary Grant stars as the one sane member of a charmingly lunatic family in director Frank Capra's classic comedy.
