Guide to Zurich Ballet

Scroll down this page to find out all you need to know about Zurich Ballet, read reviews and featured articles, find events and performances and see video clips of previous works...
<i>Schwanensee</i> with choreography by Marius Petipa and Lew Iwanow, set design, costumes Jérôme Kaplan © Carlos Quezada
Schwanensee with choreography by Marius Petipa and Lew Iwanow, set design, costumes Jérôme Kaplan
© Carlos Quezada

Strong new season from Zurich Opera

Bachtrack, 15 Mar
At Zurich Opera, Andreas Homoki, the Intendant since 2012, and Music Director Fabio Luisi have built a strong season, with a range of new productions unveiled for 2017-18
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ZürichThe Nutcracker and the Mouse KingNew Production

Opernhaus, Oct 14 19:00, Oct 20 19:00, Oct 29 14:00, Nov 03 20:00, Nov 10 19:00, Nov 11 19:30, Dec 09 19:00, Dec 12 19:00, Dec 15 19:00, Dec 17 20:00, 2018 Feb 02 19:00, Feb 03 19:00, Feb 28 19:00, Mar 16 20:00, Mar 17 19:00, Apr 13 19:00, Apr 15 20:00
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Christian Spuck; Ballett Zürich; Paul Connelly; Yannis Pouspourikas; Rufus Didwiszus; Buki Shiff
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ZürichGods and Dogs

Opernhaus, Nov 19 14:00, Nov 23 19:00, Nov 25 19:00, Dec 01 19:00, Dec 02 19:00, Dec 07 19:00
Willems, Haubrich
William Forsythe; Jiří Kylián; Ohad Naharin; Ballett Zürich
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ZürichEmergenceNew Production

Opernhaus, 2018 Jan 13, 18, 20, 21 14:00, 27, 28 14:00, 30, Apr 06, 07, May 04, 11, 26 (at 19:00 unless shown)
Belton, Various
Crystal Pite; Sol León; Paul Lightfoot; Ballett Zürich
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ZürichUn ballo

Opernhaus, 2018 Feb 11 19:30, Mar 06 19:00
Ravel, Gilardini, Shostakovich
Jiří Kylián; Benoît Favre; Filipe Portugal; Ballett Zürich
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Modern Choreography meets the Baroque

Sarah Batschelet, 27 May
Two fine choreographers and the Orchestra La Scintilla heralded two world premiere performances of new ballets at the Zurich opera house.
*****
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Ratmansky's Swan Lake in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 18 Mar
Not all choreographers take on a gruelling tabletop assignment before defining the movements of a performance. Yet to reconstruct the 1895 Mariinsky Theatre production of Swan Lake, Alexei Ratmansky did just that.
***11
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Zurich's Quintett

Sarah Batschelet, 11 Feb
 Zurich’s new triple-bill ballet programme bridges the 20 and 21st centuries with choreography by three different contemporary masters: Jacopo Godani, Hans van Manen, and William Forsythe.
****1
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Messa di Requiem

Sarah Batschelet, 03 Dec
Christian Spuck’s new ballet Messa da Requiem in Zurich, is a breathtakingly powerful achievement. But its profound impact is spurred by more than dance alone.
*****
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VIDEO CLIPS
PREVIEW to the 2016-17 season

Myth, magic and sacrifice: the new season in Zurich

Bachtrack, 14 Apr
Zurich Opera and Ballet present seasons packed with new productions of dark works that are dominated by myth, magic or sacrifice. From Greek myth to magic bullets to giving up the one you love, it’s a powerful season destined to move Swiss audiences.
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