“Dance should speak in vivid images with strength and at the same time with beauty.”

                – E. Virginia Williams, Founder

 

  • Finland Tour

    08 September 2012

    Boston Ballet made its debut in Helsinki, Finland, presenting two sold-out performances at the Finnish National Opera House, highlighting the company’s dramatic and diverse repertoire. The tour received an overwhelmingly positive response from audiences and critics alike.

    Boston Ballet Resident Choreographer Jorma Elo joined the company on tour. Natives of Finland, Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen and Jorma Elo are alumni of the Finnish National Ballet School where they first met and studied together.

    Boston Ballet's visit to Finland was sponsored by the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation.

     

    Kathleen Breen Combes, Isaac Akiba, Robert Kretz, and Lia Cirio in William Forsythe's The Second Detail
    Photograph by Liza Voll
    Boston Ballet Archives

     
  • The Nutcracker

    23 November 2012

    Boston Ballet presented the world premiere of Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker. Nearly 95,000 people attended performances of the beloved classic during the first season. The re-imaged version of the classic story featured exquisite sets and costumes by award-winning designer Robert Perdziola. This was the first collaboration between Perdziola and Boston Ballet. In 2013 Perdziola returned to Boston Ballet and joined forces with Mikko Nissinen on a brand new production of Swan Lake which debuts in October 2014.


    Misa Kuranaga and Jeffrey Cirio in Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker, 2012
    Photograph by Gene Schiavone
    Boston Ballet Archives

  • Finland Tour
  • The Nutcracker