Texas Ballet Theater is proud to announce our 2008-09 season. In addition to the company’s traditional holiday performances of The Nutcracker, the ballet season includes enthralling mixed-repertory and tragic love stories. A variety of subscription packages are available, beginning at $30, and may be purchased by calling toll-free 877-828-9200
“Texas Ballet Theater remains one of the most active performing arts organizations in Dallas and Fort Worth and the performances scheduled for the 2008-2009 season will serve as an outstanding showcase of this talented dance company,” said Ben Stevenson, O.B.E., artistic director of Texas Ballet Theater.
The 2008-2009 season includes:
The Majestic Ballet Gala
The company’s annual celebration of new and traditional works will enthrall audiences with a dazzling display of dance. The Friday night performance includes a presentation of the Third-annual Texas Ballet Theater International Performing Arts Award.
The Majestic Theatre, Dallas
Friday, September 12-14, 2008
Mozart’s Requiem
Rated by The Dallas Morning News as the top dance performance of 2007, Texas Ballet Theater offers an encore performance of Ben Stevenson’s acclaimed Mozart Requiem along with the world premiere of a new work.
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth
Friday, October 17-19, 2008
The Nutcracker
Children of all ages will enjoy this glorious traditional holiday journey with Clara as she enters a world where Christmas trees grow 40 feet, mice battle toy soldiers and snowflakes really dance.
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth
Friday, December 5-21, 2008
Fair Park Music Hall, Dallas
Tuesday, December 23-28, 2008/09
Swan Lake
Texas Ballet Theater will enchant audiences with one of the greatest love stories of classical ballet. With stunning music and graceful choreography, the story of Odette, a beautiful princess transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer, and the Prince who swears his eternal love for her is sure to be an unforgettable experience.
The Majestic Theatre, Dallas
Friday, February 13-15, 2009
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth
Friday, February 20-22, 2009
Cleopatra
Ben Stevenson’s choreography breathes new life into the sweeping epic of Cleopatra, the most powerful woman in the world and the lover of both Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony. Rich set designs by Thomas Boyd and costumes by Judanna Lynn help evoke the languor and sensuality of the Egyptian court and the bare-knuckled struggle for power in Rome.
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth
Friday, March 27-29, 2009.
Fair Park Music Hall, Dallas
Friday, April 3-5, 2009
Season Tickets On Sale Now
Season ticket packages available
Call toll-free 877-828-9200
Subscriptions start at $30.
Season subscription packages include performances in both Dallas and Fort Worth, with a series at Bass Performance Hall and a series for performances in Dallas. The Family Series of Saturday matinees returns and a Friday Night Footlights package is now available for Friday night performances.
Single Tickets
Single tickets will go on sale August 4, 2008.
Pricing starts at $19.
About Texas Ballet Theater
Founded in 1961, Texas Ballet Theater is the premier resident professional ballet company of North Texas. Under the direction of artistic director Ben Stevenson, O.B.E., the ballet brings unprecedented talent, beauty and artistic expression to the stages of Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall, Dallas' Music Hall at Fair Park and the historic Majestic Theatre in downtown Dallas. Texas Ballet Theater will become the resident ballet company for the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts when it opens in 2009. Season sponsors include Star-Telegram, American Airlines, Steinway Hall of Fort Worth, The Dallas Morning News, Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, TACA and Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs.