Performances

Performances Ballet Nelson

The Nutcracker - 2024 BALLET NELSON

Cinderella - 2022 Ballet Nelson

This was the the rags to royalty journey of Cinderella as she dances and transforms with the help of her Fairy Godmother, alongside her mouse friends and seasonal fairies. Cinderella’s fashionable and sometimes comedic stepsisters and her evil stepmother, who is repulsed by Cinderella’s natural charm and beauty will go to any lengths to win over the prince.Meanwhile the prince will dance his way on a quest to find true love.
Guest dancers were:
Ollie Carruthers, Footnote Dance Company
Persia Thor-Poet, 3rd year NZSD
Callum Phipps, Ballet Collective Aotearoa
Tayla Briggs, graduate Classical Ballet 121

Ballet Arts performances have been sponsored annually since 2003 by Mr Murray Sturgeon CEO of Nelson Pine Industries, a major sponsor of the Royal NZ Ballet, All dancers had the opportunity to participate in the performances of the “Ballet Arts Company” onstage with guest artists of the Royal NZ Ballet.

An annual season of full-length ballets featured guest dancers from tertiary training studios & professional companies in NZ & Australia. Reviewed as "innovative, elegant & great fun' and 'a rare & magical treat' these shows sold out since 2002. Programmes included full length "Don Quixote", Coppelia" and" The Nutcracker". “Aurora’s Wedding”, “Pas de Quatre” and excerpts from Le Corsaire, “Napoli” & Swan Lake, and a contemporary 'Up-Close & Classical Extreme'. An original production of 'Scenes from the Ballet Russe' and "Dancing with the Tsar" screened nationally on Sky Arts Channel.

Nutcracker - 2019

The Ballet Arts company presented the full-length Nutcracker at the historic Theatre Royal Nelson, a fairytale dream in music based on the theme of childhood from the greatest of ballet composers. Storybook Narration, Enchanting Images, Cinematic Effects, and all the magic of the Russian Ballet Tradition.

Tchaikovsky - 2018

Due to the huge and enduring popularity of the musical genius Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, we presented another show of his works in 2018. We were thrilled yet again to have stars from the Royal NZ Ballet joining us on stage for this performance.

Alice - 2017

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“Alice”
Director Louise Hawke presents The Ballet Arts Company
Sir Jon Trimmer As Lewis Carroll
Laeticia Austin as Alice
Andre the Illusionist & Adriana Harper Royal NZ Ballet
An imaginative new Ballet, of a favorite childhood dream.

Tchaikovsky - 2016

Guests from the Royal NZ Ballet
Paul Mathews, Katie Hurst-Saxon, Leonora Voightlander,
Huang-Shih Huai

"I have researched, designed and choreographed an original ballet production based on the progression of Tchaikovsky’s ballet compositions around the very personal letters he exchanged with his Baronness sponsor. An entertaining and insightful way to showcase four of the most exciting grands pas de deux in the Russian ballet heritage and to pay tribute to the man who wrote the music that fills dancers hearts.

- Louise Hawke