Ballet · The imperial line · Paris, St. Petersburg, London, New York
The choreographic canon,
rigorously kept.
From Petipa's St. Petersburg to Balanchine's New York, from the Paris Opera to the Bolshoi stage. Every ballet traced to its choreographer and its score, every production to the company and the night. The body is the instrument; the record is the score.
1,812Ballets in the canon
219Opera houses & ballet companies
184Productions in the next 90 days
497Recordings streaming now
The state of the canon
Editorial intelligence, compiled
A working synthesis of the season — its top works, its busiest dancers, the houses driving the rep. Recompiled daily from the catalog.
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On stage
Productions verified against the company
Performances within ninety days — verified against the company's own calendar within the last fortnight. No ghosts, no tours long since moved on.
The canon
Tchaikovsky to Forsythe, Giselle to Agon
Romantic, imperial, Ballets Russes, Balanchine, post-Balanchine. Each work's page holds the choreographer's versions, the recording history, and the company pages that house the production this season.
The companies
The houses that carry the tradition
National companies, imperial heirs, the great touring ensembles — with their premieres, their principals, and a century of casting in each directory.
Watch tonight
Pro-shots verified streaming now
Paris Opera Play, Marquee TV, Bolshoi, Royal Ballet, Stuttgart. Availability cross-checked against the platform within the last fortnight.
The journal
Dance writing with a memory.
Season previews, choreographer essays, dancer interviews. Each piece written by critics who carry the history of the role, not only the night.
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