Tutto Eccetto Il Lavandino (everything but the kitchen sink); Photo by Chris Hardy
Artists of Smuin Ballet; Choreography by Val Caniparoli
PERFORMANCE CALENDAR
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GOAT RODEO
(World Premiere)
Richmond Ballet
Music: The Goat Rodeo Sessions:Yo-Yo Ma,
Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile
May 14-24, 2026
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, Virginia
www.richmondballet.com
CHANT
Singapore Ballet
Music: Lou Harrison
November 5-8, 2026
SOTA Black Box
Singapore
www.singaporeballet.org
CHILDREN'S SONGS
New Zealand School of Dance
Music: Chick Corea
Dates: November 18-28, 2026
Te Whaea Theatre
Wellington, New Zealand
www.nzschoolofdance.ac.nz
THE NUTCRACKER
Tulsa Ballet
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Val Caniparoli and Ma Cong
December 5-20, 2026
Tulsa Performing Arts Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
www.tulsaballet.org
THE NUTCRACKER
Louisville Ballet
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
December 11-21, 2026
Whitney Hall, The Kentucky Center
www.louisvilleballet.org
THE NUTCRACKER
Grand Rapids Ballet
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
December 11-13 & 18-20, 2026
DeVos Performance Hall
Grand Rapids, MI
www.grballet.com
DR. COPPELIUS
(World Premiere)
The National Ballet of Canada
Music: Léo Delibes, Ernest Guiraud
March 13-21, 2027
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Toronto, Canada
https://national.ballet.ca
WHAT'S GOING ON
Smuin Contemporary Ballet
Music: Bob Dylan, Melanie, Pete Seeger,
Jimmie Rodgers, Marvin Gaye,
Leonard Cohen, Creedence Clearwater Revival,
Buffy Saint-Marie
Dates: May 17-30, 2027
San Francisco
May 7-16, 2027
Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA
Walnut Creek, CA
May 21-22, 2027
Lesher Center for the Arts
Mountain View, CA
May 27-30, 2027
Mountain View Center for the Arts
www.smuinballet.org
VAL CANIPAROLI'S
RED RIDING HOOD
(World Premiere)
Diablo Ballet
Music: Bohuslav Martinu
May 14-15, 2027
Venue: Lesher Center for the Arts
Walnut Creek, CA
www.diabloballet.org
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