Hailed by the Chicago Sun-Times as a company that is “gorgeous to look at and thrilling to watch,” Ballet Hispanico heats up the stage with colorful, entertaining and stylish dances that are inspired by the many cultures of Latin America.

James Sewell Ballet (JSB) is pleased to announce its 16th Anniversary Season program and performance schedule for the Twin Cities metro area and on tour. Combining ballets from its existing repertoire with new choreographic works, the company will be offering three distinct mainstage programs in October, January and March, aptly named FALL, WINTER and SPRING.

Following an outstanding 2007-08 season, Richmond Ballet will pull from some of the extraordinary talent involved in last year’s success to produce a memorable Studio Series lineup.

Ballet Ireland is ten years old and later this year we plan to celebrate the anniversary of our inaugural performances by returning to The Gaiety Theatre with our 'landmark' production of Swan Lake (Oct 14th - 18th).

BalletMet Columbus offers a glimpse of their 2008-09 season lineup when they perform at the Riverfront Amphitheater, Genoa Park, on Friday, August 29 at 8 p.m. as part of Music in the Air’s Rhythm on the River series. Admission is free.

Following the huge success of The Sleeping Beauty revival in 2005, English National Ballet will once again perform MacMillan’s classic production in Autumn and Winter 2008/09 (15 October – 30 November). This will be joined by the Royal Danish Ballet’s production of MacMillan’s Manon. This will be the first time English National Ballet has performed Manon in its history, and the first time the production has toured the UK outside London.

Kara Brosky and David Neal made their way to Richmond in 2006, quickly garnering attention as first-year apprentice dancers for Richmond Ballet. In September, they’ll take the stage as full company members for Richmond Ballet when Studio 1 opens the 2008-09 season.

Gerard Mortier, General Director of the Opera National de Paris, and Brigitte Lefevre, Dance Director of the Opera National de Paris, announced today at a press conference hosted by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York City, that the Opera National de Paris will present New York City Ballet for a two-week season, September 9 through 21, 2008, at Paris’ Opera Bastille.

Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announced today its first trip to Korea August 23 – September 1, 2008, which is the company’s second tour to Asia in its history. The company will perform three repertory works: George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia and Twyla Tharp’s In The Upper Room at Universal Arts Center in Seoul and Goyang Cultural Arts Complex in Gyeonggi-do.

Angelina Ballerina, the little star with big dreams will once again take to the stage with English National Ballet in her first live ballet Angelina’s Star Performance for a 15 week tour across the UK, opening at the New Wimbledon Theatre in September.

New York City Ballet’s 2009 winter repertory season will open on Tuesday, January 6, with an all-Balanchine program consisting of Chaconne, The Four Temperaments, and Vienna Waltzes, and will continue for eight weeks, through Sunday, March 1, with performances of more than 40 different ballets from NYCB’s unparalleled repertory.

Six new Company dancers, including one Columbus native, have joined BalletMet Columbus’ 22 returning dancers for the 36-week 2008-09 season.