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Portland Ballet Co. presents- “New Works”

This year’s program of New Works features stunning, original pieces created hand-in-hand with other artists and organizations from across the State of Maine.  Developed with the theory that artistic partnership creates new forms of beauty and bonds us to each other, Portland Ballet is proud to be the incubator for these newly co-created works.  Come witness this year’s New Works, as they take the stage for the first time.

We are proud to present the following collaborations:

– Jennifer Jones with Classical Pianist Chiharu Naruse, of Bates College
– Jackson Gormley-Roy with Choreographer Rebecca Woll
– Elliott Evans with Matthew Glassman and Jeremy Eaton, of Chocolate Church Arts Center
– Lydia Wirth with Brian Allen, of Good Theater
– Camille Alipalo with Molly Brown, map maker/visual artist
– Portland Ballet’s longstanding partnership with Annie Kloppenberg of Colby College

Headliners Dance Competition

A family business, Headliners is proud to celebrate 30+ years of HONESTY and INTEGRITY in the competition industry. Headliners events aim to create a positive & memorable experience where dancers can learn & grow together – no matter what level they’re at!

Portland Ballet Co. presents “A Victorian Nutcracker”

Join Portland Ballet this holiday season for its gorgeous production of the beloved classic, in which a young girl travels through her dreams to the Land of the Sweets alongside her favorite gift—a Nutcracker. This version is unique to Portland, with the first act drawing upon the Victoria Mansion’s own history and characters. Don’t miss the chance to see this lush holiday production, perfect for the whole family.

*When purchasing tickets please make sure you are selecting the venue as Westbrook Performing Arts Center*

Portland Ballet Co. presents “A Victorian Nutcracker”

Join Portland Ballet this holiday season for its gorgeous production of the beloved classic, in which a young girl travels through her dreams to the Land of the Sweets alongside her favorite gift—a Nutcracker. This version is unique to Portland, with the first act drawing upon the Victoria Mansion’s own history and characters. Don’t miss the chance to see this lush holiday production, perfect for the whole family.

*When purchasing tickets please make sure you are selecting the venue as Westbrook Performing Arts Center*

Portland Ballet Co. presents “A Victorian Nutcracker”

Join Portland Ballet this holiday season for its gorgeous production of the beloved classic, in which a young girl travels through her dreams to the Land of the Sweets alongside her favorite gift—a Nutcracker. This version is unique to Portland, with the first act drawing upon the Victoria Mansion’s own history and characters. Don’t miss the chance to see this lush holiday production, perfect for the whole family.

*When purchasing tickets please make sure you are selecting the venue as Westbrook Performing Arts Center*

Portland Ballet Co. presents- “New Works”

Portland Ballet’s Mid-Winter offering of emerging choreographers is back for our first performance of 2025.  Back for the third year in a row, this evening of premieres showcases the range of Portland Ballet’s impassioned artists as dancers and choreographers alike.  Come and witness this year’s New Works take the stage for the first time.

Headliners Dance Competition

A family business, Headliners is proud to celebrate 30+ years of HONESTY and INTEGRITY in the competition industry. Headliners events aim to create a positive & memorable experience where dancers can learn & grow together – no matter what level they’re at!

Keepers of the Light

A choreographic collaboration between Artistic Director, Nell Shipman, and Annie Kloppenberg, Associate Professor of Dance at Colby College, takes as its inspiration Maine’s landscape, history, and lighthouses as portals to explore our relationship to the land, water, wayfinding, and navigation in an original contemporary ballet.

The performance features an expanded Portland Ballet Company with dancers from Colby, who have joined the company for the month of January to develop this work and an original score by composer Caitlin Scholl, created and performed in collaboration with Colby student musicians.

The collaboration between Shipman, whose work has been called “refined and engrossing” (Portland Press Herald) and Kloppenberg, “a choreographer of nuances” (Boston Globe), will yield a richly layered work that treats Maine as history and home.

Portland Ballet Co. presents- “New Works”

New Works returns for the 2023/2024 season with selections by emerging and established choreographers. An evening filled with intriguing creations, New Works showcases the versatile dancers of Portland Ballet through the groundbreaking debuts of the area’s leading choreographers.

New Works is presented in collaboration with Portland Ballet and Colby Dance Company Artistic Directors, Annie Kloppenberg and Nell Shipman.

Portland Ballet Co. presents- “Sylvia”

Portland Ballet’s season closes with Nell Shipman’s Sylvia. Based on Greek mythology, Sylvia tells the story of how the mild shepherd Aminta wins the heart of the huntress nymph Sylvia with the divine help of Eros and Diana. This premiere of a dynamic new work by Artistic Director Nell Shipman set to the rousing music of Delibes, will inspire and delight audiences of all ages.