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The Ballet School presents: Sleeping Beauty

The hard work of the autumn season at the Ballet School of the Finnish National Ballet will culminate in a spectacular finale in December with the premiere of the school’s own brand new interpretation of Sleeping Beauty.

Messa da Requiem

Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem takes to the stage in a sensational co-production of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet.

Swan Lake visits Tampere

Swan Lake is the world’s most famous ballet, which combines Tchaikovsky’s magnificent music with a visual world of iconic beauty. Swan Lake visits Tampere Hall from 6 to 7 October 2023.

Dracula

The world’s most famous horror story about the cursed Transylvanian Count is now seen as a ballet! Read more!

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare’s immortal story about the young lovers of two rival families and their tragic fate has inspired artists through the ages. John Cranko’s choreography to Sergei Prokofyev’s powerful music is one of the most famous ballet versions of Romeo and Juliet.

Swan Lake

Swan Lake is the world’s most famous ballet, which combined Tchaikovsky’s magnificent music with a visual world of iconic beauty. It also has a long history at the Finnish National Ballet, where it was performed as its first production a hundred years ago.

The Ballet School presents: Students’ workshop

Vocational education students at Ballet School of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet will be showing their choreographer skills at a workshop performance featuring a dozen modern and Neo-Classical choreographies, most of them premieres.

Moving On

Young dancers’ evening at the Finnish National Ballet presents a spectacular mix of the old and the new. The dancers of Finnish National Ballet will rehearse it under the guidance of Dinna Bjørn, one of the world’s foremost authorities on August Bournonville’s choreographies.

The Stravinsky evening

The Stravinsky evening at the Finnish National Ballet offers a fresh take on Stravinsky’s original works, combining his music with innovative choreography and stunning visuals. Read more!

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens’s Christmas tale of virtue and justice has enchanted theatre-goers for more than 150 years. Now the story set in 19th century London is seen as an affecting ballet, which premieres at the Finnish National Ballet in the festive season of 2023.