World Ballet Day
World Ballet Day is an annual celebration of ballet held since 2014 in the first week of October. It is a collaboration between major ballet companies around the world, which stream live video of their behind-the-scenes preparations in their respective time zones. Other companies and schools hold local celebrations. Lead co-producer is the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.
The companies which contribute to the live stream are:
- The Australian Ballet
- Bolshoi Ballet
- The Royal Ballet
- The National Ballet of Canada
- San Francisco Ballet
- Royal Swedish Ballet
The date of World Ballet Day since its inception in 2014 has been:
- 1 October 2014 [1]
- 1 October 2015 [2]
- 4 October 2016 [3]
- 5 October 2017 [4]
- 2 October 2018 [5]
- 23 October 2019 [6]
- 29 October 2020 [7]
References
- ^ "World Ballet Day to show live action from inside five of the world's leading ballet companies — News — Royal Opera House". Roh.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "World Ballet Day 2015 to take place on 1 October — News — Royal Opera House". Roh.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Watch: World Ballet Day 2016 — News — Royal Opera House". Roh.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Watch World Ballet Day 2017 live — News — Royal Opera House". Roh.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "World Ballet Day homepage". worldballetday.com. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Royal Opera House homepage". roh.org.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "World Ballet Day - 29 October 2020". danceeurope.net. Retrieved 29 October 2020.