The Australian Ballet
A commitment to artistic excellence, a spirited style and a willingness to take risks have defined The Australian Ballet from its earliest days, both on and off the stage.
The company regularly represents Australia on the world stage and has performed to critical acclaim in 87 cities worldwide including New York, Shanghai, Tokyo, London and Paris.
Caring for tradition yet daring to be different, The Australian Ballet performs beloved classical ballets and commissions new work annually.
The Australian Ballet presents upwards of 250 shows and 1,700 education and audience engagement events each year.
The Australian Ballet 2025 Season
The Australian Ballet will move you beyond words in 2025 with a season that showcases the unique moments that only ballet can express and explore. Alongside beloved grand ballets, Artistic Director David Hallberg introduces new works to the company’s repertoire in a program that perfectly balances tradition and innovation.
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Artistic Director David Hallberg
David was a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre and the Bolshoi Ballet, a principal guest artist with The Royal Ballet and resident guest artist with The Australian Ballet. He is the author of a critically acclaimed memoir, A Body of Work: Dancing to the Edge and Back. He made history in 2011 when he became the first American to join the Bolshoi Ballet under the title premier dancer.
David danced every major full-length classical ballet, along with works by the major choreographers of the 20th and 21st centuries. He performed as a guest artist with the Mariinsky Ballet, the Paris Opéra Ballet, Teatro alla Scala, the Tokyo Ballet, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, Kiev Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Bayreische Staatsoper Ballet, Opera di Roma and Georgian State Ballet, among others.
In November 2011 David performed The Sleeping Beauty, the first ballet performance to reopen the newly renovated Bolshoi Theatre, which was broadcast through cinemas to 60 countries around the world. He won the prestigious Benois de la Danse Prize for Best Male Dancer in 2010, for his performance as Albrecht in Giselle with American Ballet Theatre. He established the David Hallberg Scholarship to mentor aspiring male dancers at American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company and Ballet Arizona. He has also created and directs ABT INCUBATOR, a workshop encouraging creation by emerging choreographers.
In 2021, David Hallberg became the eighth Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet.