Nijinsky
4 – 22 April 2025
In the Joan Sutherland Theatre
Dance
Acclaimed narrative ballet choreographer John Neumeier examines Nijinsky’s final performance, charting the rise and fall of a creative genius in vivid detail. He recalls his troubled family, his ill-fated romances and the transcendent performances that brought him fame.
| Date | Time |
| Friday 4 April | 7.30pm |
| Saturday 5 April | 1.30pm, 7.30pm |
| Monday 7 April | 6.30pm |
| Tuesday 8 April | 7.30pm |
| Wednesday 9 April | 7:30pm |
| Thursday 10 April | 7:30pm |
| Friday 11 April | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 12 April | 1.30pm, 7.30pm |
| Monday 14 April | 6.30pm |
| Tuesday 15 April | 7.30pm |
| Wednesday 16 April | 1.30pm, 7.30pm |
| Thursday 17 April | 7.30pm |
| Saturday 19 April | 1.30pm, 7.30pm |
| Monday 21 April | 6.30pm |
| Tuesday 22 April | 7.30pm |
Ticket | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
Standard | $63 - $362 | Adults 18 years and over |
Australian Pensioner | $50 - $297 | Australian Pension Card holders* |
Australian Student | $50 - $297 | Australian Full-time Student Card holders* |
Under 30 years | $50 - $297 | Under 30 at time of performance* |
Child | $38 - $201 | Under 18 at time of performance* |
*Must provide valid ID
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
Young people under the age of 15 must be accompanied at all times. Children aged 0 - 23 months at the time of a performance may be seated on a parent’s lap free of charge. All children occupying a seat or aged two years and older must hold a valid ticket.
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General Public tickets on-sale
Wednesday 30 October, 2024
Wheelchair accessible:
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Content Warning
Nijinsky contains mature themes including sexual content and depictions of self-harm that some audiences may find confronting.
Run time
The duration of this performance is yet to be confirmed.
Age
Recommended for ages 8+
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
Useful information:
A story of power, talent, and the depths of human emotion
Vaslav Nijinsky was at the height of his career in the early 20th century. His unparalleled performances brought him adoring fans while his evocative and sensual choreography caused riots in Parisian theatres.
In a tragic turn of events, at age 29, Nijinsky succumbed to the effects of schizophrenia, spending the remainder of his life in and out of treatment centres. He gave his last public performance in 1919 in a Swiss hotel in a dance that reflected the gamut of emotions.
Acclaimed narrative ballet choreographer John Neumeier examines Nijinsky’s final performance, charting the rise and fall of a creative genius in vivid detail. He recalls his troubled family, his ill-fated romances and the transcendent performances that brought him fame.
A production that defies categorisation, Nijinsky offers an opportunity for The Australian Ballet’s male artists to take on the dancer’s distinctive style. Evoking the glamour of early 20th-century Paris, rich sets and costumes create a world within a world, brimming with visionary opulence.
Accompanied by a colourful score that features the luscious sounds of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade alongside Chopin, Schumann and Shostakovich, the heady first act is followed by Shostakovich’s darkly brooding Symphony No. 11.
A spectacular piece of theatre, Nijinsky is a tribute to the visionary dancer and choreographer who changed the ballet world forever.
Presented by The Australian Ballet
Artist information
Choreography, set, costumes and lighting concept
John Neumeier
Music
Frédéric Chopin
Robert Schumann
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Dmitri Shostakovich
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Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
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Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
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The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
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Please contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
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