events

Hear from First Soloist Nayara Lopes about her preparations for Don Quixote. Bring your questions for a lively and intimate Q&A. Held at the Philadelphia Institute Library, this event is FREE and open to the public.

Hear from Soloist Jack Thomas about his preparations for World Premieres. Bring your questions for a lively and intimate Q&A. Held at the Philadelphia Institute Library, this event is FREE and open to the public. Refreshments are generously provided by our friends at the PCI Library.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Philadelphia Ballet! Hear from soloist Sydney Dolan about her preparations for Suspended In Time. Bring your questions for a lively and intimate Q&A.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Philadelphia Ballet! Hear from Principal Dancer Oksana Maslova about her preparations for La Bayadère. Bring your questions for a lively and intimate Q&A.

Spend an evening discussing gender and class stereotypes in classic ballets and debate whether they’re still relevant today. Meet and hear from the stars of Philadelphia Ballet’s Giselle, dancers Mayara Pineiro and Lillian DiPiazza and ballet master Charles Askegard with a special academic perspective from University of Pennsylvania professor Dr. Liliane Weissberg and Drexel University’s Dr. Mirriam Giguere as moderator.

Dress rehearsals are fully staged productions wherein our dancers and artistic staff make final adjustments before opening night.

Evening technical rehearsals provide a behind-the-scenes look at the process of bringing a performance from the studio to the stage. Join us for a wine and cheese reception in the theater lobby and then watch as the lighting, sound and other technical aspects of staging the production are tested while the dancers rehearse.