It will be a feast of dance! Following the outstanding interest in the inaugural World Ballet Day last year, the event will be repeated this year on Oct 1.
This year the five ballet companies taking part will be the Bolshoi, the San Francisco Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada, the Royal Ballet in London and our very own Australian Ballet.
Each company will be filmed all day. Viewers can just pick which of the companies they wish to see and tune in directly to the youtube channel. Time zones are provided on the website. Depending on what the company has scheduled for the day, viewers can see the dancers in class, rehearsal and backstage preparations.
This year, World Ballet Day LIVE will include pre-recorded footage from a wide range of regional dance organizations geographically close to the five participating companies. The following companies have been confirmed: Bangarra Dance Theatre, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, English National Ballet, Hamburg Ballet, Houston Ballet, Northern Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Scottish Ballet.
So cancel all your appointments, boil the kettle, and settle back for a thrilling day's viewing.