Returning to Arts Centre Melbourne
The Australian Ballet will return to its traditional Melbourne home, the Ian Potter State Theatre at Arts Centre Melbourne, for a special limited season of Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker this October.
On Tour
The Nutcracker Act II and Other Works
- Victoria | New South Wales | South Australia | Northern Territory July – August 2026
What's On
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View EventsThe Australian Ballet acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We recognise those who danced their own stories for millennia before us and their continued connection to land, waterways and culture.
Music at the ballet
Music is an equal partner of dance, a defining element in everything we do.