Unpacking Signature Works
Discover the importance and meaning behind this carefully curated program by Artistic Director, David Hallberg.
Signature Works
A thrilling collection of ballet highlights
A Melbourne-exclusive, celebrating the most treasured works from across our repertoire.
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Melbourne / Naarm
28 February & 1 March 2026
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Duration
2 hours and 15 minutes / 1 interval
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Ticket Price Range
Adults from $89
30 and under from $73
Prepare to be dazzled by pieces from your favourite productions as our exceptional company of dancers performs the world’s greatest pas de deux and modern masterpieces from choreographers who defined dance through generations.
Accompanied by Music Director and Conductor Jonathan Lo and Orchestra Victoria, Signature Works is a breathtaking start to Season 2026. Featuring La Bayadère, The Kingdom of the Shades (after Petipa) and Grand Pas Classique pas de deux (after Gsovsky) and more, don’t miss this limited season of the best and brightest ballets in the repertoire.
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Signature Works Cast
Repertoire
La Bayadère excerpt, The Kingdom of the Shades
Choreography after Marius Petipa
Flames of Paris pas de deux
Choreography after Vasili Vainonen
This Moment
Choreography Yuiko Masukawa
Grand Pas Classique pas de deux
Choreography after Victor Gsovsky
Morpheus’ Dream
Choreography Marco Goecke
Grande Tarantella
Choreography Walter Bourke
Ballet Imperial
Choreography George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
Production Credits
La Bayadère, The Kingdom of the Shades
Choreography after Marius Petipa
Staged by The Australian Ballet Artistic Staff
Composer Léon Minkus, arr. Lars Payne
The Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadère by Léon Minkus, arranged by Lars Payne, performed by Orchestra Victoria, conducted by Jonathan Lo. Copyright The Australian Ballet.
Flames of Paris Pas de deux
Choreography after Vasili Vainonen
Staged by The Australian Ballet Artistic Staff
Composer Boris Vladimirovich Asafyev
Costumes by The Australian Ballet Costume Department
This Moment
Choreography Yuiko Masukawa
Music Caroline Shaw, Plan & Elevation III–V
Costume design Ailsa Woodyard
Grand Pas Classique Pas de deux
Choreography after Victor Gsovsky
Staged by David McAllister
Composer Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
Costumes The Australian Ballet Costume Department
Morpheus' Dream
Choreography Marco Goecke
Staged by Ludovico Pace and Madoka Kariya
Music Keith Jarrett, Budapest Concert, Parts VII & VIII, Lady Gaga, Bad Romance
Costume design Thomas Lempertz
Original lighting design Udo Haberland
Costumes courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada
World Premiere: The National Ballet of Canada, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, February 26, 2025.
Originally staged for The Stuttgart Ballet as Nachtmerrie, June 19, 2021
Grande Tarantella
Choreography Walter Bourke
Staged by David McAllister
Composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk, arr. Hershy Kay
Costume design Walter Bourke
Ballet Imperial
Choreography George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
Staged by Victoria Simon
Music Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 2 in G, Op. 44
Costume design Hugh Colman
The performance of Ballet Imperial, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust.
Music
With Orchestra Victoria
Principal Artist Benedicte Bemet, The Australian Ballet, Grand Pas Classique (McAllister) 2008
Photo Daniel Boud
David McAllister and Elizabeth Toohey of The Australian Ballet, Grand Tarantella (Bourke) 1985
Photo Robert McFarlane
Lana Jones and Jia Du Yin, The Australian Ballet, Flames of Paris (Vainonen) 2004
Photo Jim McFarlane
Principal Artist Benedicte Bemet, The Australian Ballet, Grand Pas Classique (McAllister) 2008
Photo Kate Longley
Artists of The Australian Ballet, La Bayadere - The Kingdom Of The Shades (Petipa) 2021
Photo Jeff Busby
Artists of The Australian Ballet, La Bayadere - The Kingdom Of The Shades (Petipa) 2021
Photo Jeff Busby
Artists of The Australian Ballet, La Bayadere - The Kingdom Of The Shades (Petipa) 2021
Photo Jeff Busby
Principal Artist Benedicte Bemet, The Australian Ballet, Grand Pas Classique (McAllister) 2008
Photo Daniel Boud
David McAllister and Elizabeth Toohey of The Australian Ballet, Grand Tarantella (Bourke) 1985
Photo Robert McFarlane
Lana Jones and Jia Du Yin, The Australian Ballet, Flames of Paris (Vainonen) 2004
Photo Jim McFarlane
Principal Artist Benedicte Bemet, The Australian Ballet, Grand Pas Classique (McAllister) 2008
Photo Kate Longley
Artists of The Australian Ballet, La Bayadere - The Kingdom Of The Shades (Petipa) 2021
Photo Jeff Busby
Artists of The Australian Ballet, La Bayadere - The Kingdom Of The Shades (Petipa) 2021
Photo Jeff Busby
Artists of The Australian Ballet, La Bayadere - The Kingdom Of The Shades (Petipa) 2021
Photo Jeff Busby
Season 2026
