Dracula lifts a dancer in white against a deep blue void

Twenty-sixth performance season

2026 | 2027

Five works, two theatres, and a company that has kept classical ballet on the Eastside since 2001.

December 11 – 23, 2026
The Nutcracker Meydenbauer Theatre, BellevueView show: The Nutcracker
March 6 – 7, 2027
Coppélia Meydenbauer Theatre, BellevueView show: Coppélia
May 8 – 9, 2027
Snow White Meydenbauer Theatre, BellevueView show: Snow White
June 12 – 13, 2027
Stars of Tomorrow Meydenbauer Theatre, BellevueView show: Stars of Tomorrow
See the season

Photography by Rex Tranter


Clara and the Prince dance the Snow pas de deux under a starlit sky

The Nutcracker

December 11 – 23, 2026 Ballet in two acts · Meydenbauer Theatre, Bellevue

A Christmas tradition decades old on the Eastside. Clara and her Prince lead you past a battle of soldiers and mice, through the snow-covered forest to the Land of Sweets.

Runtime
1 hr 50 min One intermission
Music
Tchaikovsky
Choreography
Vera Altunina Traditional Russian staging
Audience
Every family

Photography by Rex Tranter

Swanilda and Franz dance the wedding pas de deux

Coppélia

March 6 – 7, 2027 Ballet in two acts · Meydenbauer Theatre, Bellevue

The return of a nineteenth-century comic classic. Saint-Léon's tale of a doll mistaken for a girl, set to Léo Delibes' score and staged in two acts.

Runtime
1 hr 45 min One intermission
Music
Léo Delibes
Tickets
On sale December 2026

Photography by Rex Tranter

The Wicked Queen consults her mirror before a throne of swords

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

May 8 – 9, 2027 An IBT for Children production · Meydenbauer Theatre, Bellevue

The Brothers Grimm tale, made for younger audiences and danced by students of the International Ballet Academy. One hour of live theatre, dwarfs and all.

Runtime
1 hour One intermission
Audience
Younger audiences An IBT for Children production
Performers
Academy students
Tickets
On sale January 2027

Photography by Rex Tranter

An Academy dancer suspended in a grand jeté

Stars of Tomorrow

June 12 – 13, 2027 International Ballet Academy students · Meydenbauer Theatre, Bellevue

Dancers of the International Ballet Academy close the season, from the youngest Primary Program students to the pre-professional division, in an evening of classical and new work.

Performers
Academy students Primary Program to pre-professional
Direction
Vera Altunina
Program
Classical and new work
Tickets
On sale March 2027

Photography by Rex Tranter