The full corps de ballet in a moonlit forest glade

Season and Tickets

Five works between October 2026 and June 2027, opening at The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle and continuing at Meydenbauer Theatre in Bellevue.

Season
2026 | 2027 Twenty-sixth performance season
Works
Five productions
Venues
Seattle and Bellevue The 5th Avenue Theatre, Meydenbauer Theatre
Opening night
October 25, 2026 Dracula, one night onlyView show: October 25, 2026
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Photography by Rex Tranter

Count Dracula spreads his bat wings over fallen dancers in blood-red light

Dracula

October 25, 2026 Ballet in two acts · The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle

IBT's original Halloween cult classic. A dark, elegant drama of love that moves from classical ballet and Eastern European folk rhythms to contemporary dance, with floating scenery and a wink of humour.

Runtime
1 hr 55 min One intermission
Music
Piazzolla, Gounod, Enesco
Choreography
Vera Altunina with Jerry Tassin and François Serre y Berga
Audience
All ages A Halloween tradition

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