The Royal Ballet (Indoor)

The Royal Ballet of the United Kingdom

July 3-7, 2024

From England | Pillow Debut | World Premiere | U.S. Premiere | Live Music | Only U.S. Appearance in 2024
Performance Times: Wed 8pm | Thu 2pm and 8pm | Fri 2pm | Sat 2pm and 8pm | Sun 2pm

One of the most famous and celebrated companies in the world, The Royal Ballet will appear at Jacob’s Pillow for the first time, as the company’s sole stop in the U.S. in 2024. To celebrate this milestone, the festival will feature daily back-to-back performances from The Royal Ballet in multiple venues.

This event page will point ticket buyers to The Royal Ballet program in the historic indoor Ted Shawn Theatre. For tickets to the company’s separate and concurrent program on the outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage—also from July 3-7, 2024—please visit this page.

This summer’s program will feature the U.S. Premiere of Secret Things by American choreographer Pam Tanowitz and a World Premiere by Wayne McGregor, created especially for Jacob’s Pillow, alongside works by Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, and Christopher Wheeldon. The Royal Ballet Principals Matthew Ball, Mayara Magri, Marcelino Sambé, Anna Rose O’Sullivan, and Sarah Lamb will perform in this engagement along with a vibrant array of the company’s dancers. Principal dancer Natalia Osipova will perform on opening night (Wednesday, July 3). See below for the full program, casting for each performance will be announced two weeks in advance.

Based in London, England, The Royal Ballet has been in residence at The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden since 1946. The company was founded by Dame Ninette de Valois in 1931. The company’s celebrated repertory is drawn from 19th-century ballet classics as well as the distinctive English works of its Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton and Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, and continues to resonate with audiences strongly today through the striking contemporary sensibility of Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor and Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon.

The Royal Ballet of the United Kingdom – Indoor Program

Secret Things – excerpt
Choreography Pam Tanowitz
Music Anna Clyne

Diamonds – pas de deux from Jewels
Choreography George Balanchine
Music Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky

Giselle – Act II pas de deux
Choreography Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot
Music Adolphe Adam

Diana and Actaeon – pas de deux
Choreography Agrippina Vaganova after Marius Petipa
Music Riccardo Drigo

Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan
Choreography Frederick Ashton
Music Johannes Brahms

For Four
Choreography Christopher Wheeldon
Music Franz Schubert

Manon – Act I pas de deux
Choreography Kenneth MacMillan
Music Jules Massenet orchestrated by Martin Yates

Carousel – If I loved you pas de deux
Choreography Kenneth MacMillan
Music Richard Rodgers arranged by Martin Yates

Wayne McGregor World Premiere