Ballet, After the Break with Tradition
Since the 1980s, a generation of choreographers has pushed classical ballet technique into new territory — off-balance and deconstructed, fused with theatre and text, or rebuilt around collaboration with musicians, scientists, and martial artists. This is a guide to that world: the choreographers driving it, the companies that shaped it, and the works worth knowing.
Find Your Way In
Four ways to explore the artists and ideas reshaping ballet
Choreographers
Long-form profiles tracing style, signature works, and influence — from Forsythe's deconstructed vocabulary to Pite's dance theatre and Bausch's Tanztheater legacy.
Featured: William Forsythe, Crystal Pite, Wayne McGregor, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Pina Bausch
Companies
The houses whose training methods and artistic identity defined contemporary ballet as its own genre, distinct from both classical repertory and experimental modern dance.
Works
Deep dives into landmark contemporary ballet works — their origins, what makes them distinct, and how they entered the repertory.
Premieres & News
Short-form coverage of world premieres and season announcements from contemporary ballet companies, as they're announced.
Always confirm dates and casting on the company's own site
Start With Three Defining Figures
Three very different routes into contemporary ballet
