The Australian Ballet - Copland Dance Episodes

Joyous modern ballet

The Australian Ballet has been inspiring and delighting audiences since 1962 and is Australia’s national ballet company.

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  • In a stunning explosion of colour, fun and music, Justin Peck's Copland Dance Episodes makes its exclusive Australian premiere, and first performances outside New York.
  • A Tony Award-winner and Resident Choreographer of New York City Ballet, Peck reaches new heights with this striking modern ballet that surges with energy, precision and cinematic sweep. Thirty dancers bring Aaron Copland's vivid, joyous score to life in 22 episodes that exude electricity from start to finish.  
  • Dynamic, exhilarating and utterly uplifting, this is ballet at full volume. 
  • If you liked Everywhere We Go (Justin Peck, Instruments of Dance 2022), Glass Pieces (Jerome Robbins, Prism 2025) or the 2021 film adaptation of West Side Story (choreographed by Justin Peck), you'll love Copland Dance Episodes.
  • **** “A prismatic play of shape and colour” – The Age
  • **** 1/2 “Captivating” – Australian Book Review

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Sydney Opera House

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