Overview

Sponsored by Denver Ballet Guild

Performed at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House with live music featuring the Colorado Ballet Orchestra

Triple the thrill! Colorado Ballet’s annual repertory production, MasterWorks features a captivating trio of masterpieces that showcase the dancers’ artistic excellence and versatility. With music as dynamic and compelling as the choreography, this program offers a rich array of styles, giving audiences a rare chance to experience classical and contemporary dance on the same program.

The 2027 program features Allegro Brillante, a work George Balanchine famously described as “everything I know about classical ballet in 13 minutes.” Set to Tschaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 3, the work is one of Balanchine’s most joyous, pure dance pieces.

In addition to Balanchine, the program features Chiaroscuro by Lynne Taylor-Corbett with music by Baroque composer Francesco Geminiani. Alternating fast and slow movements, this luminous ballet plays with light and shadow, inspiring rapturous responses from audiences each time it takes the stage.

The program ends with a work by Jiří Kylián, one of the world’s greatest contemporary dance choreographers. His Sinfonietta bursts with vitality, pairing composer Leoš Janáček’s exuberant, brass-driven score with choreography that celebrates the sheer joy of living.