The 2025 season for WA Ballet sees guest director David McAllister AC continue his role as artistic director while undergoing a strategic review. This allows it time to find a replacement director who is able to structure the 75th anniversary in 2027.
“I am so delighted to be given this opportunity to continue my time with West Australian Ballet. It is a privilege to work with this talented and much loved organisation and aid the transition to a new artistic leader,” said McCallister.
At the launch of the 2025 season he also remarked it was fitting to be with WA Ballet as his career comes to an end because this was where it all began for this acclaimed Western Australian dancer, director and ballet aficionado.
Mcallister said that Season 2025 embodies the spirit of Western Australia, showcasing its wild beauty and unique stories and he is thrilled to present this extraordinary program to audiences.
Coined The Wild Beyond, the 2025 season kicks off with The Wild Between Stars: Ballet at the Quarry, and features three world premieres from Australian choreographers including the title work by Loughlan Prior. Also on the program will be Concerto Anniversary a homage to Tchaikovsky and the world premiere of Ripples from Yawuru woman Tara Gower and inspired by the natural beauty of the Quarry. This is an absolute highlight on the calendar and there is nothing more unique than an evening of ballet under the stars. This event runs from February 7 until March 1.
Each year Genesis gives dancers the opportunity to step into the role of choreographer and create their own works and this year the season will run from March 27 – April 5 at the WA Ballet Centre.
Coined the ultimate rom-com Don Quixote will take over His Majesty’s Theatre with West Australian Symphony Orchestra from May 16 – 31 and this work is choreographed by renowned Australian prima ballerina Dame Lucette Aldous AC and has not been on stage in WA since 2010.
This year the company will enjoy a season at Crown Theatre from July 5 -12 presenting Alice (in Wonderland) which is sure to dazzle the whole family with a fantastical production based on Lewis Carroll’s classic book.
A world premiere of Butterfly Effect will run for the spring season at His Majesty’s Theatre with choreographer Alice Tapp returning to Perth with her modern imagining of Puccini’s Madam Butterfly with a uniquely Australian perspective from September 5 – 20 with West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
And the final ballet for the year will be Cinderella with the original rags to riches story playing at His Majesty’s Theatre with the West Australian Philharmonic Orchestra. A perfect entree to the Christmas season running from November 21 – December 14.
Western Australian Ballet are the oldest ballet in Australia and this dedicated team will present a range of the wild, the beautiful, the re-imagined and the classical. Don’t miss out – visit www.waballet.com.au or call 6212 9292 or email info@waballet.com.au
