Onegin September 5 - 14, 2025
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When Tatiana, a young country girl, is introduced to Onegin, a worldly aristocrat bored with the city, he becomes the object of her innocent and unyielding affection. Yet, in his eyes, he sees only a coltish girl who reads too many romance novels. When fate brings them back together years later, Onegin finds himself yearning for the love he once dismissed— only to face the devastating consequences of his past actions. John Cranko’s Onegin is a timeless tale of love, rejection, and regret. Using an arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s compositions, the ballet features well-developed characters with rich psychological depth, who evolve through compelling character arcs as the story unfolds. Premiering in 1965, Cranko created his three-act ballet for Stuttgart Ballet, based on the novel Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin. As artistic director, he transformed the company into a creative Eden, cultivating a thriving environment that influenced the dance world for years to come. Cranko encouraged his dancers to be artists, technicians, and choreographers, and Stuttgart Ballet became a fertile ground for future choreographic talent, producing legendary choreographers like Jiří Kylián, John Neumeier, and William Forsythe. Cranko’s Onegin is one of the defining ballets of this rich artistic legacy, and it continues to resonate in the dance world today. Its profound emotional depth and groundbreaking choreography have made it a cornerstone of the classical ballet repertoire. “Cranko’s reading is a miracle of dramatic economy: each step reveals character; each exchange drives the story forward.” -Financial Times
OnStage Dinner Friday, September 5, 2025 Shara and Kent Schaffer | Chairmen - Jim Nelson | Honoree
Choreographer: John Cranko Music:
Join Executive Director, Jim Nelson, as he celebrates his eminent career with Houston Ballet alongside a toast to the Ballet’s dear friend, Margaret Alkek Williams, and her 90th birthday.
Kurt-Heinz Stolze after Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Add-on: Individual Onstage Dinner tickets are $1,000 and $1,500 to dine with a dancer. Tables start at $10,000. For additional information, please contact Katie Waller at 713.535.3230.
Melody Mennite and Christopher Coomer. Photo by Amitava Sarkar
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