Tour
Classical ballet company
Svendborg BalletTeater produces professional ballet performances every year, which premiere in Svendborg and then go on tour.
We produce professional ballet performances of a high international standard, specifically made for smaller and more unconventional stages, which would otherwise never be visited by professional classical ballet performances – something no other Nordic ballet companies have done before.
Read here which performances are going on tour.
Upcoming performance
Shades of light
Look forward to a moving and contrasting ballet evening in two acts, which, through three works, celebrates the many sides of life. The first act opens with classical charm and pure dance joy in an elegant pas de trois over Bournonville's iconic steps, staged by Dinna Bjørn. This is followed by Petr Zuska's Maria's Dream – a humorous and surreal journey into the dreams of ballerina Maria Taglioni, where she dances her way free from the expectations of her time with playfulness and poetry.
The evening concludes with War Letters, inspired by letters from the Second World War. It is a touching story about long-distance love which, with human warmth, reminds us that there is light and hope even in darkness. Overall, it is Shadows of Light A fully-formed experience full of humour and poetry, that hits both the heart and the smile.
Experience Shadows of Light on tour
Technical specifications
Technical specifications
Playing area 8m x 8m x 5m (W x D x H)
Set-up time4 hours
Dismantling time2 hours
Type: Youth and adult performance, Both stationary and touring productions
Duration 1 hour and 45 minutes, including a 25-minute interval.
- An overnight stay in a double room, large breakfast buffet, ticket to Night of Dreams
Technical specifications:
- 400 V (3 x 32 A)
- Audio equipment
- Lighting equipment
- Lysri
- Stage curtain
- Side carpets
- Background
- Blackout
- Loading ramp
Price:
Staffing and technical support:
- Assistance with indentation
- Assistance with dismantling
- Assistance with removal
- DKK 695 per person in a double room (supplement for single room: DKK 300)
Sleeping Beauty and Bournonville
An enchanting ballet experience where the classic fairytale meets the Danish
Ballet traditions effervescent joie de vivre.
In the first act of the performance, the audience enters the magical universe of Sleeping Beauty. Here we meet
The beautiful princess, who after a hundred years of sleep is woken by her prince – and love
can finally be celebrated. The act is composed of selected highlights from the adventurous ballet
and culminating in a lavish wedding.
The audience can look forward to the famous variations for the fairies, where each fairy brings her
A special gift and character for the scene. The virtuosic and effervescent The Blue Bird, come on
two impresses with ease and technical brilliance, while the charming element of The
Puss in Boots infuses humour and character. Naturally, the act is rounded off with the
magnificent Grand Pas de Deux between Sleeping Beauty and the Prince – an iconic highlight of the
classical ballet, where romance, grace and technical mastery combine.
The second act is a festive tribute to the father of Danish ballet, August Bournonville. Here
a cavalcade of his most beloved and life-affirming choreographies is presented, which
sense of musicality, elegance and light footwork. Bournonville's special style – with fast
Rhythm, ease in the leaps and a natural dramatic narrative talent – clearly emerge in this
colourful sea.
The performance culminates in the spectacular Tarantula from the ballet Naples – an explosive and
infectious finale, where temperament, rhythm and joy of dancing bring the audience right out
the edge of the seat.
Sleeping Beauty and Bournonville is a tribute to both the international classical repertoire and
the proud Danish ballet tradition – an evening filled with fairy tales, virtuosity, and joie de vivre for
both new and experienced ballet lovers.
Performances in repertoire
Love & War
– a ballet evening
The first act is a tribute to love. Both the love between people and the love of dance. August Bournonville is the father of the entire Danish ballet tradition, and his effervescent and playful choreography, which looks so light but is devilishly difficult, has delighted audiences and dancers all over the world.
Choreographer and Bournonville expert Dinna Bjørn has put together a brand-new programme for Svendborg BalletTeater, featuring choreography from well-known Bournonville ballets as well as steps that haven't been performed in Denmark for many years. A tribute to dance and the joy of life, and a unique opportunity to experience Bournonville's choreography up close.
The second act is the ballet War Letters, originally created by the young British choreographer Christopher Marney for the renowned British company Ballet Black in 2013, but here re-imagined for the dancers at Svendborg BalletTeater. The ballet, comprised of five movements, deals with the premises of love during World War II, based on the letters sent back and forth between those at war and those at home. A story that is highly relevant in many ways, and sends heart-wrenching references to our world right now.
The show is ready for a tour
Performances up to now
2023-2025:
- Ballet Gala 2023, Svendborg Theatre
- Ballet Bobbler 2024, Svendborg Theatre
- “Meet Cute”, Next Mobility – Sponsorship Arrangement 2024
- “Meet Cute”, Rundbuehallen, Frederiksø during European Maritime Days, Svendborg 2024
- “The Dying Swan” – Maritime Days Frederiksø 2024, public event
- “The Dying Swan” – Best of Svendborg 2024
- ”The Dancing Light Fairy” – Light Festival on Frederiksø 2024
- Love & War” 2025, Svendborg Theatre
