Shantell Martin is proud to announce her upcoming collaboration with The Boston Ballet for their 2022 season. 

The season opens with a world premiere as part of a three-ballet program of William Forsythe's works. Nissinen's The Nutcracker returns to capture the imagination of audiences of all ages. The spring season includes a second world premiere by William Forsythe, Alexei Ratmansky's Symphony No. 9, and George Balanchine's Ballo della Regina, plus the Company premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's A Midsummer Night's Dream and the return of Marius Petipa's The Sleeping Beauty.

The season concludes with a female-led program, part of Boston Ballet's ChoreograpHER Initiative. The female-led program celebrates innovative voices across the art world with four new works. Dutch choreographer Nanine Linning will create her first work for a major ballet company in North America, pairing vivid imagery with strong physical movement. New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Tiler Peck will create a world premiere. She recently received accolades for her work at Vail International Dance Festival and directed movement for the film John Wick 3: Parabellum. Choreographer and Norwegian National Ballet Principal Dancer Melissa Hough, formerly a Boston Ballet Principal Dancer, returns to create a world premiere on the company where she got her start. 

Shantell Martin will create her first choreographic work bringing a playful approach to the stage and inspires audiences to tap into their own creativity. ChoreograpHER was established in 2018 to give female dance students and professional dancers an opportunity to develop choreographic skills.

The Company's 57th season runs in Spring 2022 at the Citizens Bank Opera House. For more information see here. 

Photo by Rachel Neville Photography.