In a significant coup for The Australian Ballet, the company will be the first outside the New York City Ballet to perform Copland Dance Episodes by Tony Award-winning choreographer Justin Peck. Presented as part of the newly announced 2026 season, artistic director David Hallberg describes the non-narrative work as “like happiness and joy exuding from the stage”.

Peck’s work spans ballet, Broadway and film; he is the resident choreographer for the New York City Ballet, choreographed dance sequences in 2023’s Maestro and Steven Spielberg’s 2021 adaptation of West Side Story , and has won the Tony Award for Best Choreography three times. “Justin Peck is one of the great creators in our field,” says Halberg.

The Australian Ballet will perform Copland Dance Episodes in their 2026 seas

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