Top Dance and Ballet Shows of 2025 in Paris

  • January 21, 2025
  • All things Paris
  • Grace Gordon

Top Dance and Ballet Shows of 2025 in Paris

Pirouette into the New Year with an incredible ballet or dance performance in Paris! Our blog will give you a sneak peek into the best upcoming dance shows of 2025. From timeless classics like The Sleeping Beauty, to new avant-garde works like Bate Fado, there’s truly something for everyone. Dust off your dancing shoes and get ready for an escape from the cold weather outside…

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Classical and Contemporary Ballets

Onegin at Opéra Palais Garnier

(8th February — 4th March 2025)
A heart-wrenching ballet adaptation of Pushkin's famous novel. Through John Cranko's choreography, it explores themes of love, regret, and loss, set against the opulent backdrop of 19th-century Russia. Tchaikovsky's powerful score and the ballet's expressive movements capture the deep emotional journey of its characters.
Buy tickets to Onegin

Marie-Antoinette at Royal Opera of Versailles

(6th — 9th March 2025)
Experience the captivating world of Marie-Antoinette at the Royal Opera of Versailles in this breathtaking ballet. Set to the music of Haydn and Gluck, this performance brings to life the queen's dramatic rise and fall through powerful dance and exquisite choreography. A mesmerizing, emotional journey of power, loss, and redemption awaits, performed by the renowned Malandain Ballet Biarritz in one of the most iconic venues in the world.
Buy tickets to Marie-Antoinette by the Malandain Ballet Biarritz!

The Sleeping Beauty at Opéra Bastille

(8th March — 12th July 2025)
Tchaikovsky’s charismatic ballet takes to the stage of the Opéra Bastille once more, with its timeless charm, dazzling score and exquisite choreography. Rudolf Nureyev’s rich adaptation of this classic ballet continues to captivate the world stage, with new magic added from Ezio Frigerio’s set design and Franca Squarciapino’s costuming.
Buy tickets to The Sleeping Beauty!

Annonciation, Un trait d’union, Larmes blanches at Chaillot National Dance Theatre

(25th — 31st January 2025)
An inventive contemporary creation paying homage to Angelin Preljocaj and his incredible choreographic legacy. Performed on the stage of the incomparable Chaillot National Dance Theatre, with its panoramic views of the Eiffel Tower, this show provides food for thought in a truly Parisian location.
Buy tickets to Annonciation, Un trait d’union, Larmes blanches!

Requiem(s) by the Ballet Preljocaj at Royal Opera of Versailles

(12th — 19th March 2025)
A poignant piece of modern choreographic art, inviting its audience to question their place in the world, the importance of grief, life, joy and suffering in an ever-changing world. The remarkable stage of the Royal Opera of Versailles is washed with soaring symphonies from Mozart, medieval chants and contemporary musical creations to accompany the fluid movements of the dancers. The past and the present are brought together in constant dialogue, through music, through movement, with a powerful effect.
Buy tickets to Requiem(s)!

A Wound with Teeth and Phantom by Holly Blakely at Chaillot National Dance Theatre

(3rd — 5th April 2025)
This double-bill choreographic sensation explores two heart-wrenching dialogues, inspired by Holly Blakely’s traumatic experience with memory loss and miscarriage. Every minute detail, from music to costuming, has been constructed to immerse the audience in Blakely’s own inner turmoil, bringing her interior narrative outwards to the stage. An emotive and sincere performance that should not be missed.
Buy tickets to A Wound with Teeth and Phantom!

See all classical and contemporary ballets!

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Avant-garde Pieces

Huellas at Théâtre du Rond-Point

(11th January — 18th January 2025)
Circus artists Matias Pilet and Fernando González Bahamóndez have teamed up under the direction of the celebrated Olivier Meyrou to bring you an incredible contemporary creation! Huellas questions our origins, bringing together a Neanderthal and a modern man to tell a story of difference, evolution, and time through the universal language of dance. Stand in the footprints of those who came before: feel the power of the story and the movement.
Buy tickets to Huellas!

Les Quatre Points cardinaux sont trois : Le Nord et le Sud at Théâtre Silvia Monfort

(17th — 25th January 2025)
Get ready for a mesmerising acrobatic show from the company Ni desnudo ni Bajando La Escalera. Andrés Labarca and Sylvain Decure deliver breathtaking and incomparable performances in their skilled exploration of movement within the space. Expect the unexpected with this enchanting acrobatic show, with hidden pockets of truly touching material.
Buy tickets to Les Quatre Points cardinaux sont trois : Le Nord et le Sud !

Bate Fado at Théâtre du Rond-Point

(19th — 22nd March 2025)
Choreographic duo Jonas&Lander have reimagined traditional Portuguese fado music in this experimental contemporary show. Join the dancers, musicians, and singer on stage on a journey through the intertwining threads of tradition and modernity that the show explores. Poetry, visual art, culture: this is truly an unmissable performance.
Buy tickets to Bate Fado!

See all avant-garde dance pieces!

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Unmissable Choreographers

Sharon Eyal / Mats Ek at Opéra Palais Garnier

(27th March — 18th April 2025)
The work of Israeli choreographer Sharon Eyal and Swedish choreographer Mats Ek are united by the universal language of dance as they grace the stage of the Opéra Palais Garnier. OCD Love by Eyal dives into the dangers of obsession and perfection, whilst Ek’s Appartement demonstrates the isolation of urban living conditions, yet the poetic beauty of its solitude. Two thought-provoking pieces on the human condition by choreographic legends.
Buy tickets to Sharon Eyal / Mats Ek!

Four New Works from Lucinda Childs at Chaillot National Dance Theatre

(20th — 22nd March 2025)
American choreographer Lucinda Childs has gained world renown for her precise and geometric style of movement, valuing minimalist elegance to highlight the relationship between the body, space, and time. Her four latest short works are set to music by Hildur Guðnadóttir and Phillip Glass, and show exemplary mastery of musicality and rhythm with the clean lines and shapes made by the dancers. Even Lucinda Childs herself graces the stage with an unforgettable solo…
Buy tickets to Four New Works from Lucinda Childs!

Hofesh Shechter (World Premiere) at Opéra Palais Garnier

(14th July 2025)
A new creation by the phenomenal Hofesh Schechter will be making its world debut at the Opéra Palais Garnier this Summer. His choreography is known for its tantalising intensity, rapid movements and raw expressive ferocity. It’s impossible to look away when there is such voracious energy and life present on the stage. Book tickets to see history in the making from one of our generation’s most impactful contemporary choreographers!
Buy tickets to Hofesh Shechter!

See all pieces by renowned choreographers!

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