Ballet Kelowna presents RESTLESS BALANCE November 7 + 8, 2025 Friday at 7:30 PM / Saturday at 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM

Ballet Kelowna gratefully acknowledges our 2025/26 season sponsor:
The Thomas Alan Budd Foundation.

World Premiere

New Work by Andrew Skeels

Choreography: Andrew Skeels
Montréal-based choreographer Andrew Skeels brings his ever-expanding curiosity and love for the art of dance to a brand-new work for Ballet Kelowna. Drawing influence from his training as a film editor, Skeels applies a cinematic approach to his choreography, challenging the dancers to move with daring speed, breathtaking fluidity, and bold release.

taqəš

Choreography: Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe
Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe brings his classical ballet training, knowledge of traditional Coast Salish, grass, and hoop dance, and experience as a contemporary dancer to taqəš [tawKESH], which means “to return something” in Ayajuthem, the language belonging to the Homalco, Klahoose, K’omoks, and Tla’amin Nations. Set to several songs by Polaris Prize-winning composer and singer Jeremy Dutcher, taqəš follows the traditional story “Raven Returns the Water,” centred around ῤoho (raven) and walθ (frog).

Schubert

Choreography: John Alleyne
Commissioned by Ballet BC in 2000 as a tribute to Canadian ballerina Jean Orr, John Alleyne’s Schubert celebrates the life of a dancer in three poetic scenes: youth, beauty, and wisdom. Set to Franz Schubert’s luminous Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major, the work embodies what The Georgia Straight calls an “inherent... sensuousness and sophistication,” while capturing a sense of ethereal transience. This neoclassical piece honours the rhythmic and inevitable cycle of life with grace, depth, and emotional resonance.

Subscriptions on sale until November 8, 2025. Single tickets on sale September 15, 2025.

Ballet Kelowna tickets and their applicable fees are non-refundable.