JANEK SCHERGEN

In 2023, Singapore Ballet will celebrate its 35th year as a professional dance organisation. Goh Soo Khim and Anthony Then were the force behind the establishment of the organisation as the two co-founders. They, along with a dedicated Board of Directors, and support from donors and audiences committed to the establishment of a world-class professional dance company in Singapore must be thanked at this important moment for their perseverance. It has been a long and memorable journey form 1988 to 2023 and so much has happened along the way to bring us to where we are today!

Our 2023 performance season begins with one of our favourite ballets, Don Quixote. It is the perfect way to launch a celebratory season. Through the year, we offer everything from Ballet Under the Stars in Fort Canning Park, to Peter and Blue’s children’s series, Masterpiece in Motion, which is our international repertory season, and Passages Contemporary Season, as well as the premiere of a new production of Cinderella in December with the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra with us at the Esplanade Theatre.

Along the way, we will welcome new ballets from Alice Topp, Tim Rushton, Natalie Weir, Nils Christe, Étienne Férerre and ballets from our own existing repertory from Choo-San Goh, Christina Chan, Val Caniparoli, George Balanchine and Tim Harbour. A dance company is defined by the ballets they present and we put a great deal of effort into presenting the very best repertory for our audiences that we possibly can. It becomes our identity and what sets us apart and what defines us amongst other dance companies.

In these six annual Singapore seasons, we set out the path we would like to follow into the future with dynamic works from our past, brilliant new works, created through the inspiration of the dancers combined with the talents of singularly talented choreographers, as well as presenting masterpieces of international repertoire to thrill and delight our audiences. From here, we move forward, with the same sense of purpose as before, adding confidence and artistic maturity in everything we do.