The spring gala in May at Almi Hall culminates the academic year’s hard work for the pupils and vocational students of the Ballet School. The repertoire includes both classical ballet and contemporary dance.
Students of vocational education will perform Riku Lehtopolku’s new contemporary dance choreography and excerpts from the ballet Paquita. Pupils of classes B7–B9 will present Anu Sistonen’s new neoclassical choreography, and the program for classes B3–B6 includes new choreography by the classes’ own teachers on the theme of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
Balettioppilaitos; kuva Roosa Oksaharju
The Ballet School of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet
The Ballet School of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet is a national institution specialised in teaching classical ballet. It provides wide-ranging education of the highest standard from basic education in the arts to vocational studies for tomorrow’s professional dancers. The Ballet School has more than 180 students from 7 to 8 year-old ballet beginners to vocational students pursuing a professional qualification in dance. It is based in the Opera House premises in Helsinki.
