Our company premiere of La Esmeralda is only a few short weeks away! Adapting Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame for the stage, this production is full of adventure, romance, and daring. But how did the novel turn into a classical ballet? Is the story the same as the book? What should audiences expect to see onstage?

Our performances of La Esmeralda may be right around the corner, but Ballet Theatre of Maryland is already looking ahead to what's next. This month, we are excited to share the four ballets that will shape our 48th season. Join us at Maryland Hall this coming season to enjoy the company premiere of La Sylphide , the return of our Annapolis-based production of The Nutcracker , audience-favorite Momentum: A Mixed Bill , and a brand-new production of Coppélia . Read on to learn

Lara in her variation from Graduation Ball In October, I chatted with three BTM Conservatory students who were just starting their prep for the National Ballet Competition. Since then, they have been hard at work taking the choreography they had learned and turning it into polished solos ready for the stage. During the last week of February, they conquered their first competition! Lara, Rebekah, and Carolyn all presented their classical and contemporary solos with composure a

Full Circle Dance Company in performance. Photo by Dorret Oosterhoff For the last few years, Ballet Theatre of Maryland and Baltimore-based Full Circle Dance Company have teamed up to present an evening of shared dance--each performance alternating between our repertory and theirs, and including one piece where dancers from our two companies share the stage. Very soon, we'll be back onstage together again! Join us at the Gordon Center on Thursday, March 12, for Lineage . Thi