Pointeworks / 2027 / A first look
Season Four.A season to move you.
New voices. New possibilities.
Be moved.
Be part of
what comes next.
The hush before the first note. A body suspended in light. The exhilaration of something never seen before.
In 2027, Pointeworks brings new ballet to life across New York and Southern California. Five planned creations. Distinct programs. Extraordinary artists meeting in the studio, onstage and in conversation with you.
January / Irvine
Ignite
A guest appearance at Irvine Barclay Theatre.
March / New York
Elles
Women’s creative voices. New ballet. Live music at Ailey Citigroup Theater.
June / Southern California
Swept Away
Two stages. Distinct experiences in Irvine and San Diego.
July / Los Angeles
Inside the creation
A new commission, open rehearsals and opportunities to step into our world.
March 2027 / New York City
Elles
Inspiring voices
of women in ballet.
Ailey Citigroup Theater
With live musicA meeting of imagination, artistry and possibility. Planned world premieres by Laine Habony and Julia Weber anchor a program celebrating women’s voices in ballet.
Creation periods with Ingrid Silva, Laine and Julia bring the work into focus—an invitation to discover the ideas shaping Pointeworks’ next chapter.
Tickets are planned to go on sale in January 2027. Final performance dates, repertoire and casting will be announced as confirmed.
June 2027 / Southern California
Swept Away
Let the familiar fall away.
Two stages. Two distinct ways to be moved.
Irvine Barclay Theatre
Classical lines.
New horizons.
A ten-dancer classical tutu ballet by Laine Habony meets a new seven-dancer work by Réka Gyulai, alongside an intimate selection of smaller works. An expansive evening of contrast, elegance and discovery.
Recorded musicLaine’s tutu ballet is planned for Irvine, not The Conrad. Final repertoire and performance details will follow.
The Conrad / San Diego
Ballet, in conversation
with music.
An intimate mixed-repertory experience featuring work by Réka Gyulai and Julia Weber. Live music brings another dimension to an evening of movement, connection and close-up artistry.
Live musicThe Conrad program is distinct from Irvine. Musical interludes and final program details are in development.
July 19–30 / Los Angeles
Before the curtain.
Inside the creation.
Our Los Angeles residency will bring choreographer Rieko Hatato together with five dancers and composer Philip Daniel to create a new work. An original score. A fresh choreographic voice. The beginnings of a ballet.
Open rehearsals and another year of Company Repertoire Weeks are planned to welcome audiences and students into the process across Southern California.
Open-rehearsal dates, student opportunities and participation details will be shared separately.
Space to imagine
Five dancers.
One new work.
Endless possibility.
Pointeworks’ studio periods create paid opportunities for professional artists between their main company seasons—time to deepen their craft and help shape what ballet can become.
Five planned creations / 2027
The voices
shaping the season.
Laine Habony
A new ballet for New York, with a ten-dancer classical tutu work planned for Irvine.
Julia Weber
A planned New York world premiere and work for The Conrad’s intimate mixed-repertory program.
Ingrid Silva
A creative voice in Pointeworks’ New York residency periods and the season’s planned commissions.
Réka Gyulai
A new seven-dancer work planned for Southern California, appearing in the Irvine and San Diego programs.
Rieko Hatato
A new work on five dancers, created during July’s Los Angeles residency with an original score by Philip Daniel.
The artists at the heart of Pointeworks
Individual voices.
Shared possibility.
Discover the artists whose energy and artistry make Pointeworks what it is.
Featured company artists below are an introduction to Pointeworks, not a confirmed cast for every 2027 program. The complete Season Four roster and casting will be announced as contracts are finalized.
Become a Season Four patron
Don’t just see
what comes next.
Help make it possible.
Stand behind an artist. Bring a ballet to life. Give a new score its first notes. Help open the doors to someone experiencing ballet for the first time.
Season Four offers meaningful ways to support dancer contracts, new choreography, original music, live musicians, costumes and the stages where it all comes together. Explore an opportunity that speaks to you—or speak with Artistic Director Sophie Williams about the artist or creative vision you would love to champion.
For gifts of $5,000 or more, schedule a conversation with our artistic director to explore how your support can help shape the season.
