

"Val Caniparoli Pulled Zoom All-Nighters For His Upcoming Premiere at Finnish National Ballet"
– Pointe Magazine

Lucas Jerkander and artists of Finnish National Ballet in Val Caniparoli’s 6 November 2020
world premiere of "Jekyll & Hyde" Photo by Roosa Oksaharju
"Diary of an American in Finland, Doing ‘Essential’ Work in Ballet"
–– New York Times

Lucas Jerkander & Michal Krčmář,"Jekyll & Hyde" Finnish National Ballet
Choreography by Val Caniparoli. Photo by Mirka Kleemola
Artists of BalletMet in Val Caniparoli’s “Lambarena” Photo Jennifer Zmuda/Courtesy of
BalletMet Costume designs by Sandra Woodall. Lighting design by Lisa Pinkham
Celebrating my
50th Year
with
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET

DANCE MAGAZINE
DANCER SPOTLIGHT: ON VAL CANIPAROLI
AND HIS 50 YEARS IN DANCE
Val Caniparoli rehearsing his ballet with San Francisco Ballet. Photo by Erik Tomasson
PERFORMANCE CALENDAR
TUTTO ECCETTO IL LAVANDINO
(everything but the kitchen sink)
SMUIN BALLET
Music: Antonio Vivaldi
September 15-16, 2023
Lesher Center For The Arts
Walnut Creek, CA
September 21-24, 2023
Mountain View Center for the Arts
Mountain View, CA
September 29-October 7, 2023
Cowell Theater
San Francisco, CA
JEKYLL & HYDE
KANSAS CITY BALLET
Music: Frederick Chopin, Krzysztof Penderecki,
Wojciech Kilar, Henryk Wieniawski, Henryk Gorecki
October 13-23, 2023
Muriel Kauffman Theatre at the
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Kansas City, MO
ARIA
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 70 Anniversary Gala
(Performed by an Artist of New Zealand School of Dance;
Garry Trinder, Artistic Director)
Music: Frederic Handel
October 13, 2023
St. James Theatre
Wellington, New Zealand
https://rnzb.org.nz/shows/platinum/
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
A.C.T.
Adapted from Charles Dickens
by Carey Perloff and Paul Walsh
Choreography by Val Caniparoli
Directed by Peter J. Kuo
Based on the original direction of Carey Perloff
November 29-December 24, 2023
American Conservatory Theater
San Francisco, CA
THE NUTCRACKER
GRAND RAPIDS BALLET
Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
December 8-10 & 15-17, 2023
DeVos Performance Hall
Grand Rapids, MI
THE NUTCRACKER
TULSA BALLET
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Val Caniparoli and Ma Cong
December 9-23, 2023
Tulsa Performing Arts Center
Tulsa, OK
THE NUTCRACKER
LOUISVILLE BALLET
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
December 8-24, 2023
The Kentucky Center-Whitney Hall
Louisville, KY
JEKYLL & HYDE
COLORADO BALLET
Music: Frederick Chopin, Krzysztof Penderecki,
Wojciech Kilar, Henryk Wieniawski, Henryk Gorecki
February 2-11, 2024
Denver, CO
https://coloradoballet.org/23-24-Season-Productions
WITHOUT BORDERS
TEXAS BALLET THEATER
Music: Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
February 23-25 & March 1-3, 2024
Bass Performance Hall & Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
Dallas, TX & Fort Worth, TX
https://texasballettheater.org/performance/brilliants-2023/
IBSEN’S HOUSE
SACRAMENTO BALLET
Music: Antonin Dvorak
March 22-24, 2024
The Sofia
Sacramento, CA
4 IN THE MORNING
DIABLO BALLET
Music: William Walton
May 17-18, 2024
Lesher Center for the Performing Arts
Walnut Creek, CA
DOUBLE STOP
BOULDER BALLET
Music: Philip Glass
May 17-19, 2024
Dairy Arts Center
Boulder, CO
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"Jekyll & Hyde" Choreography by Val Caniparoli; Finnish National Ballet Dancers:
Alfio Drago & Frans Valkama. Photograph by Mirka Kleemola

Men of Smuin Ballet, rehearsal of Val Caniparoli's "Confessions"
formerly called ("If I Were A Sushi Roll") Costumes & Photo: Susan Roemer