UPCOMING EVENTS

RECENT EVENTS

2024 Holiday Extravaganza at Ala Moana Center

Dance your way into the holiday season with HBT X Aloha TapCo’s Holiday Extravaganza! This show is guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit! Great for all ages and FREE to all, join us with your friends and family for a fun-filled show!

Ala Moana Center Stage

  • Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 7pm


Hapa Holiday Extravaganza

Join the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra for a magical start to the Holiday season featuring a performance by our Aloha TapCo! Let Music Director Dane Lam and your HSO fill the air with the joyous sounds of the holidays, featuring local favorites, sing-alongs, and special guest appearances. Take part in a new HapaSymphony tradition at the historic Hawaii Theatre - the Hapa Holiday Extravaganza! BUY YOUR TICKETS - LINK

Artists

  • Dane Lam, conductor

  • Hawaiʻi Youth Opera Chorus; Nola A. Nāhulu, artistic director

  • Robert Cazimero & Hālau Nā Kamalei o Līlīehua

  • Aloha TapCo; Caryn Yee, founder

  • Sophia Stark

Hawai’i Theatre - 1130 Bethel Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 (map)

  • Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm

*Tickets for this concert are sold online or through the HSO Box Office. For additional information, please call the HSO Box Office at (808) 380-7720, T-F between 10am - 2pm.


The Nutcracker

Join us for Hawaii Ballet Theatre’s beloved production of "The Nutcracker". The island's favorite holiday tradition features a cast of professional guest artists and more than a hundred local dancers. A delight for audiences of all ages!

GET YOUR TICKETS - HERE

FULL PROGRAM - HERE

Leeward Theatre - 96-045 Ala Ike Pearl City, HI 96782 USA (map)

  • Saturday, November 30, 2024 - 2:00pm and 7:00pm

  • Sunday, December 1, 2024 - 1:00pm and 5:30pm

PAST EVENTS

Auditions for The Nutcracker

Be a part of the magic! HBT’s annual presentation of “The Nutcracker” has been a holiday favorite for Honolulu audiences for over 40 years. The cast includes local professional dancers, mainland and international guest artists, and more than a hundred students from dance studios across the island. AUDITION REGISTRATION - HERE

Performances at Leeward Theatre on November 30 & December 1, 2024

AUDITION INFORMATION

Sunday, September 8, 2024 - HBT Studios (1221 Kapiolani Blvd #400, at the corner of Kapiolani and Pensacola). Wear leotard, tights and ballet slippers. Long hair should be in a ballet bun. Bring pointe shoes if trained on pointe. Rehearsals begin Saturday, September 28.

  • 1:30pm - Dancers age 5-9

  • 2:30pm - Dancers age 10-18

  • 3:30pm - Advanced and pointe-trained dancers


Ballet+ Hawaii (Beyond Technique)

Ballet+ (beyond technique) The Hawaii Workshop  HBT is thrilled to host master educators and award-winning choreographers Francisco Gella and Yusha-Marie Sorzano for their second Ballet+ Workshop in Hawaii! See why dancers return to Francisco again and again to enhance their technical and artistic training, and to be inspired in their journey. Open to intermediate and advanced dancers from age 10 through college. Space is limited. Click HERE for more information.

  • Friday, August 16 - Sunday, August 18 ENROLL HERE


Scheherazade: A Thousand and One Nights

Join Hawaii Ballet Theatre this July in “Scheherazade: A Thousand and One Nights”, the tale of one of literature’s most celebrated heroines. Determined to save her kingdom from the wrath of their sultana, clever Scheherazade uses her wits to heal the sultana’s anguish and change her heart. “Scheherazade” weaves together the famous stories of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor, and Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves in this emotional tale of courage, sacrifice, and the power of storytelling. 

HBT’s gorgeous original adaptation features 80 dancers from around the island, with choreography in ballet, jazz, contemporary, and tap dance by Charlys Ing, Ahnya Chang, Kristin Aune, Christine Yasunaga and Caryn Yee.

GET YOUR TICKETS - HERE

FULL PROGRAM - HERE

  • $40 - General Admission

Leeward Theatre - 96-045 Ala Ike Pearl City, HI 96782 USA (map)

  • Friday, July 19, 2024 - 7:30 pm

  • Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 3:00 and 7:30 pm

  • Sunday, July 21, 2024 - 3:00 pm


The Nutcracker

Join us for Hawaii Ballet Theatre’s beloved production of "The Nutcracker". The island's favorite holiday tradition features a cast of professional guest artists from Hong Kong Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Madison Ballet, and more than a hundred local dancers. A delight for audiences of all ages!

GET YOUR TICKETS - HERE

FULL PROGRAM - HERE

  • CAST SALES - 10/17 at noon (use your cast code!)

  • PUBLIC SALES - 10/20 at noon

Kaimuki High School Auditorium - 2705 Kaimuki Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816

  • Friday, November 24, 2023 - 7:30-9:30pm

  • Saturday, November 25, 2023 - 3-5pm

  • Saturday, November 25, 2023 - 7:30-9:30pm

  • Sunday, November 26, 2023 - 3-5pm

"...become swept up in this 'Nutcracker'...enter its magic world and not once glance at the wristwatch."

-Honolulu Advertiser


Holiday Extravaganza at Ala Moana Center Stage

Dance your way into the holiday season with HBT X Aloha TapCo’s Holiday Extravaganza! This show is guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit with dazzling choreography and delightful performances in tap, musical theatre and HBT’s HeartBeat hip hop! Great for all ages, and FREE to all!

  • Sunday, December 10, 2023 - 7pm

  • Ala Moana Center Stage


Ballet+ (beyond technique) The Hawaii Workshop

Ballet+ (beyond technique) The Hawaii Workshop  HBT is thrilled to host master educator and award-winning choreographer Francisco Gella for his first-ever Ballet+ Workshop in Hawaii! See why dancers come back to him again and again to enhance their technical and artistic training, and to be inspired in their journey. Open to intermediate and advanced dancers from age 7 through college. Space is limited.  ENROLL HERE NOW!

  • Friday, August 18 - Sunday, August 20


Symphonic Dances

Hawai‘i’s own Sarah Hicks returns to lead the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra (HSO) in a Starlight Festival first: dance and orchestra together in perfect harmony. The HSO will perform Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances with Hawaii Ballet Theatre, a treat that will be sure to delight both classical music and dance lovers alike.

This concert will feature a performance by Mira Tsunoda, a winner of our 2023 Nā Hōkū ‘Ōpio Young Stars music competition. BUY YOUR TICKETS - LINK

Waikiki Shell

Saturday, July 22, 2023 - 7:30 PM 9:30 pm

*Tickets for this concert are sold at the Blaisdell Box Office through Ticketmaster. For additional information, please call the Blaisdell Box Office at (808) 768-5252, or visit the box office at 777 Ward Avenue.


Peter Pan & Symphonic Excerpts

Escape to Neverland in Hawaii Ballet Theatre’s original adaptation of PETER PAN! Join Wendy, John, Michael and Peter as they soar through their adventures with Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys and the dastardly Captain Hook. With gorgeous costumes and stunning choreography in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary and musical theatre, this whimsical fantasy is sure to captivate audiences of all ages. The concert also features a special sneak preview of HBT’s collaboration with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances. BUY YOUR TICKETS - LINK

Leeward Theatre - 96-045 Ala Ike Pearl City, HI 96782 USA (map)

  • Friday, July 14, 2023 - 7:30 pm

  • Saturday, July 15 - 3:00 and 7:30 pm

  • Sunday, July 16 - 3:00 pm


The Nutcracker

Join us for Hawaii Ballet Theatre’s 40th grand, magical production of "The Nutcracker". The island's beloved holiday tradition features a cast of more than a hundred local dancers and international guest artists, and is sure to delight audiences of all ages! BUY YOUR TICKETS - LINK

Please note: in accordance with University of Hawaii policies, masking is required for all audience members.

Leeward Theatre -96-045 Ala Ike Pearl City, HI 96782 USA (map)

  • Friday, November 25, 2022 - 7:30-9:30pm

  • Saturday, November 26, 2022 - 2-4pm

  • Saturday, November 26, 2022 - 7:30-9:30pm

  • Sunday, November 27, 2022 - 3-5pm

"A rich ballet on a grand scale at Leeward"

"...become swept up in this 'Nutcracker'...enter its magic world and not once glance at the wristwatch."

-Honolulu Advertiser


Charlybration - A Summer Concert

Celebrate with us as we honor Charlys Ingʻs contributions to the arts in Honolulu, and launch a new era for HBT! Featuring a cast of over 60 dancers from across the island, in excerpts from Alice in Wonderland, A Midsummer Nightʻs Dream, and new commissioned works. BUY YOUR TICKETS - LINK

Leeward Theatre - 96-045 Ala Ike Pearl City, HI 96782 USA (map)

  • Saturday, August 20, 2022 - 7:30pm-9pm

Please note: in accordance with University of Hawaii policies, masking is required for all audience members.