Overview
The Ballet International Gala (BIG) returns to the Concert Hall for its annual sell-out season this August.
Don’t miss ballet’s biggest international stars from the Royal Ballet, Australian Ballet & more as they perform in what is widely regarded as ballet’s event of the year.
BIG Live is excited to announce this year's lineup:
Cast
Iana Salenko (Staatsballett Berlin Principal)
Daniil Simkin (American Ballet Theatre Star)
Maria Khoreva (Mariinsky Theatre Soloist)
Marian Walter (Staatsballett Berlin Principal)
Adamzhan Baktiyar (Astana Opera Principal)
Ervin Zagidullin (BIG Live Guest Principal)
Joel Burke (BIG Live Director & Principal)
Abbey Hansen (BIG Live Principal)
Makar Mikhalkin (Bolshoi Ballet)
Alice McArthur (The Australian Ballet)
Huw Pritchard (BIG Live Principal)
Gallery
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Ballet International Gala VI 
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Ballet International Gala VI 
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Ballet International Gala VI 
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Ballet International Gala VI 
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