After the Rain & Other Works

Why we picked it

BALLET VANCOUVER - AFTER THE RAIN & OTHER WORKS Vancouver’s new professional ballet company, Ballet Vancouver, presents its inaugural performance, After the Rain & Other Works, on stage April 23–25, 2026 at Vancouver Playhouse, featuring dancers from American Ballet Theatre alongside a line-up of some of Canada’s finest artists. The mixed program will feature the Vancouver premiere of After the Rain by The Royal Ballet Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon, a two-part ballet known for its emotional depth and elegant simplicity, originally performed by New York City Ballet; the world premiere of a new creation choreographed by Ballet Vancouver Artistic Director Joshua Beamish, in collaboration with Indigenous artist and fashion designer Yolonda Skelton, which centres a harmonious, thoughtful integration of Indigenous des