Oklahoma City Ballet at Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre

Founded in 1972, Oklahoma City Ballet is the city’s leading professional dance company and the resident company at the Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre. Known for their stunning mix of classical and contemporary works, the company entertains over 30,000 audience members each year with four stand-out, main-stage performances every season. Oklahoma City Ballet is a world-class dance company that you can’t afford to miss! 

Oklahoma City Ballet Tickets

About Oklahoma City Ballet

Oklahoma City Ballet are leaders in classical and contemporary dance. They not only perform their heart out during every performance, but offer a strong educational program and community engagement. Their work is so popular that as many as 30,000 audience members enjoy their world-class performances every year. 

Founded in 1972, Oklahoma City Ballet is the city’s professional ballet company, boasting talented dancers from around the world. They are the resident dance company of the Civic Center Music Hall. Every season, they produce four main-stage productions in Oklahoma City, as well as tour across Oklahoma and surrounding states. The prestigious company also offers dance classes for all ages and skill levels via The Oklahoma City Ballet Yvonne Chouteau School. Their multiple community engagement programs also encourage artistry and athleticism in students across the state.

Upcoming Shows

Dracula

Dracula is running from 17th until 19th October 2025. This ballet delivers a dark and dramatic bite that promises to leave audiences thirsty for more. Set to a haunting score featuring Schnittke, Rachmaninov, Pärt, and Daugherty, David Nixon’s Dracula reimagines Bram Stoker’s 1897 horror cult classic. Dracula is an exciting story of passion, seduction, transformation, and sacrifice. The production has won over the hearts of audiences around the world and continues to pack out major venues. This fall show is not to be missed!!

Please note: Dracula is intended for mature audiences only. The show is recommended for patrons ages 12 and older. Parental discretion is advised. This show contains scenes that some viewers may find disturbing, including sexual coercion. Dracula also contains strobe effects, low-lying fog, and atmospherics.

Día de los Muertos

Día de los Muertos is playing on the 21st October 2025. For this show, Oklahoma City Ballet is delighted to partner with Nashville Ballet. This visually stunning production is both a celebration of the culture, as well as a homage to the iconic works of artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

At its heart, Día de los Muertos offers a unique educational experience that immerses spectators into the vibrant traditions of Mexican culture. The show features key elements such as an ofrenda (a traditional altar honoring the departed), costumes influenced by calaveras de azúcar (sugar skulls) and alebrijes (colorful folk-art sculptures), as well as the interesting sounds of live mariachis. Don’t miss out – explore the heritage of Día de los Muertos during this unique show!

Nutcracker

Nutcracker is running from the 12th until 23rd December 2025. Following its show-stopping debut in 2024, this holiday must-see is back by popular demand. Set to an incredible score by Tchaikovsky, this show is a dazzling and glittering story of a young girl and her magical Nutcracker. The story is set on a snowy Christmas Eve in a grand townhouse during a festive party. The story follows local magician Herr Drosselmeyer as he arrives with gifts for the children, including a wooden nutcracker for the eldest child, Clara. When the clock strikes midnight, the Nutcracker magically comes to life and leads Clara on an exciting adventure. Together, they battle mice and toy soldiers. After they defeat the mouse army, they embark on a journey to the enchanted Land of Sweets, where they’re rewarded with a dance festival. Packed with festivity, sparkling set design and fun costumes, this iconic Christmas tradition is a true must-see!

Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre

Located in the heart of Oklahoma City, Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre comfortably seats 2,477 theatergoers. This stunning venue boasts a beautiful proscenium stage which is perfect for world-class performers like Oklahoma City Ballet! Featuring state-of-the-art lighting and acoustics, the Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre has played host to some of the best shows out there like Hamilton, Wicked, and Disney’s The Lion King. And a performance by the resident dance company, The Oklahoma City Ballet, is just as spectacular!! As you can imagine from a world class venue, tickets sell out extremely fast! To avoid disappointment, we highly recommend securing your places now!

Artists

Oklahoma City Ballet has an amazing team of artists and dancers from all over the world. The creative team includes Artistic Director Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye; Rehearsal Directors Dayoung Jung and Benjamin Tucker; as well as Company Pianist Miho Fisher.

This season’s Principal Dancers include Marco Corcella, Alejandro González, Courtney Connor Jones, and Mayu Odaka. Meanwhile, the company’s Soloists include Randolph Fernandez and Paige Russell. All the while, the Corps de Ballet includes Kara Troester Blythe, Mickayla Carr, Oslaniel Castillo, Kesler Colton, Callum Findlay-White, Federico Ginetti, Tessa Hogge, James Klump, Grace Manuel, Leah Reiter, Erina Tanaka, Anna Tateda, and Flannery Werner.

Reviews

“The new scenic design by Michael Raiford accompanies the costumes, completing the tale and giving the ballet a fresh, new look. More than a touch of paint and lighting, the all-new design creates a warm, inviting world of candy-colored scenes and festive hues. Audiences can embrace their inner child as they watch and let the dancers carry them away into this Christmas fantasy land. The dancers are only the tip of the iceberg that looms behind a production of this magnitude. An entire team works behind the scenes to make the magic happen on stage, and the technicians are experts at their craft.  Under Stage Manager Courtney DiBello, this new production is a hurricane of a show, with constant motion and lights. The Nutcracker maintains a gauzy, breezy presence, and the dancers uphold the childlike wonder that’s only ever seen in two places; deep in Christmas dreams, and once a year in this ballet.” – Reviewed on Oklahoma City Free Pass via Adrienne Proctor