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Following the success of MAMBO and Macbeth, Alysa Pires returns to Ballet Kelowna for her third company commission. 

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Pires' new work Vestiges will premiere on February 14, 2025 as part of Ballet Kelowna's mixed bill Ex Animo. This triple bill also features works by Cameron Fraser-Monroe and Robert Stephen.

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​Set to music by Hilary Hahn and Hauschka, Vestiges considers how individuals find meaning and connection amid disorder.

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Orlando Ballet has announced their 2024/2025 season which includes the American premiere of Alysa Pires' Skyward. Originally commissioned by the National Ballet of Canada in March 2022, Skyward was remounted by Alberta Ballet in October of that same year. 

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Skyward will close a mixed programme that includes George Balanchine's Divertimento No. 15 and Martha Graham's Maple Leaf Rag. Onstage in Orlando from March 27-20, 2025.

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Tickets go on sale on May 28, 2024. 

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Alysa Pires' full-length adaptation of Macbeth is back. Ballet Kelowna's first full-length commission returns May 3+4, 2024 at the Kelowna Community Theatre.

 

Macbeth features an original score by Adam Sakiyama and visual design by local Kelowna artist Jane Everett.

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Check out the new trailer at the link below.

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Since 2018, Alysa Pires has been a frequent collaborator of the  performance series Echo Chamber Toronto. Merging chamber music and contemporary dance, Echo Chamber presents intimate performances of new choreography.

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On February 22, 2024  Echo Chamber presents "Harmony in Motion" as part of the "Northern Lights Festival de Febrero" in Ajijic, Mexico. The performance features choreography by Alysa Pires to the music of composers Carmen Braden, Caroline Shaw, and Benjamin Britten, alongside choreography by William Yong to music by Samuel Barber and Ralph Vaughn Williams.

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Following its successful run in November as part of Toronto Metropolitan University's "Rise: Fall Dances," Alysa's newest work "following" returns for one performance only. 

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Dance Ontario's annual DanceWeekend takes place January 26-28 at the Fleck Dance Theatre. TMU's performance of "following" hits the stage on Saturday January 27th at 2:20pm. The performance will also be livestreamed.

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Tickets are only $15 for a full-day pass. 

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Alysa Pires' first commission for Ballet Kelowna MAMBO returns as part of the company's tour of Northern BC and Alberta this Spring.

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Closing out the mixed programme that also features works by Guillaume Côté and Cameron Fraser-Monroe, MAMBO has become a signature work for Ballet Kelowna. 

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Leduc, Alberta - March 26th, 2024

Smithers, British Columbia - April 1, 2024

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This Fall, Alysa returned to her Alma Mater to create a new work for a group of 3rd and 4th year students from Toronto Metropolitan University's Performance: Dance program. 

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Onstage from November 21-25, Pires' following shares a programme with new works by David Norsworthy and Vicki St. Denys.

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following features lighting design by Gabriel Cropley and costume design by Hannah Marie Dulong.

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MAMBO hits the road once more this Fall as part of Ballet Kelowna's BC Tour. Visiting Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands for the first time, Alysa Pires' first commission for the company rounds out a programme that includes works by Cameron Fraser-Monroe and Guillaume Côté.

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Nanaimo, British Columbia - September 29, 2023

Salt Spring Island, British Columbia - October 1, 2023

Campbell River, British Columbia - October 3, 2023

Sointula, British Columbia - October 4-5, 2023

Port Hardy, British Columbia - October 7, 2023

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Following the resounding success of its 2022 premiere, Alysa Pires' Macbeth returns to close Ballet Kelowna's 23/24 season. 

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Featuring an original score by Adam Sakiyama and visual design by local Kelowna artist Jane Everett, Macbeth marked Ballet Kelowna's first full-length commission. 

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May 3+4, 2024 at the Kelowna Community Theatre. 

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New York City Ballet's annual tour to the Kennedy Center will feature Alysa Pires' newly premiered NYCB debut. "Standard Deviation" will be performed alongside works by Alexei Ratmansky, Justin Peck, and Kyle Abraham as part of the "Visionary Voices" programme.

 

Jack Frerer's commissioned score will be played live by the Kennedy Center orchestra conducted by Tara Simoncic and featuring Chris Hemingway on solo saxophone. 

 

The "Visionary Voices" programme runs June 7, 9, & 10 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.  

New York City Ballet's Spring Gala marked Alysa Pires' choreographic debut with the company. Set to an original score by composer Jack Frerer, Standard Deviation premiered alongside a new work by Christopher Wheeldon and The Times Are Racing by Justin Peck. 

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The initial development of Standard Deviation was supported by the New York Choreographic Institute, an affiliate of New York City Ballet, during it's Spring 2019 Session.

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Standard Deviation will be performed again on May 6 (mat), 9, 13 (mat), and 16 at Lincoln Center in New York, NY and June 7, 9, 10 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. 

 

Ahead of the world premiere of her first work for New York City Ballet, you can catch Alysa Pires in conversation at the Guggenheim Museum. Part of their Works & Process series, Pires and fellow NYCB Choreographer Keerati Jinakunwiphat will speak about the creation of their new works as well as showcase excerpts danced by members of New York City Ballet. 

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Sunday April 23, 2023

7:30pm 

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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Ballet Kelowna is bringing audience favourite MAMBO to the East Coast. The company will perform in seven cities across Newfoundland. 

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St. John's - May 12

Gander - May 16

Grand-Falls Windsor - May 19

Corner Brook - May 23

Stephenville - May 26

Happy Valley Goose Bay - May 29

Wabush - June 1

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Audiences and critics alike are raving about the Alberta Ballet premiere of Alysa Pires' Skyward.

 

The Calgary Herald calls Skyward "an exultant rocket to the stratosphere" and names Pires "without a doubt one of the most promising choreographers in our country."

 

Alberta Ballet's triple bill, Away We Go also features Petal by Helen Pickett and Moving, Still by Cathy Marston. Performances continue in Edmonton, November 4 and 5.  

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Alberta Ballet has released a behind the scenes video on their upcoming triple bill Away We Go, which features the company premiere of Alysa Pires' Skyward. 

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Skyward was originally commissioned by the National Ballet of Canada and premiered in March 2022.

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Away We Go also includes Helen Pickett's Petal and the Canadian premiere of Cathy Marston's Moving, Still. Performances run October 27-29 in Calgary, and November 4-5 in Edmonton. 

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Ballet Kelowna returns to Ontario with a four city tour of their "MAMBO & Other Works" programme, a triple bill conlcuding with Alysa Pires' MAMBO. 

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Since its premiere in 2018, MAMBO has become a signature work for Ballet Kelowna, being presented from coast to coast as well as internationally. 

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Northern Ontario - November 2022

North Bay (Nov 9), Sioux Lookout (Nov 17), Dryden (Nov 19), Red Lake (Nov 22)

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This July, Alysa took part in the first ever New York Choreographic Institute Extension Session. Designed to provide extra support for new company commissions, this week of studio time allowed Alysa to begin the development of her new work for New York City Ballet. 

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Alysa is now a four-time participant of the Choreographic Institute, taking part in both the Spring and Fall Sessions in 2019, a virtual Session in Summer 2021, and this first ever Extension Session in 2022. 

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Alberta Ballet's 2022/2023 season includes the company premiere of Alysa Pires' Skyward. Commissioned by the National Ballet of Canada, Skyward had its world premiere in March 2022. 

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Skyward will be presented as part of an exciting mixed bill alongside works by Cathy Marston and Helen Pickett. 

 

Away We Go will be onstage in Calgary from October 27-29, 2022 and in Edmonton from November 4-5, 2022. 

 

After two years of delays, Ballet Kelowna is finally one week away from the world premiere of Alysa Pires' Macbeth. The company's first full-length commission was originally set to premiere in May 2020 before being postponed due to the pandemic.

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New York City Ballet has announced their 2022/2023 season which includes a new commission by Alysa Pires. Making its world premiere at the Spring Gala in May 2023, Pires' new work will be an expansion of "Standard Deviation" which was originally created as part of the New York Choreographic Institute Spring 2019 Session. Featuring a new score by composer Jack Frerer, this marks Pires' first work for New York City Ballet. 

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The 21st Century Choreography II programme also features a world premiere by Christopher Wheeldon, and The Times Are Racing by Justin Peck. 

 

Get an inside look behind the scenes as Alysa Pires rehearses her new work for the National Ballet of Canada. Skyward makes its world premiere on March 9, 2022. 

 

Due to recent easing of restrictions by the Ontario Government, performances will now be presented at 100% capacity. The Winter Mixed Programme also features Christopher Wheeldon's After the Rain, Kenneth MacMillan's Elite Syncopations, and On Solid Ground, a world premiere by Principal Dancer Siphesihle November. 

This season, Ballet Kelowna will grace stages from coast to coast with MAMBO & Other Works, a mixed programme culminating with Alysa Pires' MAMBO. 

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British Columbia Tour - November 2021

Oliver (Nov 10), Golden (Nov 15), Creston (Nov 18), Nelson (Nov 20)

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Atlantic Canada Tour - February/March 2022

Fredericton (Feb 24), Saint John (Feb 27), Charlottetown (Mar 2), St John's (Mar 6), Gander (Mar 9), Corner Brook (Mar 12)

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Quebec Tour - May 2022

Montreal (May 11, 13, 15), Victoriaville (May 18)

Ballet Kelowna returns to the stage for their 2021/2022 season with two works by Alysa Pires including the long anticipated premiere of Macbeth. 

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MAMBO, Pires' first commission for Ballet Kelowna, closes out their Reprise programme February 18+19, 2022. Since its premiere in 2018, MAMBO has become a signature work for Ballet Kelowna, touring across Canada and internationally.

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The season culminates with the world premiere of Pires' Macbeth, Ballet Kelowna's first full-length commission. Originally slated to premiere in May 2020, Macbeth was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 

For five days in June, Alysa worked remotely over Zoom to create movement for a new dance film. Commissioned by New York Choreographic Institute, this project was part of their 2021 digital sessions, a pandemic related pivot from their traditional in-person sessions in New York. 

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Outside In was directed and edited by Emily Kikta and Peter Walker of KW Creative and features New York City Ballet dancers Megan LeCrone, Victor Abreu, Isabella Lafreniere, and Davide Riccardo. Filmed onsite at Cornell Tech's Roosevelt Island campus, the piece is set to music by composer Poppy Ackroyd.

 

From August 9-29, the National Ballet will be in residence at Harboufront Centre. Sharing the Stage includes free workshops, open rehearsals featuring guest companies, and the National Ballet of Canada's long-awaited return to live performance.

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Originally commissioned for the company's digital Spotlight Series, Pires' in a state of vanishing will make it's stage debut on August 26th. Featuring Principal Dancer Piotr Stancyzk, in a state of vanishing will be performed alongside pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet and The Sleeping Beauty, as well as works by Kevin Ormsby and Robert Binet. Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance.

 

As part of their return to live performances, Alberta Ballet is remounting an excerpt of Pires' Frenzied Order. Commissioned by the National Ballet of Canada, Frenzied Order premiered in Fall 2019 and was set to make its international debut as part of the Royal Ballet's International DraftWorks programme in London, England when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. 

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Frenzied Order makes its Alberta Ballet premiere as part of Rhythms of 17th, with two outdoor performances on August 6th and 13th. Tickets are free, but pre-booking is required.

 

 

On June 22nd, Karen Kain announced her final season of programming as Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Canada, which includes a world premiere by Choreographic Associate Alysa Pires. 

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This marks Pires' first mainstage commission for the company since her appointment as Choreographic Associate in 2019. This new work will premiere on March 23, 2021 and will be presented alongside a world premiere by newly promoted Principal Dancer Siphesihle November, the company premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's After the Rain, and Kenneth MacMillan's Elite Syncopations. 

 

 

 

Alysa Pires' newest work, in a state of vanishing, will premiere as part of the National Ballet of Canada's Spotlight Series. The "New Voices" programme also features world premieres by Kevin A. Ormsby and Jera Wolfe and will be available from April 27th. 

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In this behind the scenes video, Pires talks about the inspiration for this new solo for Principal Dancer Piotr Stanczyk. 

 

Ballet Kelowna returns to the stage with their first-ever livestream performance. The livestream includes world premieres by Ballet BC artist Kirsten Wicklund, Ballet Kelowna's Seiji Suzuki, as well as the return of Alysa Pires' In Between.

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Ballet Kelowna first performed In Between in November 2018 after its world premiere with the National Ballet of Canada in January of that year.

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The performance will air live at 7:30pm PST on April 17th and will also be available on-demand until April 24th. 

 

 

 

Choreographic Associate Alysa Pires has been commissioned to create a new work for The National Ballet of Canada's Virtual Season. Premiering in Spring of 2021 as part of the "Spotlight Series" programme, this solo work was created with Principal Dancer Piotr Stanczyk. 

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Exploring themes of memory, loss, and decay, in a state of vanishing is set to Bach's Sonata for Solo Violin No.1 in G Minor. Accompanied by NBOC Concertmaster Aaron Schwebel with videography by Paul McNaulty, this film will be available for online viewing for 30 days after its premiere. 

 

The National Ballet of Canada is launching its Virtual Season with three brand new dance films created by the company's Choreographic Associates Robert Binet, Guillaume Côté, and Alysa Pires. Produced by Ben Shirinian and Jared Cook of Lookout Content and directed by Shirinian, the new films will be released on September 10, 15, and 22 respectively. 

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Pires adapted sections of her existing work In Between into a solo danced by Second Soloist Christopher Gerty. Filmed amongst the kilns at Evergreen Brick Works, this new version of In Between trades tights and ballet slippers for a t-shirt and sneakers.