Based on the 1897 Gothic novel by Bram Stoker, Portland Ballet brings ‘Dracula’ to life through the art of ballet and a wrenching score by Rachmaninoff. Nell Shipman’s choreography creates a sumptuous and haunting retelling of this defining vampire narrative, following Jonathan Harker as he journeys deep into Dracula’s world of lust, murder, and eternal darkness.
Based on the 1897 Gothic novel by Bram Stoker, Portland Ballet brings ‘Dracula’ to life through the art of ballet and a wrenching score by Rachmaninoff. Nell Shipman’s choreography creates a sumptuous and haunting retelling of this defining vampire narrative, following Jonathan Harker as he journeys deep into Dracula’s world of lust, murder, and eternal darkness.
Based on the 1897 Gothic novel by Bram Stoker, Portland Ballet brings ‘Dracula’ to life through the art of ballet and a wrenching score by Rachmaninoff. Nell Shipman’s choreography creates a sumptuous and haunting retelling of this defining vampire narrative, following Jonathan Harker as he journeys deep into Dracula’s world of lust, murder, and eternal darkness.
Founded in 1980, this institution serves as the region's primary professional ballet company. It has a long history of bringing classical and neoclassical dance to the local community.story_potoo