Season 2008-2009 For more information or reservations: Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo Phone: (+377) 92 16 24 20 Web site: www.balletsdemontecarlo.com E-mail: bmc@mcn.mc

In 1985, H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover recreated a new company in the Principality, a project initiated by her mother, H.S.H. Princess Grace de Monaco, and became the President of the company, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo.   Since the first performance of Serge de Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Monaco in 1911, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo became the first official company of the Principality of Monaco, performing throughout the year at the Opera de Monte-Carlo as well as in the most famous theaters and venues abroad. Determined to keep this ballet company at the highest professional level, and to enrich the repertoire with creations and contemporary works, the President of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo offered the direction to Jean-Christophe Maillot in 1993.   The programs performed by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo in Monaco and on tour include Jean-Christophe Maillot's creations as well as a large repertoire including ballets by major choreographers such as Karole Armitage, George Balanchine, Lucinda Childs, Nacho Duato, Willliam Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, John Neumeier, Twyla Tharp... always keeping in mind the aim to reinforce and explore the potential of classic dance vocabulary and technique.