The Latvian National Ballet, the only professional ballet company in Latvia, has a history spanning more than one hundred years. The company is renowned for its high artistic standards and exceptionally diverse repertoire, ranging from the great classics of ballet to contemporary choreography.

The repertoire of the Latvian National Ballet includes such masterpieces of classical ballet as Giselle, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, and La Fille mal gardée, alongside neoclassical and contemporary works including Dracula, Nijinsky, Cacti, Peer Gynt, Concert (or, The Perils of Everybody), and Carmina Burana.

Since 1993, the company’s Artistic Director has been choreographer Aivars Leimanis, whose leadership has combined the preservation of the classical tradition with collaborations with internationally acclaimed choreographers including Krzysztof Pastor, Marco Goecke, Edward Clug, Alexander Ekman, Radu Poklitaru, Hans van Manen, Alexei Ratmansky, Christian Spuck, and Thierry Malandain.

The Latvian National Ballet has performed at major international venues including Théâtre du Châtelet, Teatro La Fenice, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Großes Festspielhaus, Teatro de la Maestranza, Nederlands Dans Theater, Maison de la Danse, Teatro Regio Torino, and many other stages around the world.

The company brings together more than 60 dancers, including laureates of prestigious international ballet competitions.