Melissa Hamilton's Grand Ballet Gala

Soulful physicality, breathtaking skill, and emotive beauty take centre stage for four performances only!

An unmissable show created especially for the Grand Opera House by Melissa Hamilton; Northern Ireland’s very own globally celebrated Royal Ballet Principal Ballerina.

With an illustrious professional performing career spanning two decades with The Royal Ballet, at London’s Royal Opera House, and on the most prestigious stages worldwide, Melissa returns to her home stage following the Grand Ballet Gala’s sell-out success at the Grand Opera House in 2024.

Melissa is joined by esteemed Royal Ballet dance artists including fellow Principal dancer Ryoichi Hirano of Japan. Also joining the Gala from the Royal Ballet are Fabrizzio Ulloa, Alecsia Lazarescu, and William Gyves, who will feature alongside established stars of the international ballet world, including Tatiana Melnik, Principal of Hungarian National Ballet and Motomi Kiyota, First Soloist of Hungarian National Ballet. There will also be the critically acclaimed international contemporary guest artists, James Pett and Travis Clausen-Knight and an exciting group ​piece from the Polish National Ballet Junior Company.

Produced by Hamilton Christou Productions, Melissa Hamilton’s Grand Ballet Gala showcases a new selection of excerpts from beloved ballet classics including the Pas de Deux from Le Corsaire. This show-stopping duet is one of the most famous in all ballet repertoire and remains an audience favourite. Also featured is the celebrated gala piece Esmeralda Pas de Deux from La Esmeralda, a beloved ballet which draws its inspiration from Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.